IND vs SA 1st Test Live: India Nears Hundred-Run Mark After Lunch On Day 1

India vs South Africa 1st Test Live Updates: Hello and welcome to live coverage of Ind vs SA 1st Test. Team India is set to embark on the Test series in South Africa under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma for the first time. India vs South Africa Test series is slated to kick off tomorrow, on December 26th. Following a comprehensive 3-match T20I and 3-match ODI series during the South Africa tour, the Indian team is all geared up for the imminent 2-match Test series.

Following India’s heartbreaking defeat in the World Cup final, Rohit Sharma will lead the national team for the first time when he takes the field for IND vs SA 1st Test in Centurion. The Test match against Proteas marks a massive challenge for Rohit Sharma, as the Indian cricket team has never secured a Test series victory on South African soil. Prior to Sharma, illustrious Indian captains such as Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, and Kapil Dev have captained India in Test series in South Africa, but none have succeeded in winning the series here.

Should the Indian cricket team emerge victorious against the host team South Africa in this 2-match Test series, Rohit Sharma will etch his name as the first captain to lead India to a Test series triumph in South Africa. 

Rain likely to play spoilsport!

IND vs SA 1st Test faces potential rain interruptions with a forecast indicating a 96% chance of rain on the first day and 88% on the second.

India probable 11 for IND vs SA 1st Test: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

South Africa probable 11 for IND vs SA 1st Test: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (capt), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi