SA vs IND 1st Test: South Africa win toss and put India in to bat

After tying the T20I series and winning the ODI series during the tour of South Africa, Team India is now ready for the final battle. The first Test of the two-match Test series, which everyone is eagerly waiting for, has started at Centurion. South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first. They handed over the batting to India. The toss was delayed for about 45 minutes as the pitch was damp.

Indian playing XI

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

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South African playing XI

Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger.