India will take on South Africa in the first of the two-match Test series. The IND vs SA Match Preview provides today's match details for the first Test of the South Africa tour of India 2025.
Date and Venue:
Date and Venue:
The IND vs SA match will be played from November 14-18 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The game will start at 9:30 AM IST.
Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep
South Africa
Temba Bavuma (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne
IND vs SA Key battles:
KL Rahul vs Kagiso Rabada
Experienced Indian opener KL Rahul would aim to get his team off to a good start at the top of the order in the first Test against South Africa.
Rahul will have to tackle the bowling of Kagiso Rabada, who will be entrusted to pick wickets with the new ball.
India's captain Shubman Gill would look to lead from the front and get a big score under his belt in the opening Test against South Africa.
Gill will go head-to-head against Keshav Maharaj, who will play an important role with the ball, being the most experienced spinner in the South African bowling lineup.
Aiden Markram vs Jasprit Bumrah
Aiden Markram, who is regarded as a highly talented batter in the current South African batting order, would want to showcase his skills at the top of the order in the series opener.
Markram will be up against Jasprit Bumrah, who will look to make up for the lack of wickets in the recently concluded T20I series against Australia by getting the better of South Africa's top-order batters with the new ball.
South Africa's captain, Temba Bavuma, will have to take the responsibility and control things while batting in the middle order for the visitors.
Bavuma will face the challenge of Mohammed Siraj, who will look to deliver a strong performance in the first Test of the two-match series against the defending World Test Championship winners.
IND- Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
SA- Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Dewald Brevis, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj
IND vs SA Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Kolkata with a maximum temperature of 28°C and a minimum of 18°C.
Conclusion
India would want to earn crucial World Test Championship points by registering a win in the opening Test against South Africa.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas would also like to build on the win that they registered in the final Test against Pakistan and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series.
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