India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal on the primary day of the primary Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at SuperSport Park Stadium, in Centurion, on December 26, 2023.
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South Africa captain Temba Bavuma received the toss and elected to field against India within the first Test in Centurion on Tuesday.
The toss for the primary Test of the Freedom Series for the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy was delayed due to moist patches on the outfield. The first two days of the sport are below rain risk.
India have handed a Test debut to pacer Prasidh Krishna whereas all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was unavailable for the series-opener due to again spasm, in accordance to the Indian workforce administration.
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For the hosts South Africa, middle-order batter David Bedingham and bowling all-rounder Nandre Burger are making their Test debuts.
India are aiming for his or her maiden Test sequence win in South Africa in 31 years.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger.
