India’s batter Virat Kohli throughout the first 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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India reached 91 for 3 against South Africa at lunch on the primary day of the opening Test of the two-match sequence in Centurion on Tuesday.
Invited to bat, India had been in a spot of trouble at 24 for 3 earlier than Virat Kohli (33 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (31 not out) rode on luck to stabilise the guests’ innings with unbeaten 67 runs for the fourth wicket.
Left-arm pacer Nandre Burger (2/23), who made his Test debut, seemed harmful whereas Kagiso Rabada (1/15) picked up the opposite wicket as South Africa managed 26 overs within the first session.
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Earlier, the toss was delayed on account of moist patches on the outfield.
India handed Test debut to pacer Prasidh Krishna whereas all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was unavailable for the series-opener on account of again spasm.
India are aiming for his or her maiden Test sequence win in South Africa.
Brief Scores:
India: 91 for 3 in 26 overs (Virat Kohli 33 not out, Shreyas Iyer 31 not out; Nandre Burger 2/23).
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.
