🏏South Africa tour of India, 2025: India vs South Africa, 1st Test🏏 - Page 3

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All the best to Indian team! I hope they do well

Rishabh is back Good to see him

-- First toss won by South Africa in India in eight Tests since 2015. The last time they won the toss was at the same venue in 2010.

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Rajdeep Das: India have entered the match with a well-balanced squad. Execution of plans in the first hour will decide the rhythm of the day.

Wow, so, India are going with 4 spinners. It's a XI loaded with allrounders. South Africa, on the other hand, have picked just two frontline spinners - both finger spinners.

The match officials and the players stride out for the national anthems.

Sachin Bansal: Sundar at 3 can be a very good long term prospect for Indian Test cricket considering his rock solid technique with a good mix of controlled aggression.

2nd over

1 0 0 0 0 0 (1 runs)

RSA 5-0

Aiden Markram

0(11)

Ryan Rickelton

1(1)

Mohammed Siraj

1-0-1-0

Siraj to Rickelton, FOUR, shorter, wider and punished. Rickelton moves back and across to slap the cut through point. Third boundary for Rickelton

RSA

23/0(5.4)

CRR:4.06

Day 1: 1st Session

Siraj is gifting too many runs!

Siraj has looked off-rhythm today and has leaked 25 runs in 3 overs. Jurel and Siraj leave the field

6

0 4 0 1 4 4 (13 runs)

RSA 31-0

Aiden Markram

8(24)

Ryan Rickelton

19(12)

Mohammed Siraj

3-0-25-0

Go boys go

Their captain can go early