SA vs IND, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Updates: KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal in action vs South Africa.© AFP
South Africa vs India, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score:KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have given India a strong start on Day 1 of the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. The duo have added over 100 runs for the first wicket and till now they have dominated the South African bowlers. Mayank Agarwal has completed his fifty while Rahul is in 30s and he’s going strong on his return to the Test side after an injury during the New Zealand series at home. Although Agarwal was dropped by Quinton de Kock while he was batting on 36. Kagiso Rabada looked sharp while Lungi Ngidi and debutant Marco Jansen struggled with their line and length. Earlier, Virat Kohli had won the toss and elected to bat first. Ajinkya Rahane retained his place in the playing XI as Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer missed out. (LIVE SCORECARD)
South Africa XI: Dean Elgar (Capt.), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
India Playing XI: Virat Kohli (Capt), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Here are the Live Updates of South Africa vs India 1st Test Match Day 1 Straight From the SuperSport Park in Centurion
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16:16 (IST)
Fifty Up For Mayank Agarwal!
Fifty up for Mayank Agarwal with that boundary against debutant Marco Jensen. He is continuing from where he left against New Zealand in Mumbai.
SA vs IND Live Score: India 90/0
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16:12 (IST)
Action Begins In Second Session!
Action begins in the second session, Kagiso Rabada will bowl the first over. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal looked comfortable against the South Africa pacers in the pre-Lunch session and they will look to continue that in the second session as well.
SA vs IND Live Score: India 83/0
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15:31 (IST)
END OF THE 28TH OVER! GOOD START BY MAHARAJ!
A bit of turn on offer for Keshav Maharaj. Unfortunately, the Lunch has been called on Day 1 here at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Mayank Agarwal: 46*
KL Rahul: 29*
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15:28 (IST)
END OF THE 27th OVER!
India closing in on Lunch with a good total so far. Both batters started steadily but have looked solid.
Mayank Agarwal: 45*
KL Rahul: 29*
Live Score; IND: 82/0
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15:25 (IST)
FOUR BYES! POOR BOWLING FROM RABADA!
Pitched way to down the leg side. De Kock gets a touch on it but fails to save the boundary.
Live Score; IND: 82/0
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15:22 (IST)
FOUR RUNS! GOOD SHOT FROM KL!
That’s vintage KL Rahul. Bowler pitches it too full and straight and the India stand-in vice-captain tickles it towards midwicket region for a four.
Live Score; IND: 75/0
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15:10 (IST)
WHAT A SHOT! MAYANK AGARWAL IS ON FIRE!
Take a bow! What a shot by Mayank Agarwal. Pitched further up and outside off and Agarwal leans into a drive and laces it away between short cover and mid-off region for a boundary.
Live Score; IND: 69/0 (22.3)
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15:04 (IST)
FOUR! Leg-Bye Runs Away To The Boundary
Ngidi drifts onto the pads of Mayank Agarwal who tries to clip it off his hip. The ball deflects off the thigh pad and runs away to the fine-leg boundary
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15:02 (IST)
South Africans Finding Their Radar!
After failing to trouble the Indian openers in the first hour of play, the South African bowlers finally seem to be finding their radar, posing some questions to Rahul and Mayank.
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14:54 (IST)
FOUR RUNS! Excellent Shot From Mayank!
Back of a length and pitched down the leg side, KL Rahul tickles it away fine past the keeper for four.
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14:50 (IST)
Edged and Dropped! De Kock!
Mayank Agarwal survives. Good swing away from the right hander, who edges one behind the sticks. However, Quinton de Kock drops an easy catch.
Live Score; IND: 52/0
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14:48 (IST)
FOUR RUNS! ANOTHER EXCELLENT SHOT FROM MAYANK!
This time it’s pitched a bit wide and short. Mayank makes room to pick up back to back boundaries.
Live Score; IND: 52/0
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14:26 (IST)
FOUR RUNS! Excellent Shot From KL Rahul!
Wiaan Mulder pitches it short and wide. KL Rahul makes room and clubs it towards the off the side for a boundary.
Live Score; IND: 42/0 (12.3)
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14:13 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Excellent shot from Mayank.
Live Score; IND: 28/0
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14:11 (IST)
BOUNDARY!
Pitched way too full from the youngster Jansen. Easy pickings for Agarwal.
Live Score; IND: 24/0
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14:08 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Excellent shot from KL Rahul. Pitched up and he drives it down the ground for a four.
Live Score; IND: 20/0
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14:04 (IST)
Excellent Timing!
Good shot from KL Rahul. Excellent stuff on the outfield from SA player, who saves a run for his team.
Live Score; IND: 16/0
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13:59 (IST)
ONE RUN!
Mayank Agarwal pushes it for a single.
Live Score; IND: 10/0
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13:57 (IST)
Watchful Start From IND!
Ball is certainly doing the talking but the bowlers have failed to hit the right length.
Live Score; IND: 9/0
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13:51 (IST)
NOT OUT!
South Africa lose their review. KL Rahul survives.
Live Score; IND: 8/0
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13:44 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Excellent shot!
First boundary of the series and it comes from the bat of Mayank.
Live Score; IND: 6/0
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13:43 (IST)
No Run!
Another maiden from Rabada. KL Rahul is taking this sensibly at the moment.
Live Score; IND: 2/0
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13:39 (IST)
Just Two Runs!
Decent start from Lungi Ngidi. Just two runs off the second over. India openers have started of steadily.
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13:36 (IST)
Two Runs!
First runs on the board for India. A bit of a misfield from Temba Bavuma. Good drive by Mayank Agarwal
Live Score; IND: 2/0
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13:34 (IST)
Good Start From Rabada!
Excellent start from Rabada. No run for India after the end of the first over.
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13:29 (IST)
Both Teams Are Out In The Middle!
India openers Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul are all padded up in the middle.
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13:11 (IST)
PLAYING XIs ARE OUT!
South Africa XI: Dean Elgar (Capt.), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
India Playing XI: Virat Kohli (Capt), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
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13:02 (IST)
IND WIN TOSS!
India have won the toss and Virat Kohli opts to bat.
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12:55 (IST)
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12:55 (IST)
Stat Update!
South Africa have lost just twice in 26 Tests played in Centurion, winnings 21 times.
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12:54 (IST)
HELLO!
Hello and Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the first Test between South Africa and India from the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Toss updates coming shortly!
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