SA vs IND, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Updates: India off to a good start in Centurion.© BCCI/Twitter
South Africa vs India, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score:Indian openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are are off to a good start against South Africa on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test of the three-match series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. 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. The match is being played behind closed doors due to Covid. This will be Virat Kohli’s second visit to South Africa as captain of India’s Test team. The previous visit had ended in a narrow 1-2 defeat in 2018. (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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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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