India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Play called off for today due to rains, IND 208/8

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: IND vs SA, Pacer Kagiso Rabada is turning out to be a nightmare for India’s batting as went all-out after lunch. He dismissed Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin in quick succession to derail India’s comeback. 

India’s Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer played in a 50+ run partnership and after losing some early wickets, and helped the team getting back in the game. South African pacers got some early success at Centurion, but as the conditions changed, they were struggling with their length. 

India’s top order collapsed under pace pressure as South African seamer Nandre Burger dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli are struggling against the extreme pace to stabilise Indian innings. 

Big jolt for India as pacer Kagiso Rabada dismisses Indian skipper Rohit Sharma early and South Africa knows that’s it is a big wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are on the crease working on a partnership. 

Kagiso Rabada clinched his 500th international wicket with a fifer against India as he dismissed Shardul Thakur in the 47th over.

After losing 8 wickets, KL Rahul managed to keep his cool and led India to complete 200 runs in 57.4 overs (347 balls). 

India could only score 208/8 in 59 overs before rains could play a spoilsport. 

Looking at the highlights, in the first session, India scored 91/3 in 26 overs, while in the second session India were at 176/7 in 50 overs. But in the third session and End of Day (due to rains), India could only score 208/8 in 59 overs.

KL Rahul (70) scored a half century, Virat Kohli scored 38 runs and Shreyas Iyer made important contribution of 31 runs.

For Proteas, Kasigo Rabada was the star player, picking a fifer (5/44) against India. This is his first fifer against India across formats. Also, Nandre Burger took 2 wickets, and Marco Jansen picked one wicket.

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are opening the batting for India at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion. IND have opted to go with a 4-pacer,1-spinner combination in Centurion meaning that Ravichandran Ashwin will be batting at number 8 position.

Returning from a long hiatus after the ODI World Cup final, Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team during the 1st test match against South Africa at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion today. 

Rohit-led India will face a formidable challenge against the Proteas who are now back at full strength and led by regular skipper Temba Bavuma. However, the Indian side will still fancy their chances against the Proteas with the return of many veterans in the team including Rohit Sharma, former captain Virat Kohli and pacer Jasprit Bumrah.

The Indian team are also missing many key players from the series including pacer Mohammed Shami who has been ruled out owing to an ankle injury, wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan who has asked to be released from the series and Ruturaj Gaikwad who has been ruled out with a finger injury.

Moreover, many Indian players will be thoroughly tested in South Africa, including young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, who hasn’t been a regular part of the Test side, and players like Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, who have yet to prove their mettle in seaming and swinging conditions outside India.

India and South Africa squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran (2nd Test).

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Keegan Petersen, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Nandre Burger, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, David Bedingham.

When, where and how to watch the 1st Test match? 

The key clash between India and South Africa will kick off on December 26 at 13:30 hrs and will continue till December 30. The live stream of the key match will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app. The match can also be watched live on Star Sports.

India vs South Africa Live Score Updates, 1st Test: Key Highlights

1. South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bowl first 

2. Team India openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal walked to the crease

3. South African pacer Kagiso Rabada provided his team with first breakthrough as he dismissed Rohit Sharma

4. Yashasvi Jaiswal were looking in good shape, but Nandre Burger dismissed him soon

5. Burger striked again and this time he took out young batter Shubman Gill

6. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer stabilised the innings and are playing in a 50+ runs partnership

7. Lunch Break: India 91/3 after 26 overs

8. Pacer Kagiso Rabada striked again after Lunch Break as he dismissed Shreyas Iyer to end his good partnership with Virat Kohli

9. Ravichandran Ashwin came with big hopes but Rabada didn’t spared his as well and sent him back to pavilion soon.

10. Kagiso Rabada clinched his 500th international wicket with a fifer against India as he dismissed Shardul Thakur in the 47th over. 

11. KL Rahul scores 50 runs off 80 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6). 

12. Jansen dismisses Jasprit Bumrah on the third delivery of 55th over, as the latter fails to protect the stumps. 

13. India score 200 runs in 57.4 overs (347 balls).

14. In the third session and End of Day (due to rains), India could only score 208/8 in 59 overs.

15. With rains and deteriorating lights making the match impossible to continue, the play has been called off for today. It was confirmed by Firdose Moonda from Centurion.

 

26 Dec 2023, 08:26:08 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Play called off for today due to rains, IND 208/8

India vs South Africa Live: With rains and deteriorating lights making the match impossible to continue, the play has been called off for today. It was confirmed by Firdose Moonda from Centurion.

Looking at the highlights, in the first session, India scored 91/3 in 26 overs, while in the second session India were at 176/7 in 50 overs. But in the third session and End of Day (due to rains), India could only score 208/8 in 59 overs.

KL Rahul (70) scored a half century, Virat Kohli scored 38 runs and Shreyas Iyer made important contribution of 31 runs.

For Proteas, Kasigo Rabada was the star player, picking a fifer (5/44) against India. This is his first fifer against India across formats. Also, Nandre Burger took 2 wickets, and Marco Jansen picked one wicket.

26 Dec 2023, 07:53:38 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Rains back at Centurion, match halted; IND 208/8

India vs South Africa Live: So the rains are back at Centurion and officials have covered the pitch. Now it is unsure if if they will be a resumption of the match today. India have scored 208/8 in 59 overs. 

Mohammed Siraj 0

KL Rahul 70

IND vs SA Live Score: India 208/8 in 59 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:47:00 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Covers back, match halted due to poor lights

India vs South Africa Live: The covers are back now, but not due to rain. This time is is due to poor light conditions. Also, the clouds are back. Though he drizzle has stopped, but it’s very gloomy out there in Centurion. The umpires are still deciding whether to cover the pitch or not. 

Mohammed Siraj 0

KL Rahul 70

IND vs SA Live Score: India 208/8 in 59 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:44:01 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Siraj on crease, IND 208/8

India vs South Africa Live: Now Marco Jansen continues with his pace attack. KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj are on crease. Rahul ensures the run rate is maintained and slices the fifth delivery for gully, scoring four runs. Gives away 6 runs in this over.

Mohammed Siraj 0

KL Rahul 70

IND vs SA Live Score: India 208/8 in 59 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:38:44 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: 200-up for India, at 202/8

India vs South Africa Live: Proteas keep up the pace attack and brings Gerald Coetzee back into the attack. KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj are on crease. Rahul hits consecutive boundaries on the third and fourth deliveries. With this 200-up for India. Coetzee gives away 11 runs in the over.

Mohammed Siraj 0

KL Rahul 64

IND vs SA Live Score: India 202/8 in 58 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:34:02 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Siraj on crease, IND 191/8

India vs South Africa Live: Now Marco Jansen continues with his pace attack after dismissing Jasprit Bumrah in the previous over. KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj are on crease. Its the first maiden by Jansen.

Mohammed Siraj 0

KL Rahul 53

IND vs SA Live Score: India 191/8 in 57 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:30:02 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Siraj on crease, IND 191/8

India vs South Africa Live: Nandre Burger delivers his 14th over, as KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj are on crease. Its the fourth maiden by Burger.

Mohammed Siraj 0

KL Rahul 53

IND vs SA Live Score: India 191/8 in 56 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:25:52 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Wicket!! Bumrah OUT, IND 191/8

India vs South Africa Live: Now Marco Jansen has replaced Kasigo Rabada, as Proteas continue with their pace attack. WICKET!! Jansen dismisses Jasprit Bumrah on the third delivery, as the latter fails to protect the stumps. So a wicket and a maiden over for Jansen.

Mohammed Siraj 0

KL Rahul 53

IND vs SA Live Score: India 191/8 in 55 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:20:07 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Bumrah on crease, IND 190/7

India vs South Africa Live: Nandre Burger delivers his 14th over, as KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah are on crease. Burger gives away just 1 run in this over.

Jasprit Bumrah 1

KL Rahul 52

IND vs SA Live Score: India 190/7 in 54 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:15:11 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Bumrah on crease, IND 189/7

India vs South Africa Live: Rabada continues with his 17th over, with KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah are on crease. Bumrah opens his account and takes a single on the 16th delivery. Gives away just two runs in the over.

Jasprit Bumrah 1

KL Rahul 51

IND vs SA Live Score: India 177/7 in 53 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:11:46 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Half century for KL Rahul, IND 187/7

India vs South Africa Live: Nandre Burger delivers his 13th over, as KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah are on crease. KL Rahul swipes a boundary on the fifth delivery. Follwoing this, its a BIGGIE by Rahul, as he hits a WHOPPING SIX. This brings up half century for KL Rahul. Burger gives away 10 runs in this over.

Jasprit Bumrah 0

KL Rahul 50

IND vs SA Live Score: India 187/7 in 52 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:06:11 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Bumrah on crease, IND 177/7

India vs South Africa Live: Rabada continues with his 16th over after the TEA BReak, with KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah are on crease. Gives away just a single in the over.

Jasprit Bumrah 0

KL Rahul 40

IND vs SA Live Score: India 177/7 in 51 overs

26 Dec 2023, 07:04:01 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Here we go for session 3 

India vs South Africa Live: The players are back for the final session of Day 1 and KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah have taken their positions on the crease. Pacer Kagiso Rabada is back in the attack after Tea Break and South Africa is hoping that the pacer repeats the magic. 
 

IND vs SA Live Score: India 176/7 in 50 overs

26 Dec 2023, 06:57:42 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: What happened in Session 2?

India vs South Africa Live: While Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer managed to drive the Session 1, pacer Kagiso Rabada dominated the session two as he clinched 4 wickets- Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur. With the fifer in today’s match, Kagiso Rabada also completed his 500th international wicket and that’s a stunning achievement for the pacer. 

Despite loosing four wickets, the Indian batters have been steady and thanks to South Africa’s below average fielding, the boundaries didn’t stop. 

IND vs SA Live Score: India 176/7 in 50 overs

 

26 Dec 2023, 06:50:17 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Tea break 

India vs South Africa Live: The players are back to the pavilion for the tea break as India looks to push the score as high as possible. Jasprit Bumrah is the new batter on the crease and he has shown some batting skills in the past. He has a clear cut role today, support KL Rahul and take India’s score higher

KL Rahul 39

Jasprit Bumrah 0

IND vs SA Live Score: India 176/7 in 50 overs

26 Dec 2023, 06:41:49 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Bumrah on crease, IND 176/7

India vs South Africa Live: Nandre Burger delivers his 12th over, as KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah are on crease. Once again bouncers are becoming issues for Indian batters. This time the fifth ball deflected KL Rahul off his right forearm onto the grille of the helmet. Burger gives away only 2 runs in this over. Time for Tea Break.

Jasprit Bumrah 0

KL Rahul 39

IND vs SA Live Score: India 176/7 in 50 overs

26 Dec 2023, 06:35:56 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Bumrah on crease, IND 174/7

India vs South Africa Live: After picking up his 500th international wicket with a fifer against India, by dismissing Shardul Thakur, Rabada continues with his 15th over. KL Rahul hits a boundary on the last delivery.

Jasprit Bumrah 0

KL Rahul 38

IND vs SA Live Score: India 170/7 in 49 overs

26 Dec 2023, 06:32:32 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul, Bumrah on crease, IND 170/7

India vs South Africa Live: After losing the wicket of Shardul to Rabada in the previous over, Nandre Burger deliver his 11th over. Meanwhile, KL Rahul welcomed him with a boundary.

Jasprit Bumrah 0

KL Rahul 34

IND vs SA Live Score: India 170/7 in 48 overs

26 Dec 2023, 06:26:01 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Wicket!!! Shardul Thakur OUT

India vs South Africa Live: Kagiso Rabada clinched his 500th international wicket with a fifer against India as he dismissed Shardul Thakur, who was struggling with injuries. A courageous innings came to end and India struggles to achieve a fightable score against South Africa 

Shardul Thakur 24

Kagiso Rabada 5/37 (13.4)

IND vs SA Live Score: India 165/7 in 46.5 overs 

26 Dec 2023, 06:21:49 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Shardul Thakur’s ordeal continues 

India vs South Africa Live: Earlier, he struggled as the ball hit his head and now Shardul Thakur is in extreme pain as the ball struck his upper elbow. Shardul Thakur is receiving some treatment from the medical staff and let’s hope it is not something serious, as he has crucial role with the ball too. 

KL Rahul 29

Shardul Thakur 23

IND vs SA Live Score: India 164/6 in 46.1 overs 

26 Dec 2023, 06:17:32 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Mixed set of bowling from South Africa 

India vs South Africa Live: Undoubtably, South Africa bowlers have kept India’s batter under leash as the wickets kept falling at regular intervals. But, on the other hand, the pacers have also struggled with their line and length and the fielding blunders ensured that a lot of runs are leaked against India today. 

KL Rahul 29

Shardul Thakur 24

IND vs SA Live Score: India164 /6 in 46 overs

26 Dec 2023, 06:13:37 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Some heat on the ground 

India vs South Africa Live: Amid fiery pace and stunning boundaries, Marco Jansen and KL Rahul engaged in a heated exchange. KL Rahul, being a calm batter tried to cool down Jansen, who had more intense emotions on his face. Indian batters are cautiously treading with the partnership and want to strecth it as far as possible.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 163/6 in 45 overs

26 Dec 2023, 06:07:08 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Shardul Thakur in some trouble 

India vs South Africa Live: Shardul Thakur is facing the rough pace in South Africa as the ball struck his head. As per protocol, the medic staff are on the field for concussion check and the game is delayed for the time being. It took more than usual for Thakur’s concussion check and his helmet is replaced. 

IND vs SA Live Score: India 157/6 in 44 overs

26 Dec 2023, 05:59:42 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: India score 155/6 in 43 overs 

India vs South Africa Live: Marco Jansen is not having the best day today as the seamer missed his line and has been relatively expensive. The pacer is struggling to stop the boundaries while KL Rahul and Shardul Thakur looks ruthless against the pacer. He is missing his line consistently and allowing more room to the batters. 

IND vs SA Live Score: India 155/6 in 43 overs

26 Dec 2023, 05:54:11 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Another partnership loading

India vs South Africa Live: After losing 3 wickets in quick succession, India is getting another good partnership as KL Rahul and Shardul Thakur play some courageous shot to keep the run rate up. South Africa will be disappointing with its fielding effort as they leaked a lot of runs today 

KL Rahul 23

Shardul Thakur 21

26 Dec 2023, 05:48:47 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Drinks break 

India vs South Africa Live: Shardul Thakur has accumulated 14 runs from an equal number of balls, while Rahul has reached a score of 23 from 38 deliveries. Among the batters witnessed today, Thakur stands out as the most stylish and dynamic. India scores 148/6 in 40 overs 

26 Dec 2023, 05:42:23 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul’s stunning FOUR 

India vs South Africa Live: India’s KL Rahul is leading India’s innings to a good score as he slammed another stunning FOUR. The Indian batters continue to get boundaries despite extreme pressure at SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion. Shardul Thakur is also slamming boundaries and supporting the wicketkeeper. 

26 Dec 2023, 05:35:39 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Challenges for South Africa 

India vs South Africa Live: Captain Temba Bavuma consistently faces intense pressure, Dean Elgar is set to participate in his farewell series, and apprehensions linger regarding the fitness of both Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi. Although, Rabada has been phenomenal on the 1st day of the Test match. 

26 Dec 2023, 05:29:38 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: The boundaries continue 

India vs South Africa Live: India is losing back-to-back wickets, but the boundaries keep coming for India as Shardul Thakur slammed a beautiful boundary against pacer Kagiso Rabada. South Africa is playing without spinner Keshav Maharaj or Tabraiz Shamshi today and has no alternative to the pace attack. 

26 Dec 2023, 05:22:45 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Wicket!!! Ashwin OUT

India vs South Africa Live: 4th wicket for Kagiso Rabada as he dismissed Ravichandran Ashwin and the trouble continues for India. Kagiso Rabada is bowling really well, considering he his making a comeback from injury. India is struggling to reach a fightable score now as Shardul Thakur walks to the crease. 

26 Dec 2023, 05:18:35 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: R Ashwin looking in great shape 

India vs South Africa Live: India’s all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin is looking in great shape as he slammed two beautiful FOURs. The batter is known for his smart batting and has pulled out India from difficult situations several times. KL Rahul is playing more cautiously and still settling on the crease. India scores 120/5 in 34 overs.  

26 Dec 2023, 05:12:03 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Another catch dropped 

India vs South Africa Live: South Africa lost another opportunity at wicket as the fielder dropped another catch and Ravichandran Ashwin got one boundary. India should look at making more than 200 runs on this pitch and Indian pacers can comfortably take it from there. India score 115/5 in 33 overs. 

26 Dec 2023, 05:04:51 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Wicket!!! Virat Kohli OUT

India vs South Africa Live: Big wicket for South Africa as world’s best batsman Virat Kohli is walking back to the pavilion. The Proteas changed strategy after Lunch Break is surely working as India continues to struggle against the pace. Ravichandran Ashwin is the new batter on crease and he is known to play well on foreign pitches. 

26 Dec 2023, 05:01:08 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul’s stunning FOUR

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul opened his innings with a pull-shot FOUR. The batter is known to play well against the bounce and Kagiso Rabada’s fiery pace is offering him the required speed. As KL Rahul still settles on the crease, it is advisable to keep ball on the off-stump. India score 107/4 

Virat Kohli 38

KL Rahul 5

26 Dec 2023, 04:56:29 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Rohit Sharma’s Test challenge 

India vs South Africa Live: Rohit Sharma is leading the team for the first time in South Africa, with the absence of both Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, who have been omitted. Additionally, Mohammed Shami is sidelined due to an injury, along with Rishabh Pant, a notable run-scorer in India’s previous tour. India score 102/4

26 Dec 2023, 04:51:32 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: India score 98/4 in 28 overs 

India vs South Africa Live: KL Rahul is on the crease now and Rabada welcomed him with some tough bouncers. The batter has a big responsibility to support Virat Kohli and take India to a high score. South Africa got what it wanted and will now look to restrict the speed of runs to intensify the pressure. India scores 98/4 in 28 overs.

Virat Kohli 34

KL Rahul 0

26 Dec 2023, 04:46:03 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Wicket!!! Shreyas Iyer OUT

India vs South Africa Live: Kagiso Rabada came with some extra energy after lunch and bowled a beautiful delivery against Shreyas Iyer. The batter had no clue how to deal with the sharp ball and it went straight into the wickets. India’s ODI skipper KL Rahul is on the crease and the batter is coming from good form in ODI cricket. 

26 Dec 2023, 04:41:55 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Session 2 begins 

India vs South Africa Live: The players are back on the field for the session 2 and would be revamped their plans during the Lunch Break. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are looking more energetic and will look to continue the great partnership for India. South African pacers will look to end the dangerous partnership. 

26 Dec 2023, 04:33:34 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: India batters ready to get back 

India vs South Africa Live: Virat Kohli is all padded up and is preparing to get back to the crease. The star batter understands the big responsibility he has and would have discussed the strategy with other senior players of the team. The play is expected to resume at 4:40 PM

26 Dec 2023, 04:20:08 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: What all happened in the first session?

India vs South Africa Live: In case you just joined that fun, let us give you a recap of what all happened in session 1 of India vs South Africa 1st Test match. South African skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bowl first. The decision turned right as South African pacers got amazing bounce on the pitch of Centurion. Kagiso Rabada striked first as he dismissed Rohit Sharma. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who played some wonderful shots went back to pavilion soon as debutant Nandre Burger clinched his first Test wicket. Soon, Burger struck again and this time young Shubman Gill was dismissed. 

Virat Kohli again found himself around chaos and playing his natural game, the batter continued to keep pressure on the South African bowlers. Shreyas Iyer complemented Kohli well and soon the tension was visible on the faces of South African bowlers. By the end of session, India is in a better spot and both Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer will look to play for as long as possible. 

26 Dec 2023, 04:10:29 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: India’s turbulent first session

India vs South Africa Live: Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer’s collective efforts have successfully prevented any further wicket losses for India during the initial session. This implies that, despite the setback of losing three wickets early on, India has managed to gain an advantageous position in the first session.

26 Dec 2023, 04:02:07 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Lunch Break 

India vs South Africa Live: India scored 91/3 after 26 overs and the players are walking back to the pavilion for lunch. South Africa got some early lead in the first session as India’s top order collapsed, but Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer played a really good partnership to bring India back in the game. 

26 Dec 2023, 03:56:19 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Massive SIX from Shreyas Iyer 

India vs South Africa Live: Shreyas Iyer continues his aggressive form of cricket as he slammed a wonderful SIX against Gerald Coetzee. It was a fuller delivery on the pads and Iyer just flicked it to smash it out of the ground. India is recovering well and South Africa is looking in some tension. 

26 Dec 2023, 03:49:45 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: 50+ run partnership

India vs South Africa Live: From 24/3 to 75/3 is a jouney that the partnership between Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer covered under extreme pressure from the pace. The duo needs to play a strong innings to take India towards a high score and this can create pressure on South Africa. 

Virat Kohli 29
Shreyas Iyer 31

26 Dec 2023, 03:44:29 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: India score 72/3 in 22 overs 

India vs South Africa Live: A good partnership is emerging between Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer as conditions also change to help the batters. South African fielders continue to drop catches providing India with more more lifelines to go towards a high score. South African pacers are targeting the pads of the batter and they desperately chase wickets. 

Virat Kohli 24

Shreyas Iyer 22

26 Dec 2023, 03:36:29 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: Temba Bavuma injured 

India vs South Africa Live: South African skipper Temba Bavuma gave some extra effort to save some runs for his team and it seems he has hurt his hamstring in the process. Bavuma looked in some pain on the field and decided to go back to the dugout with the medical team. Aiden Markram is in command for South Africa now. 

26 Dec 2023, 03:32:38 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: India’s disappointing record in South Africa 

India vs South Africa Live: The batting performance of India has been notably subpar in South Africa, and their spin bowlers seldom make a significant impression in these particular circumstances. Furthermore, as a collective unit, they have never emerged victorious in a Test series in South Africa. Over the period spanning from 1996, the team from India has engaged in 23 Test matches in South Africa, securing victories in a mere 4 instances and never managing to clinch a series more than once.

26 Dec 2023, 03:25:36 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: South African pacers continue to impress 

India vs South Africa Live: Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee didn’t got any wickets so far, but have delivered some of the most dangerous deliveries against the best Indian batters. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are looking somewhat settled on crease now and their batting is looking in more control.  

26 Dec 2023, 03:19:49 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: India score 54/3 in 16.3 overs 

India vs South Africa Live: Virat Kohli is displaying his exceptional batting skills and his shot selection today are showcasing the legacy he carries. Shreyas Iyer is also looking to play more attackingly and slammed couple to beautiful boundaries to ease off some pressure from India. South African pacers continue to look for wickets as they know the threat the current batting duo possess. 

Virat Kohli 15

Shreyas Iyer 12

26 Dec 2023, 03:14:14 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live: South Africa’s fielding blunders 

India vs South Africa Live: The South African team is known for their exceptional fielding skills in every format of the game. But, today the players are not looking that motivated to defend the ball and dropped two simple catches. India batters are still struggling against the pace as South African introuces Gerald Coetzee in the form of third pacer

Virat Kohli 11

Shreyas Iyer 9

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