India vs South Africa 1^st test match Preview, Prediction and Head to Head Stats

India is on tour of South Africa for three test matches. India is playing first test match vs South Africa on December 26, 2021.Indian Test Squad will be lead by Virat Kohli and South Africa test squad   will be lead by Dean Elgar

Match Preview South Africa vs  India

India Never won series in South Africa. India won only three  test matches played in South Africa out of 20 test matches.

India and South Africa are playing  Test Series after 2 years. Last series played in India in 2019 which India won    easily. South Africa lost  5 out of 8 home series and two out of three away series.

At Centurion South Africa played  26 won 21 and lost 2  and drawn only 3. South Africa lost both test vs England at Centurion.

India vs South Africa Head to head last 5 matces

Match 5

India won 4

South Africa won 1

Match Prediction  India vs South Africa 

India has very poor record at Centurian .

South Africa  has more chances of win.

 India vs South Africa Head to Head Stats  Test matches

Total Test match -39

India Won-14

South Africa Won- 15

Drawn -10

In South Africa  Test matches IND vs SA

Total 16

South Africa won 8

India won 2

Drawn 6

Batting Stats India vs South Africa

Highest Total India vs South Africa

South Africa       620/4d at  Centurion 16 Dec 2010  

India  643/6d  Kolkata  14 february 2010

Lowest Totals  India vs South Africa

South Africa  79  Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

India 66   Durban  26 December 1996

Largest Victory Marigin South Africa vs India

South Africa   by innings and 90 runs Ahmedabad  3 April 2008

India an innings and 202 runs  Ranchi  19 October 2019

329 runs Kolkata 27 Nove 1996

Lowest Victory    Margin  India vs South Africa

South Africa 72 runs   Capetown  5 January 2018

South Afriac 4 wickets  Mumbai 24 February 2000

India  63 runs  Johannesberg 24 January 2018

Most runs  score India vs South Africa

SR Tendulkar 1741 runs    in 45 innings 25 test matches  ave 42.46 HS 169   hundred 7 and fifties 5

Kack Kallis  1734 runs in 31 innings   18 test  ave 69.36  HS 201*  hundred 7 fifty 5

Highest Score  India vs South Africa

V Sehwag  319 off 304 balls Chennai  26 March 2008

Hashim Amla 253* off 473 balls  Nagpur 6 February 2010

Highest Average India vs South Africa

Jack Kallis  69.36  – 1734 runs 31 innings  7 hundred and 5 fifties HS 201

Virat Kohli  59.72  Runs  1075  Innings  20 hundred 3 fifties 3 HS 254*

Bowling stats India vs South Africa  Test 

Most Wickets India vs South Africa

India- Anil Kumble  84 wickets in 21 test matches

South Africa  – Dale Steyn  65 wickets  14 test matches

Best bowling in innings India vs South Africa

L Klusener  8 wickets   8/64 Kolkata  27 November 1996

R Ashwin  7/66  Nagpur  25 November 2015

 Best bowling figures in a test match India vs South Africa

R Ashwin 12 wickets  98 runs  Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

A Donald 12 wickets 139 runs Port Elizabeth 26 December  1992

Match details 1^st test match India vs South Africa

India vs South Africa

1^st Test match   IND vs SA

December 26, 2021

10:00 Local 1:30 IST 1:00 PST

SuperSport  Park Centurion

Probable Playing XI 1^st test match India vs South Africa

India Playing XI

Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahule, Viarat Kohli, Rishabh Pant,  Cheteswar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari,  Ijanka Rehane, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj,Shardul Thakur

South Africa Playing XI

Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Rassie Vande Dussen, Kyle Verreynne,Kegan Patterson

Kagiso Rabada,  Duanne Oliver,  Lungi Ngidi, Bauren Hendrick, Wiaan Mulder

Team News  India vs South Africa

India

India  won  only won three test out of 20 here,India never won at Centurion. They  lost both matches here.

India Never won series in South Africa

South Africa

South Africa  Pace bowler  Anrich Nortje  has been ruled out due to injury. South Africa  will be without experienced Quinton de Kock who is paternity leave.

South Africa never lost  India  in South Africa.

Last Meeting South Africa vs India

India defeated South Africa  by an innings and 202 runs.

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Live Score India vs South Africa 1^st  Test Match

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Squad India vs South Africa Test series

India Test squad

Virat Kohli (c)     Top order batter

KL Rahul (vc)      Opening batter

Mayank Agarwal Batter

Ravichandran Ashwin       Bowling allrounder

Jasprit Bumrah   Bowler

Shreyas Iyer Top order batter

Mohammed Shami     Bowler

Mohammed Siraj       Bowler

Priyank Panchal –

Rishabh Pant †    Wicketkeeper batter

Cheteshwar Pujara    Top order batter

Ajinkya Rahane   Top order batter

Wriddhiman Saha †   Wicketkeeper batter

Ishant Sharma    Bowler

Shardul Thakur   Bowler

Hanuma Vihari   Batting allrounder

Jayant Yadav     Bowler

Umesh Yadav      Bowler

South Africa Test Squad

Dean Elgar (c)     Opening batter

Temba Bavuma (vc)   Middle order batter

Quinton de Kock †     Wicketkeeper batter

Sarel Erwee Opening batter

Beuran Hendricks      Bowler

Marco Jansen     Bowling allrounder

George Linde      Allrounder

Sisanda Magala   Bowler

Keshav Maharaj   Bowler

Aiden Markram Opening batter

Wiaan Mulder     Allrounder

Lungi Ngidi   Bowler

Duanne Olivier    Bowler

Keegan Petersen Top order batter

Kagiso Rabada    Bowler

Ryan Rickelton †  Wicketkeeper batter

Glenton Stuurman     Bowler

Prenelan Subrayen     Allrounder

Rassie van der Dussen      Top order batter

Kyle Verreynne † Wicketkeeper batter