The 3-match Test series between South Africa and India will kick start on this Boxing Day with the first Test match at the Centurion. Both teams will head to Wanderers in Johannesburg and New Lands at Cape Town next month to play the remaining two Test matches of the series.
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Here is the full guide for the series:
History of the rivalry between these two teams:
Beginning from 1992, both South Africa and India have played 7 Test series in South Africa. South Africa won six of those series while India managed to draw the 3-match Test series in 2010 by 1-1. Both teams, overall, had played 20 Tests in South Africa so far out of which South Africa had won 10 Tests and 7 were drawn! India managed to grab a victory in the years 2006, 2010 & 2018!
Leadership of both the teams:
Home team South Africa will be led by Dean Elgar in this 3-match Test series while Temba Bavuma will be his deputy. Elgar so far has led South Africa in 4 Test matches and won 3 of them! His only defeat as Test captain has come at Lord's against England in 2017!
India will be led by Virat Kohli with KL Rahul as his deputy. This is Virat Kohli's second Test series as captain in South Africa. During the 2018 series, India managed to win the final Test match of the series after losing the first two Test matches of the series. India would be looking to win this time against a weak South African line-up to register their maiden Test series victory on this soil.
Squads:
South Africa: Dean Elgar (c), Temba Bavuma (vc), Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Sarel Erwee, Beuran Hendricks, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Anrich Nortje, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen. Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Glenton Stuurman, Prenelan Subrayen, Sisanda Magala, Ryan Rickelton, Duanne Olivier
India: Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj
Test Series Schedule:
Test #1: South Africa vs India, Dec 26 - 30. Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Test #2: South Africa vs India, Jan 03 - 07. Venue: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Test #3: South Africa vs India, Jan 11 - 15. Venue: New Lands Stadium, Cape Town
Broadcast Details:
SuperSport Cricket as the broadcasting partner would be live telecasting all these games in South Africa. In India, the whole series would be broadcast on Star Sports Network and can also be streamed live on the Disney+ Hotstar app.
Favorites to win:
India are definitely going in with a strong squad for this tour. Moreover, South Africa have not been in great form at home in Tests having lost three out of their last 4 Test series at home. Even though South Africa can boast of home advantage, India are clear favorites to win this Test series and to register their maiden Test series victory in South Africa!
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