01:53 PM, 26-Dec-2021
Africa’s first review is bad
On the fourth ball of the fifth over, South Africa appealed for a catch against Rahul. Took a review for not giving out the umpire, but the ball hit his shoulder instead of the bat. With this, Africa’s first review got spoiled. After this, Mayank hit three fours in the first over of Jansen. In the first hour, Rahul and Mayank batted very well. Rahul played carefully and was seen leaving most of the ball. At the same time, Agarwal played his shots openly in bad balls. African bowlers could not use the new ball properly.
01:32 PM, 26-Dec-2021
Rahul and Agarwal started the innings
Lokesh Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have opened the innings for India. At the same time, Kagiso Rabada did the first over for Africa. Rahul did not score any run in the first over. In the first ball of the second over, Mayank opened his and India’s account by taking two runs. The third over was maiden and after three overs India’s score was two runs. Mayank Agarwal hit the first four of the match off Engidi.
01:05 pm, 26-Dec-2021
Kohli won the toss and elected to bat
Indian captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and decided to bat first. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been included in the Indian team. Rahane has been given a chance ahead of Shreyas Iyer, who scored a century in the debut match. In Africa, Rahane has scored at an average of 53. At the same time, veteran fast bowler Ishant Sharma has also not been included in the team. At the same time, William Mulder and Marco Jansson have been given place in South Africa’s team. Marco Jansson will make his Test debut in this match.
Indian team
Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.
South Africa team
Dean Elgar (capt), Aiden Markram, Keegan Pietersen, Russi one der second, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wk), William Mulder, Marco Jansson, Keshav Marahaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi.
12:47 pm, 26-Dec-2021
IND vs SA 1st Test Live: African bowlers ineffective in front of Mayank and Rahul, India’s score near 50
Hello, welcome to Amar Ujala’s live blog. India’s tour of South Africa begins with the Boxing Day Test. The first match of the three-match Test series is being played at the Centurion ground. Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, India has reached Africa for the second time to play a Test series. At the same time, the captaincy of Africa is in the hands of Dean Elgar.
India has so far won only three Test matches in South Africa and has not won any series so far. Once under Dhoni’s captaincy, India had drawn a Test series here. Under the captaincy of Dravid, Dhoni and Kohli, India has won one match each here. Virat has a chance to improve this record in this series. The recent form of the African team has not been anything special. This team has lost five out of the last eight matches at home. India would like to take advantage of this and win.
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