1st Test, India vs South Africa: Squad, Live Streaming and venue details of first Test between India and South Africa which is scheduled from 14 November to 18 November at Eden Gardens. In the opening Test of the series India will encounter South Africa. From November 14 to 18, the match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The match between India and South Africa live streaming will be available on Jiocinema and Disney+Hotstar, with TV coverage on Star Sports Network.
In a two-match series beginning from November 14, Friday at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India will host World Test champions South Africa. India go in as clear favorites but will know the South Africa are capable of posing a stronger challenge than in their recent tours.
After a 2-0 sweep of West Indies, Shubman Gill led Indian Team head into the series, but recent form of South Africa offers a prompt not to take them lightly, South Africa’s ‘A’ team chased down 417 against an attack featuring Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Akash Deep.
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South Africa last Test series win in India came way back in 1999-2000, and South Africa have not won a single Test on Indian soil since that unforgettable Nagpur victory in February 2010.
Schedule of India Vs South Africa Test series
From November 14 to 18, the two-match Test series begins at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, followed by the second Test at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati from November 22 to 26. The first Test will begin at the usual 9:30 am, while match in Guwahati will start half an hour earlier, at 9.00 am, due to region’s early sunrise.
Once the red-ball battles finished, India and South Africa will switch formats, will play in ODIs and T20Is beginning November 30. First Test between them will be televised live on the Star Sports Network in India, and live streaming available on the JioCinema and Disney+Hotstar apps and websites in India.
1st Test, Squads:
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (W), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, Akash Deep.
South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (C), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (W), Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy, Zubayr Hamza, Wiaan Mulder.
