IND vs SA / Will you have to stay awake all night to watch the India-Africa test match? Know the exact time of the match

The 2-match Test series between India and South Africa is going to start from 26th December. The first match of the series will be the Boxing-Day Test. Let us tell you that the Test starting on 26th December i.e. the next day after Christmas is called Boxing-Day Test Match. In this series, the command of Team India will be in the hands of Rohit Sharma. He will be seen playing as captain for the first time in South

Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 24, 2023, 03:30 PM

IND vs SA: The 2-match Test series between India and South Africa is going to start from 26th December. The first match of the series will be the Boxing-Day Test. Let us tell you that the Test starting on 26th December i.e. the next day after Christmas is called Boxing-Day Test Match. In this series, the command of Team India will be in the hands of Rohit Sharma. He will be seen playing as captain for the first time in South Africa.

What time will the first test be played?

The first match of the two-match Test series will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. This match will start at 1:30 pm Indian time. In such a situation, fans will not need to stay awake till late night to watch this match. This 5-day match will be played every day till maximum 9:30 pm.

Where and how will you be able to watch live matches

You can watch this series between India and South Africa live on Star Sports. You can watch live streaming of this entire series on the website or app of Disney Plus Hotstar.

Team India's record in Centurion

Team India has played 3 test matches so far at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Of them, he has won 1 and lost 2. India played a Test match here for the first time during the 2010-11 tour and lost by an innings and 25 runs. After this, Team India had to face defeat by 135 runs in the test match played on the tour of 2017-18. Whereas during the 2021-22 tour, India had defeated Africa in the Test match by 113 runs on this ground.

Squad of both teams for test series

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Prasidh Krishna and KS Bharat (wicketkeeper).

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Nandre Berger, Aiden Markram, Wian Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Gerald Coetzee, Tony De Jorgie, Dean Elgar, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan. Peterson.