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IND vs SA 1st Test: The 2-match Test series between India and South Africa is starting today. The first match will be played at Centurion's SuperSports Park from 1:30 PM onwards. Today, the Indian cricket team will enter the field to break the losing streak that has been going on for the last 31 years. Along with this, South Africa will try to maintain their strong record against India at home.
India has not won a single series in the last 31 years
The Indian team toured South Africa for the first time in 1992. Since then, the Indian team has played 8 Test matches here, out of which they have not won a single match. India has faced defeat in 7 Test series against South Africa while one series was a draw. Out of the 23 Test matches played here, the Indian team has won only 4 matches. This time the Indian team will want to break the streak of not winning the Test series in South Africa under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma at any cost. For this, the team has been practicing vigorously for the past one week. However, this time the Indian team is looking much stronger compared to South Africa.
Centurion is the fort of South Africa
Centurion's pitch is one of the fastest pitches in South Africa. It can also be called the fort of South Africa. Here the South African team has won 22 out of 28 Tests. However, the Indian team registered a 113-run victory in their last tour here.
Possible playing eleven of both teams
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wkt), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Hirshan Krishna, Mohammad Siraj
South Africa
Temba Bavuma (C), Dean Elgar, Aidan Markram, Tony De Giorgi, Keegan Pietersen/David Bedingham, Kyle Vereen (wkt), Marco Jensin, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
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