India vs South Africa 1st Test 2025: The first match of the 2-match Test series between India and South Africa is going to start from Friday, November 14. This match will be played at Eden Garden, Kolkata from 9:30 am.
India vs South Africa Test Match Live: The Indian cricket team is fully prepared to play the Test series against South Africa on its home ground. The captaincy of the Indian team is in the hands of Shubman Gill. So, South Africa is being captained by Temba Bavuma. Both the captains would love this series for their respective teams. The first match will start on Friday, 14 November 2025 at Eden Garden, Kolkata. From the point of view of the World Test Championship, this series is very important for both the teams, because whichever team wins this Test series will claim the WTC final. At present the Indian team is at third position and the South African team is at fifth position.
India vs South Africa Test Head to Head Record
India and South Africa The first Test series between was played in 1992–93. So far, 16 Test series have been played between the two teams, out of which South Africa has won 8 series, while India has won only four Test series. At the same time, four test series have also been drawn. However, there have been a total of 7 Test series between India and South Africa, in which India has the upper hand, winning 4 of them. At the same time, South Africa has been able to win only 1 Test series, while two matches have also been drawn. If we look at the records of the last 20 years, South Africa has not won a single Test series from India. The last Test series between the two was played in the year 2019, in which the Indian team won.
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When and where to watch India vs South Africa test match
The first Test match between India and South Africa will be played at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata from 14 to 18 November. This match will start at 9:30 am Indian time, the toss will take place at 9:00 am. Live telecast of the test match will be done on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be done on Jio Hotstar. So far, 3 matches have been played between South Africa and India at Eden Gardens, in which India has won 2, while South Africa has won only 1 Test match.
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India vs South Africa Possible Playing 11
India– Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj.
South Africa- Aiden Markram, Tony DeGeorge, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), Dewald Brewis, Kyle Verrey (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Yanson, Kagiso Rabada.