India toured South Africa seven times but everytime returned home empty-handed. This time, India have chance to create history by winning this test series. Know when, where and how to watch Ist test match live.
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| India tour of South Africa 2021-2022 (Photo:-BCCI) |
India tour of South Africa will begin on December 26, 2021 with the 1st test match. In this tour of India, there will be three-match test series and three-match ODI series. Earlier, four T20Is were also scheduled in this tour but due to rising cases of Covid-19 in South Africa, it has been cancelled.
This will be India’s third test series of second World Test Championship (WTC). In the first WTC, India remained runner-up in June, 2021. On the other hand, this will be first test series of South Africa of WTC.
India toured seven times in South Africa but everytime returned home empty-handed. India will have chance to create history by winning this test series. India have recently clinched the test series 1-0 against New Zealand.
South Africa have not played test cricket for a long period. Last time, it had played test series against West Indies, which had been won by South Africa 2-0.
There are few changes in the test squad of Virat Kohli led team India like Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have been ruled out due to injury. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul will be the vice-captain of team India.
What is the venue of India vs South Africa Ist test match?
India vs South Africa Ist test match is scheduled to be played in the StarSport Park, Centurion. Spectators are not allowed in the Stadium due to scare of omicron variant.
When to watch this match live?
The Ist test match between India and South Africa will begin from Sunday December 26, 2021 at 1:30 pm IST.
How to watch India vs South Africa Ist test match live?
Star Sports network will broadcast all the matches between India and South Africa. In India, you can watch this match live on Star Sports 1 (English) and Star Sports 1 (Hindi). Live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
After Ist test, second test match will be played from January 3 to January 7, 2022 and third test from January 11-15, 2022. After the three-match test series, three ODIs will be played between India and South Africa on January 19, 21 and 23, 2022 respectively.
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