IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Squads, weather for India vs South Africa 1st Test match

IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 1st Test: After beating South Africa 2-1 in the Test series, India are set to lock horns with the hosts in the first match of the 2-Test series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from Tuesday, December 26.

India's tour of South Africa has reached its final leg, and all the big guns have arrived in the rainbow for the two big Test matches. The likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah will be in action.

For South Africa, captain Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, and Marco Jansen would return to action. Former captain Dean Elgar is also set to retire after the series.

IND and SA 1st Test Squads

India Test Squad vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran.

South Africa Test Squad vs India: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk).

IND vs SA Dream11 1st Test - Team 1

Wicket-keeper: KL Rahul

Batter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram

All-rounder: Shardul Thakur, Marco Jansen, Ravichandran Ashwin

Bowler: Kagiso Rababa, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

Captain: Virat Kohli, Vice-captain: Dean Elgar

IND vs SA 1st Test Predicted Playing 11

India Predicted Playing 11 vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna

South Africa Predicted Playing 11 vs India: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Verreynne (wk)

IND vs SA head-to-head in Tests

Matches: 42

India Won: 15

Australia Won: 17

Draw: 10

IND vs SA: Will Virat Kohli play in 1st Test vs South Africa?

Virat Kohli, who went to London after a few practice sessions in South Africa, has joined back the Indian squad, and will play the India vs South Africa first Test match in Centurion.

IND vs SA 1st Test match Prediction

Hosts South Africa would be favourites to win the Boxing Day Test against India. However, they can expect a very tough competition from the Indian squad. The likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be in action for the first time after India's World Cup 2023, and it would be interesting to see how they switch themselves to the red-ball format. India can win the match only if their batters post above 400 runs on the board.

IND vs SA 1st Test Centurion Weather Prediction

High chances of rain in centurion on Day 1 of the Test match on Tuesday, December 26. The precipitation level will be as high as 75 percent. With a humidity level of 84 percent, the temperature will hover around 21 degree celsius. The wind speed expected at the ground is around 26 km/h.

IND vs SA 1st Test Match Details

Series: India vs South Africa Test series, India tour of South Africa 2023

Match: India vs South Africa, 1st Test of 2-match series

Venue: SuperSport Park in Centurion

Start Time: 1:30 PM IST, Tuesday - December 26 to Saturday, December 30

Channels: Star Sports Network

Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar will live stream the India vs South Africa Test series