India vs South Africa 1st Test: SuperSpot Park in Centurion Report, Weather Forecast & Records

India vs South Africa 1st Test: After beating South Africa 2-1 in the Test series, India will be locking horns with the hosts in the Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from Tuesday, December 26.

India's tour of South Africa has reached its final leg, all the big guns have arrived in the rainbow nation 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.

Centurion Weather Forecast on December 26

According to AccuWeather, rain is likely to play spoilsport at the SuperSport in Centurion on Day 1 of the first Test between India and South Africa. There might be no rain in the first session, but a thunderstorm is expected around 3 PM. The precipitation level at this time is expected to be around 57 percent. Another rain shower is predicted around 5 PM when the precipitation level will hover around 61 percent.

SuperSport Park Stadium Pitch Report

Teams winning the toss have elected to bat first in the last three matches in Centurion. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first to beat West Indies. In the second-last match here, India won the match against South Africa after opting to bat. South Africa hammered Sri Lanka in the third-last match. In the fourth-last match, England elected to bowl first but lost the match by 107 runs.

But under overcast conditions, the teams might get tempted to bowl first. Centurion is known for a pace-friendly surface and the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Gerlad Coetzee must be licking their fingers already.

India vs South Africa head-to-head at Centurion

Matches: 3

India Won: 1

South Africa Won: 2

South Africa's Test Record at Centurion

Matches: 28

South Africa: 22

South Africa Lost: 3

Draw: 3