IND vs SA 1st Test- Centurion Weather LIVE updates: Rain delays Day 2 play start: Rain has delayed the start of play on Day 2 in Centurion. The forecast for the entire day doesn’t look promising as well. “Persistent rain has put a halt to the start of play on Day 2 of the 1st Test of the #FreedomTestSeries at SuperSport Park,” the official handle of Cricket South Africa (CSA) tweeted. Early lunch has been taken after the entire first session seems to be washed out. Follow India vs South Africa 1st Test LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs SA 1st Test- Centurion Weather LIVE updates: Day 2 washed out at Supersport Park- Follow LIVE updates
@17:30 PM – Play has been officially called off on Day 2 of the IND vs SA 1st Test due to rain.
Unfortunately, due to the large volume of rain today at Centurion, play has been called off for the day. #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/NQ5Jbc8MlJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 27, 2021
@16:30 PM – Rain continues to pour down at Centurion, skies have turned darker as well.
It’s pouring at SuperSport Park 🌧️
It’s gotten darker as well as the ground remains under covers 😕#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/vdUJiNeDTS
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 27, 2021
@15:00 PM – Rain continues to play spoilsport, early lunch has been taken.
UPDATE: Just when it was getting brighter here in Centurion, it has started to rain once again 🌦️
The covers are back on the field
Early Lunch has been taken 🍲
Lunch timing: 11:30 AM SAST to 12:10PM SAST 🕦#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/1Xd4V7sPmG
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 27, 2021
@14:45 PM – Centurion Weather Forecast
@12:50 PM IST-
It's a rainy morning here in Centurion ⛈️
We are waiting for the skies to clear up 🤞🏻#TeamIndia | #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/wxkFWDEbnS
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 27, 2021
While the Indian side has never won a Test series on South African soil, they have failed to come out with flying colours in Centurion too. The tourists have played twice at SuperSport Park and have faced massive defeats on both occasions.
They first played at the venue in 2010 when South Africa registered an innings and 25 runs win over MS Dhoni-led side. In 2018, the hosts registered another huge win by a 135-run margin over Virat Kohli and Co.
However, this time the visitors will start favorites. Virat Kohli-led side recently re-claimed the No. 1 position in Test rankings while the Proteas haven’t played any Test match in the last six months. In addition, they faced a high blow with one of their key pacer Anrich Nortje ruled out of the Test series. Experienced campaigner Q de Kock is also said to be unavailable for the last two Tests.
For India, the onus will be especially upon Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and R Ashwin. Kohli is amongst the most run scorers at Centurion and seems hungry for big runs. Jasprit Bumarh picked up his maiden Test 5-for during his last visit to the rainbow nation. Ashwin too will be crucial especially with the kind of form he is in. He surpassed veteran Harbhajan Singh on the list of most Test wickets for India and is on verge of surpassing a few other greats of the game.
IND vs SA 1st Test Weather Report
As per the weather forecast, heavy rain with thick cloud cover is expected on December 26, 27 & 28 – the first three days of the Boxing Day Test with bouts of rain for the remaining three days.
Accuweather hour by hour forecast in Centurion today
As per worldweatheronline.com, thick cloud cover with thunderstorms is predicted for the first 3 days with the chances of rain more than 60%.
IND vs SA Match Details:
India vs South Africa, 1st Test
India Tour of South Africa, 2021
Date: 26-30 December 2021
Time: 01:30 PM IST
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
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IND vs SA Probable Playing11:
India Playing XI:
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur/ Hanuma Vihari/ Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa Playing XI:
Dean Elgar (Captain), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Quinton de Kock, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier, Lungi Ngidi
IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction/Fantasy Team
Wicketkeeper: Q de Kock
Batsmen: V Kohli, D Elgar, KL Rahul, S Iyer, A Markram
All-rounder: R Ashwin, W Mulder
Bowlers: J Bumrah, K Rabada, M Siraj
Captain choices: V Kohli, D Elgar, A Markram, J Bumrah
India: 6-5 : South Africa | Credit left – 0.0
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IND vs SA Test Squads
INDIA – Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Priyank Panchal
South Africa – Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Sarel Erwee, Beuran Hendricks, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Anrich Nortje, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen. Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Glenton Stuurman, Prenelan Subrayen, Sisanda Magala, Ryan Rickelton, Duanne Olivier
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