First Test between India and South Africa: Centurion Weather Prediction And SuperSport Park Pitch Report
First Test weather and pitch report between India and South Africa: The first red-ball assignment for Team India since the end of the ICC ODI World Cup last month is scheduled to take place. Following the multi-nation tournament, India played five Twenty20 internationals (T20Is) against Australia before to departing on a multi-format trip to South Africa. After the T20I leg finished in a 1-1 tie, the Men in Blue, led by skipper KL Rahul, pulled off an incredible victory in the ODI series. A few of seasoned players refrained from participating in both white-ball series, including as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In the Test series, a few additional senior members will be seen in action with the legendary pair.
On December 26, popularly known as Boxing Day, the first match of the two-match Test series will take place at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Johannesburg. The five days’ on-field activities will start at 1:30 PM daily. The Indian team that will play in the Tests will be missing up to 12 players who participated in the ODI series. Because the South African courts need speed and bounce, the seasoned team of Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah is anticipated to handle the new ball. Temba Bavuma, the captain of the Proteas, who skipped the ODI series as well, will resume his position for the Test series.
Report on Pitch
Because of the surface’s considerable speed and bounce, faster bowlers should find the wicket at SuperSport Park helpful. In the early sessions, when pacers have the ability to control the game, the batsman has to be extra careful. India would have to work hard to get wickets even if they deploy two spinners. The average score in the first innings of a Test match at SuperSport Park is 330. At this location, the fourth-inning chase will be tough, hence the captain who wins the toss should decide to bat first.
weather update
The first Test match between South Africa and India has a good likelihood of being marred by rain. The five days of events may be impacted by sporadic thunderstorms beginning on December 26, as Centurion’s weather is predicted to be cloudy throughout this time. It is predicted that the temperature will range from 11 to 23 degrees Celsius, with a humidity of 60 to 85 percent. During the game, the wind will be moving at a pace of 20 to 25 km/h.
SA Full Squad vs. IND
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohd Shami, Prasidh Krishna, KS Baharat (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), and Abhimanyu Easwaran are the whole Indian team for the first test.
Temba Bavuma (captain), 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, and Kyle Verreynne are the South African team’s full squad for the first test.
