IND vs SA 1st Test match prediction: Who will win Today’s match?

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The first Test match between India and South Africa is scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 14 to 18. India are a formidable Test side in their own backyard but now they have to face the current World Test champions South Africa. It will be a crucial Test series for new Test captain Shubman Gill as he will be looking to get his second series win as Test captain.

On the other hand, the Proteas will also look to come with full preparation and stun India at their home ground and win a Test series in India after 25 years. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the first Test match between India and South Africa.

IND vs SA Match Details

Match	India vs South Africa, 1st Test
Venue	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time	November 14 - November 18, 9:45 AM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

IND vs SA Pitch Report

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The surface of the Eden Gardens in Kolkata provides equal support for both the batters and bowlers. However, as the match progresses, the surface becomes more favourable for the spinners and the team winning the toss is likely to opt to bat first.

IND vs SA Head-to-Head in Test

India and South Africa have faced each other 44 times in the Test format so far. In these 44 matches, The Proteas won 18 times while India defeated them on 16 occasions with 10 matches ending in a draw.

Matches played	44
India won	16
South Africa won	16
Drawn	10

IND vs SA Weather Report

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IND vs SA Probable Playing XIs

India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (C), Zubayr Hamza, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder/Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada

IND vs SA Full Squads

India: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne.