IND vs SA Weather LIVE: Day 1 of the India vs South Africa 1st Test is expected to be a washout. Since the eve of Christmas (December 24), there has been persistent rain in Centurion. To make matters worse, from 8 a.m. (11:30 a.m. IST) to 5 p.m. (8:30 p.m. IST), there is going to be an 80% chance of rain at SuperSport Park.
Even if the rain stops, the chances of no play on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test are huge due to the wet and damp outfield.
IND vs SA 1st Test: Day 1 Weather Forecast
According to AccuWeather, there is a 96% chance of rain along with a 48% chance of a thunderstorm on December 26. The temperature will hover around 23–27 throughout the day, which will aid the fast bowlers in getting some purchase of the pitch and the air.
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IND vs SA 1st Test: Squads
India Test squad: 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: 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).
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