India’s Test series against the World Test Championship winners in South Africa is underway with the first Test starting at Eden Gardens on Friday 14 November at 3pm AEDT.
It has been six years since the Proteas last toured India in the longest format, and they return for the two-Test series with the Freedom Trophy in their possession, having drawn and won the last two series at home.
The series will no doubt be a major challenge for Temba Bavuma’s side, and the South African skipper said before the series opener that “not much” would be better than winning the WTC final at Lords against Australia earlier this year, but “second to that would be winning in India.”
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South Africa last won a Test in India 15 years ago.
“Whenever we go into a series, there’s a lot more of an expectation for us as a team to uphold the world champion status,” Bavuma said.
“From a confidence point of view, it’s a case of us kind of walking proudly with that badge, being known as the champions.
“We have a lovely opportunity now coming up against India in their own conditions. It’s a great opportunity for us to kind of stamp ourselves with that label.”
India’s captain Shubman Gill (R) with his South African counterpart Temba Bavuma pose beside the trophy at the start of the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 14, 2025. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE —Source: AFP
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FIXTURES
First Test – Eden Gardens – November 14-18 – 3pm AEDT start
Second Test – Guwahati – November 22-26 – 2.30pm AEDT start
First ODI – Ranchi – November 30 – 7pm AEDT
Second ODI – Raipur – December 3 – 7pm AEDT
Third ODI – Visakhapatnam – December 6 – 7pm AEDT
First T2oI – Cuttack – December 10 – 12.30am AEDT
Second T2oI – New Chandigarh – December 12 – 12.30am AEDT
Third T2oI – Dharamsala – December 15 – 12.30am AEDT
Fourth T2oI – Lucknow – December 18 – 12.30am AEDT
Fifth T2oI – Ahmedabad – December 20 – 12.30am AEDT
FIRST TEST TEAMS
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (capt), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (capt), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj
TEST SQUADS
India: Shubman Gill (capt), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (capt), 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.
