5 Jan, Cape Town (CRICKETNMORE): South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the first test match at Newlands, Cape Town here.
Live Score: India vs South Africa, 1st Test
India will playing with three pacers and Hardik Pandya as the all-rounder. Ashwin is the lone spinner and Jasprit Bumarh making his Test debut for India.
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Toss: South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel