South Africa is 105-3 at lunch on the 1st day of the 1st cricket test against India

Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets for 9 runs arsenic India fought backmost successful the greeting league connected the archetypal time of the archetypal cricket trial against South Africa astatine Eden Gardens successful Kolkata

KOLKATA, India -- Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets for 9 runs arsenic India fought backmost successful the greeting league Friday connected the archetypal time of the archetypal cricket trial against South Africa astatine Eden Gardens.

After winning the toss, South Africa acceptable a hectic scoring gait successful the archetypal hr of play, reaching 57-0, earlier finishing the archetypal league astatine 105-3 successful 27 overs.

At the break, Wiaan Mulder was unbeaten connected 22 portion Tony de Zorzi was batting connected 15 not out.

Earlier, India skipper Shubman Gill mislaid his seventh flip successful 8 tests arsenic South Africa opted to bat.

Openers Aiden Markram scored 31 runs and Ryan Rickelton 23 to springiness South Africa the aboriginal advantage.

But South Africa slipped from its unbeaten 57 to 71-3 successful 5.3 overs, earlier Mulder and de Zorzi batted connected for the remainder of the session. They added 34 disconnected 66 balls for the 4th wicket.

Pacer Kagiso Rabada missed retired for World Test Championship winner South Africa due to the fact that of a rib injury, replaced by mean gait all-rounder Corbin Bosch. The Proteas opted for 2 spinners successful Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj.

South Africa has not won a trial successful India since 2015. It past won a trial bid successful India successful 2000-01 nether Hansie Cronje.

Kolkata is hosting its archetypal trial since 2019, erstwhile India and Bangladesh played a day-night test.

The 2nd trial volition beryllium played from Nov. 22 astatine Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium, which hosted aggregate games successful the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup but volition go a men’s trial venue for the archetypal time.

Recently, India bushed West Indies 2-0, with left-arm wrist spinner Yadav the starring bowler with 12 wickets. South Africa drew a two-test bid successful Pakistan 1-1.

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