IND vs SA 1st Test Live Cricket Score, India vs South Africa Today Match

Nov 14, 2025 01:18 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Water break

India has been chipping away at South Africa here. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, this is a sorry-looking scorecard for South Africa. And the part which will hurt South Africa even more is that Indian bowlers have not been all up to the mark. It was Bumrah and Kuldeep who looked good, and every time they came into attack, South Africa lost a wicket. While they are high-quality bowlers could South Africa could have dealt with them differently; only they can answer.

Nov 14, 2025 01:08 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Break for Boom

A break for Bumrah as Mohammed Siraj returns to the attack. That was another snappy, incsive spell from the pace talisman. A wicket in the first over and another trapping de Zorzi with magical movement. Conceded 12 runs in that spell of five years with two crushing blows on the Proteas.

SA 131/5 in 38 overs

Nov 14, 2025 12:56 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Strokes, few and far between

Stubbs continues to hold ground, streaky and firm in tandem. It is an awkward mix, but the variety of Kuldeep and Bumrah can do that to batters on such tacky strips. Kuldeep found the edge off a tentative edge, only to have it zip past Gill at first slip down to the boundary. There was more assurance in his paces facing Bumrah in the next over though. Stubbs was on point with a beautiful punch past mid-off for FOUR even when Bumrah had the ball gushing in with an angle .

SA 129/5 in 35 overs

Nov 14, 2025 12:40 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Bumrah beauty!

South Africa aren't having it easy in this early post-Lunch phase with India going full-throttle with their two best bowlers of the day from their end. Jasprit Bumrah is constraining lines and attempting to seed deliveries in the blockhole to de Zorzi, while Kuldeep has his Delhi Capitals teammate Tristan Stubbs on a leash. WICKET! Things continue to happen just as we type. It's that man again, the undisputably singular Jasprit Bumrah who swerves the ball in from length to breach de Zorzi's defences to hit the back-pad. Loud appeal and India see THREE REDS on review. The Proteas crumble continues with their fifth man down.

Bumrah fires in a corker to Kyle Vereyyne first up! A searing in-ducking yorker sweeps Verreyne off his feet as India appeal for n lbw. Bumrah gestures it's swinging down leg and India decide against a review. But boy, that's some welcome to the crease!

Tony de Zorzi lbw b Bumrah 24 (55b 1x4 1x6)

SA 121/5 in 33 overs

Nov 14, 2025 12:31 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Mulder falls

Wiaan Mulder has fallen here. He tried to reverse-sweep and was caught in front of the stumps. Although he reviewed the decision as soon as he saw the line, he started walking. This is the start India needed in this session, within 30 minutes, they have picked up a wicket. Tristian Stubbs has walked into the middle, and South Africa needs a partnership here. As they have been losing wickets at regular intervals. Batters who got starts have thrown it away.

Nov 14, 2025 12:22 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: India started well

India has started with their best bowlers from the morning session in Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. They have looked the most threatening for India, and the remaining bowlers did look a bit off colour. It will be very interesting to see how Gill uses Sundar in this innings or the next innings. He did bowl one before the break with four spin options available at least two of the spinners will be under-bowled, and we might see that happening with Sundar and Jadeja.

Nov 14, 2025 12:11 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Welcome back!

We resume here in Kolkata. India will be hoping to pick up a few early wickets in the session, and as per South Africa they will be looking to build a partnership here and take South Africa to a comfortable position.

Nov 14, 2025 12:09 PM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Teams

South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Nov 14, 2025 11:35 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Test: SA 102/3 at Lunch vs IND in Kolkata

That's lunch on Day 1 here in Kolkata. It has been a shared session for both sides. South Africa did start well, but then lost three quick wickets. But Tony De Zorzi and Wiaan Mulder eventually closed out the session with no further harm done. As per India, Bumrah and Kuldeep have bowled quite well, but the rest of the bowlers did look a bit off-colour. Regardless of how this session went, the combination that India has opted to pick has been quite fascinating. Do stay with us, we will be right back after the lunch break.

Nov 14, 2025 11:28 AM IST

‘Who’s going to bat at No.3?’: Anil Kumble slams India playing XI in Kolkata as team fields six left-handers for first time in history

India pulled off a surprise move on Friday morning at the Eden Gardens when captain Shubman Gill revealed the possibility of a left-field No.3 for the side against South Africa after Sai Sudharsan was dropped from the XI for the in-form Dhruv Jurel.

With Jurel playing as a specialist bat alongside the return of Rishabh Pant, India also made the move to play all four of their spinners with all-rounder Washington Sundar listed at No. 3 in the team sheet. India spin legend Anil Kumble was left baffled with the team management’s move to fit in a string of all-rounders into the XI, with Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel also slotted down the order.(Read more)

Nov 14, 2025 11:18 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Partnership brewing

Things have settled down here. Both De Zorzi and Mulder have managed to get a partnership going. With 15 minutes away from lunch, their first target will be to get through it. Batting in the noon session will get a lot easier compared to what they are now, hence both these can fill their bellies. As per the Indians they would want to pick another wicket before the break and have a new one post lunch and put further pressure on this batting line-up.

Nov 14, 2025 11:08 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Good start for Mulder

Wiaan Mulder has breezed into his innings here. He's batting nicely; he looked comfortable so far, both against spin and pace. He scored his boundaries when they were there for the taking and rotated the strike when singles were on offer. Tony De Zorzi, on the other hand, has been a bit all over the place here. He is finding it tough against Kuldeep Yadav. Although he has played well in Pakistan, the challenge from the Indian spinners is completely different.

Nov 14, 2025 10:57 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Kuldeep settles into rhythm

Kuldeep has settled into a nice rhythm here. He is getting a bit of turn from the surface, which might have to do with the moisture more than the nature of the wicket itself. We might see things ease out for batting a bit more in the noon session, but it is important that South Africa have batters who have faced a few balls to make the most of the conditions at that point. Meanwhile Mohammed Siraj is operating from the other end and he has been leaking quite a few runs.

Nov 14, 2025 10:50 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Kuldeep picks Bavuma

Kuldeep Yadav has picked up Temba Bavuma here. It was a soft dismissal, the ball turned into Bavum,a and he ended up giving the catch to leg-slip. That was a pretty smart field placement and planning from Gill. Bavuma has walked right into the trap. Tony De Zorzi has walked into the middle. After starting well South Africa are losing their way a bit here. They have lost three quick wickets with not too many runs added.

Nov 14, 2025 10:45 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from Eden

IND vs SA Test Match Kolkata DAY 1.

Time-10:30 am

Spectator Count -22099

Nov 14, 2025 10:38 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Water break

We have reached the first water break of the morning, and it has been a bit of a shared passage. South Africa did start well, but eventually, like always, Bumrah has pulled things back. South Africa needs to build a partnership here. Both Mulder and Bavuma are in the middle. It will be interesting to see what role Mulder has at three. Will he be an attacker, or will he play like a normal batter? Very interesting passage this coming up.

Nov 14, 2025 10:27 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Bumrah gets another

While Bumrah has started superbly from one end, the bowlers from the other end have been targeted ,and it does seem like a deliberate tactic from South Africa to do so. As we update, Bumrah has picked up his second wicket. The ball pitched and took off, and Aiden Markram, who kept getting those deliveries through the morning edged one. Two quick wickets for South Africa here. Bumrah is bowling quite nicely here seventh over into his spell.

Nov 14, 2025 10:21 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Bumrah gets breakthrough

Jasprit Bumrah has picked up the first wicket here. It was a cracking delivery from Bumrah. The ball pitched and moved slightly away from the batter, and Rickelton's off-stump got rattled. He looked pretty good, did Rickelton, and it needed a delivery like that to get rid of him. Intresting move here from South Africa Wiaan Mulder has walked into the middle at three. They have been utilising at his number of late quite a bit.

Nov 14, 2025 10:10 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Spin into attack

The spin did come into action, but it is Axar Patel, India has turned to here. He is a pretty wily bowler is Axar has had a brilliant start to his Test career against England, but since then, despite doing well because of the presence of Ravindra Jadeja, he has been in and out of the side. But today the combination India has opted to play with here is quite interesting. They have fitted in both Jadeja and Axar and also have Sundar named at three in the batting order.

Nov 14, 2025 09:58 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Contrasting starts

While Aiden Markram has looked in all sorts of trouble this morning, Rickelton has been imperious. His shots have looked good, and he has to make the most of the start he has. India has four spin options. It might be time Shubman Gill thinks of Washington Sundar to counter Rickelton here. He has a plethora of options in this game. An off-spinner in Sundar, a wrist spinner in Kuldeep, and a couple of left-arm spinners in Jadeja and Axar.

Nov 14, 2025 09:48 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Difference in ends

The bounce from Siraj's end has been a lot more consistent compared to the one from Bumrah's end. There is a bit of nibble in the air, and South African batters have been leaving well in this morning session. Aiden Markram has had a bit of experience in these conditions, but for Rickelton, it is going to be a challenge. Shubman Gill has just taken away the slips here, which does seem a bit premature. Also, something interesting here is that Siraj is not bowling at his full tilt here.

Nov 14, 2025 09:38 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: A bit up and down

Well, Bumrah took the opening over, and one of the balls did keep a tad bit lower than expected and surprised everyone. It is one of those things which happens when the pitch is not settled yet, and we might be seeing the same. It might take the morning session for the moisture to dry out, and South Africa might have it a bit challenging in this first hour or so. We should not be surprised if Shubman Gill turns to his tweakers early in the piece to see if there is any spin available.

Nov 14, 2025 09:29 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Let's go!

National anthems are done. The conditions look brilliant for cricket. There will be some moisture to work with for both Jasprit Bumrah and Mohmmed Siraj apart from that it is a beautiful batting day for South Africans.

Nov 14, 2025 09:25 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Pitch report by Dinesh Karthik and Shaun Pollock

"It's 21 degrees and it gets to a maximum of, what, 27 today, so it is very good cricketing conditions to play weather-wise. This pitch looks like it's holding together pretty okay. Generally, they do a little bit of watering the day before the game, sometimes even in the morning of the game, but this pitch, they haven't watered yesterday at all, which basically means if you look at the center of the pitch, there is a lot of dry patches here. So, as this game progresses, there will be a little bit of turn, but not today. Today, what we will see is a bit of reverse swing, and you've got some real good fast bowlers. Both teams have class, you've got Rabada and Bumrah, both those guys, it doesn't really matter about the conditions. Temba Bavuma might be a little bit scared. The last time he captained on this ground, he won the toss, he said, let's bat first and Australia knocked him out in the World Cup semi-final. We've got enough grass cover. it seems hard, so I think there might be movement on day one, but as this game goes on, the surface will change. We feel that it's best to win the toss and then bat first, but most importantly, the fast bowlers will have something in it initially, and a bit of reverse swing as well."

Nov 14, 2025 09:20 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from Eden

Ground filling up gradually. And it's a week day. The weekend will probably see a full house

Nov 14, 2025 09:13 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Shubman Gill at toss

(On losing yet another toss) I think the only toss that I'm going to win is hopefully in the WTC finals. Yeah. Looks like a good surface. Hopefully, we'll get some movement early, hopefully we're able to extract that. Dressing room is pretty amazing. This Test bunch is very hungry and is always determined to perform every time we come out.These two test matches for us are very crucial and we're as hungry as ever. Looks like a good surface. It's going to be a good surface for the first day or a couple of days. And then, hopefully, we'll get some turn as the game goes on. Rishabh comes back in place of Reddy since we last played. And Axar is also back in the side.

Nov 14, 2025 09:12 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Bavuma at toss

We will have a bat. The boys just came back from Pakistan. I was with the A team. From a preparation point of view, we've done as best as we can. It's not every day you get to play against 50,000-60,000 people in the stands. So, I'm looking forward to the challenge. Being back in India, it's always an eye-opener. Looking forward to everything. It's been sitting well at the moment (on being the World Test Champions). Hopefully, nothing really changes. For the performance point of view, work around with a lot more pride. But to keep doing what we've been doing. (On the pitch) It's on the dry side. Not much grass. It's a typical Indian wicket. First innings runs is the key. Rabada misses out, Corbin Bosch comes in his place.

Nov 14, 2025 09:10 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: SA XI

Nov 14, 2025 09:09 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: IND XI

Nov 14, 2025 09:08 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: IND XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Nov 14, 2025 09:08 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from Eden

Scenes from the ground. It's 8.30 and there's a sizeable crowd waiting to get in

Nov 14, 2025 08:43 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: What did Gill say?

"I cherish a lot of memories here [Eden Gardens]. My IPL career started there and this is one ground whenever I come [to], I definitely feel like how I feel at the PCA stadium [Mohali] in Punjab. It is a similar feeling whenever I come here."

Nov 14, 2025 08:41 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: What did Bavuma say?

"We haven't finalised the team but it's all those different considerations. The ball does seem to swing here in Kolkata probably a little bit more than what we are accustomed to playing in India. So there's obviously the consideration of the extra pacer, but obviously in the subcontinent as well, you want to make sure that you have the resources from a spin point of view."

Nov 14, 2025 08:22 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Predicted XI IND

KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

Nov 14, 2025 08:07 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Predicted XI SA

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada

Nov 14, 2025 07:59 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Jadeja on cusp of history

While the off-field chatter will indeed revolved around his proposed move to the Rajasthan Royals, Ravindra Jadeja has Test match history in his sights at the Eden Gardens today. He is 10 runs short of 4000 Test runs and will join the legendary ilk of Ian Botham, Daniel Vettori and Kapil Dev as only the fourth man to achieve the double of 4000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket history.

Nov 14, 2025 07:36 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Sandip G writes on India's spin fortunes

Kuldeep is just one of India’s weapons of mass destruction. If he is defused, strides in Ravindra Jadeja, or Washington Sundar, or Axar Patel, a variegated chalice of slow poisoners. The lone succour is that they probably would not countenance the spitting turners they met on previous trips. After the New Zealand humbling, India could double-think rolling out turn-from-ball-one strips. But spin and pitch are words that can’t be kept out of a Test match in India.

Every South African player and support staff member who turned out for practice had a fleeting look at the 22-yarder, but none looked particularly baffled or worried. Some headed to the nets and began sweeping furiously.

Some turn, though, is inevitable. Shubman Gill would say: “Whenever we play in India, more or less the spinners decide the game.”

READ SANDIP G'S PIECE FROM KOLKATA

Nov 14, 2025 07:24 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: What to expect from pitch

India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Wednesday that batting should be slightly easier on the Eden Gardens pitch for the first two days.

“We are going to be relying a lot on our seamers to make early inroads in the first couple of days. And I guess that’s what you want from a really good Test wicket, where it’s not just reliant on one of the facets being too important to the game. But I do think spin is going to be important on this pitch in the long run,” Ryan ten Doeschate added.

Nov 14, 2025 07:20 AM IST

IND vs SA 1st Test Live Score Updates: Bavuma practising his coin toss

At the pre-match press conference, South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma shared a hilarious incident of how he has been trying to prepare for the India tour, which can throw up multiple challenges at any visiting team.

Temba Bavuma told the media that he asked Kane Williamson at an award function in Mumbai two months ago for tips to do well in India. “I tried to ask him for some pointers (about winning in India). He wasn’t too open…” he recounts. Williamson was the wrong person, because an untimely groin strain had robbed him of the historic moment last year, when New Zealand blanked India 3-0. But the worldly-wise Kiwi talisman offered a simple piece of advice: “Make sure that you win the toss.” Since then, the South Africa captain, wearing a devilishly deadpan face, says he has been “practising my coin tossing skills.”

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