India vs South Africa 1st test (1st innings) Series played in 2015

South Africa was scheduled to play a 4 Match Test Series in India in 2015. The 1st Test Match was to be played on Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali,India from Nov 5th to Nov 9th , 2016.

India won the toss and opts to bat first; this is how South Africa team and 11 was looking like in this 1st Test Match: Hashim Amla (c), AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Dean Elgar,Stiaan van Zyl, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Dane Vilas (wk), Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada

And India team and 11 was looking like this in this 1st Test Match: Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Amit Mishra, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Murali Vijay, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.

As per the pitch report and conditions, this will be a low scoring game as this pitch or strip of 22 yards has much more help for spin bowlers as compared to fast bowling. India is favorite to win this Test match and series as well as Indian cricket team has better and best spinner with likes of R jadeja, R C Ashwin, Amit M and K Yadav.

India started poorly in the 1^st innings of the test match batting and was able to make total of only 201 runs 68 over’s and was bowled out with top scores by Indian Right handed opener M Vijay who made 75 runs in 136 balls with 12 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 55 runs in 100 balls.

Indian Star All rounder R Jadeja who made 38 runs in 92 balls with 4 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 41 runs in 100 balls, C Pujara made 31 runs in 66  balls with 6 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 47 runs in 100 balls and Indian star spinner and now bowling all rounder R C Ashwin made unbeaten 20 runs in 42 balls with no four and no six at the strike rate of 48 runs in 100 balls faced.