Gill’s Gap: South Africa Triumphs Over India by 30 Runs on Day 3 of First Test
Welcome to Sportstar’s recap of Day 3 of the first Test between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Saturday.
IND vs SA – 1st Test Scorecard
DAY 3 REPORT
For the second consecutive day, the Eden Gardens pitch presented challenges for the batters in the opening Test between India and South Africa.
Despite nearly completing three innings, not a single player from either team has surpassed a score of 40 runs.
As Saturday drew to a close, India gained the upper hand, thanks to their spinners who compensated for the team’s underwhelming batting performance, with India managing only 189 in their first innings.
TOSS
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first against India.
PLAYING XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa: 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
LIVE STREAMING INFO
The first Test between India and South Africa will be broadcast live in India on the Star Sports Network.
The match will also be available for live streaming in India on the JioHotstar app and website.
THE SQUADS
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, Akash Deep.
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy, Zubayr Hamza, Wiaan Mulder.
Published on Nov 16, 2025
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