IND vs SA 1st Test: Pitch, weather report, squads and all you need to know

India cricket team will take on South Africa in the 1st Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 14 onwards

India cricket team will take on South Africa in the 1st Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 14 onwards. The series marks Shubman Gill and India’s second at home in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC 2025/27) cycle. India will be playing their first Test at the venue since the pink-ball Test against Bangladesh in 2019. India captain Shubman Gill has confirmed that the playing XI would only be finalized on the day of the contest. It means that it remains to be seen if Jasrit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are the only pacers while it is expected for India to consititute their XI based mostly on spinners.

Match details

1. Match: IND vs SA 1st Test
2. Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
3. Date: November 14-18, 2025
4. Toss: 9 AM
5. Time: 9.30 AM onwards

Eden Gardens Pitch Report for IND vs SA 1st Test

Traditionally, the Kolkata pitch has been good for batting and bowling both, with pacers getting a bit of assistance initially, and then favoring the spinners. IN all likelihood, the nature of the wicket will remain the same. As per reports, there will be a bit of grass, which will stay. There will also be decent bounce and carry.

Kolkata weather report

As per AccuWeather, there is 0% chance of rain on Day 1 of IND vs SA 1st Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The maximum and minimum temperatures are 28 and 18 degree Celsius respectively Conditions are set to be hazy, with air quality to be very unhealthy.

IND vs SA 1st Test squads

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, Akash Deep

South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne(w), Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy, Zubayr Hamza, Wiaan Mulder

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