IND vs SA 1st Test: Check India vs South Africa Date, Time, Venue, Squads, Live Streaming And All You Need To Know

India vs South Africa 1st Test: India will be up against South Africa in the first Test, which is scheduled to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 14 to 18. Both teams will be playing a two-match series, which will mark India's third assignment in the ongoing World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.

India will be heading into the match on the back of a dominating 2-0 series whitewash win at home against the West Indies. This will be India's third Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. The young batter has been in remarkable form over the past few months, having started his captaincy career with 754 runs to his name in the five-match away series against England at an average of 75.40.

On the back of four centuries, Gill smashed multiple batting records in England to help India draw the series 2-2 after a famous win in the final Test at the Oval. He then scored 196 runs in the two-match series against the West Indies at home, smashing a century.

India vs South Africa 1st Test Date, Time And Venue

IND vs SA 1st Test Date: Friday, November 14 to November 18

IND vs SA 1st Test Timings

1st Session: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Tea

2nd Session: 11:50 AM to 1:50 PM

Lunch

3rd Session: 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

India vs South Africa 1st Test Venue: Eden Gardens in Kolkata

How to watch India vs South Africa 1st Test LIVE Streaming

Fans can watch the live streaming between India and South Africa on the JioHotstar app and website.

India's last five Test series results

India beat West Indies (2-0) - 2025/26

India (2-2) England - 2025

India lost (1-3) against Australia - 2024/25

India lost (0-3) against New Zealand - 2024/25

India beat Bangladesh (2-0) - 2024/25

South Africa's last five Test matches results

South Africa (1-1) Pakistan - 2025/26

South Africa beat Zimbabwe (2-0) - 2025

South Africa beat Pakistan (2-0) - 2024/25

South Africa beat Sri Lanka (2-0) - 2024/25

South Africa beat Bangladesh (2-0) - 2024/25

India vs South Africa Test Squads:

India Squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep.

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