SA vs AUS: The first test match of South Africa-Australia will be played in Durban, know when, where and how you will be able to watch it live in India.

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SA vs AUS: On Friday, October 9, the second T20 match will be played between India and West Indies. On the other hand, the two biggest and arch-rival teams of cricket, South Africa and Australia will also be face to face. The first match of the 3 test match series between the two teams is going to start at the Kingsmead ground in Durban. After the famous 'Sandpaper Scandal' of 2018, the Australian team has gone on a tour of South Africa to play a Test series after a long time. Currently, Australia is first and South Africa is second in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC), so this series is very important for both the teams to reach the finals. Indian fans are also eagerly waiting for this explosive series. Let us tell you when, where and how you can watch this match live in India.

When will the South Africa-Australia match start according to Indian time?

This first Test match between South Africa and Australia will be played from 9 October to 13 October 2026. The toss will take place at exactly 12:30 pm Indian time and the live action of the match will start half an hour later i.e. at 1:00 pm.

When, where and how to watch live broadcast in India?

Indian fans can watch the live telecast of South Africa and Australia Test series live on TV on Eurosport channel. At the same time, if you want to watch the match digitally on your mobile or laptop, then its live streaming will be available on the FanCode app and its website, to watch which fans will have to take a subscription pass of FanCode.

Head-to-head record: Who has the upper hand?

In the history of Test cricket, there has always been a close contest between South Africa and Australia, but if we talk about records, the Kangaroo team seems to have the upper hand. A total of 102 Test matches have been played between these two teams so far, out of which Australia has won 54 matches, while South Africa has won 27 matches and 21 matches have been drawn. If we look at the records on South African soil, out of 54 Test matches played there, Australia has won 29 matches and host South Africa has been able to win only 16 matches, while 9 matches have ended in a draw.

Kagiso Rabada out of playing 11 of first test

South Africa has announced its playing 11 a day before for the first Test match against Australia, but the team has suffered a big shock. South Africa's most important and experienced fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of this match due to not being completely fit.

However, there is also a good news for the fans. Deadly fast bowler Enrique Norkhia has returned to the Test team after a long time of three years. Now in the absence of Rabada in this first match, the big responsibility of dismissing the Australian batsmen with the new ball will be on the shoulders of Enrique Norkhia and Marco Jansen.

South Africa's playing 11 for the first test match

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, David Bedingham, captain Temba Bavuma, Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, wicketkeeper Kyle Verrey, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj and Enrique Norkhia.

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