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India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran (2nd Test). South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Keegan Petersen, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Nandre Burger, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, David Bedingham.
The key clash between India and South Africa will kick off on January 3 at 13:30 hrs and will continue till December 30. The live stream of the key match will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app.
The match can also be watched live on Star Sports. The 2nd Test match between India and South Africa will begin at 2 PM IST on Wednesday.
The toss will take place at 1.30 PM. Milestone Alert!
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