The Indian cricket team last lost at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata in 2012. Team India has lost only one test here in the last 25 years. This can give relief to Shubman Gill and the team but there is a record against them also, Temba Bavuma has never lost any test as captain. How will the weather be in Kolkata on the first day of the first Test starting on Friday? Read the weather report.
Temba Bavuma has played 10 tests as captain, out of which South Africa team has won 9 times and one test ended in a draw. This will be Shubman Gill’s 8th Test as captain, he has won both the last matches played in India whereas in England he won 2 out of 5 and lost 2, one was a draw.
Shubman Gill believes that it will not be easy to defeat South Africa, because they are the current champions of WTC and are coming after ending the last Test series in Asia in a draw.
How is Team India’s test record in Kolkata?
The history of Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata is very old, the first Test was played here in 1934. Here India has played a total of 42 tests, out of which it has won 13 and lost 9. 20 tests have been drawn.
Since 2000, India has played 12 Tests at Eden Gardens, winning 8 and losing only 1 (to England in 2012). 3 tests were drawn.
How will the pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium be?
Shubman Gill said about the pitch in the press conference on Thursday that it looks like a typical Indian pitch. Let us tell you that spinners have dominated here in history, the bowler who has taken the most wickets here is Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble is at second place. Turn can be seen here, spinners can create problems.
Weather report for the first day of India vs South Africa Kolkata Test
The weather report is good for the match, there is no possibility of rain in Kolkata on Friday. According to Accuweather, there is no chance of rain tomorrow. The temperature is expected to be 26 to 28 degrees during the day. This means that each session will start and end at its own time.
The toss of India vs South Africa first test will take place at 9 am. The match will start at 9:30 am on all five days. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.
Leading #TeamIndia in his first Test outing at the iconic Eden Gardens 🏟️
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 13, 2025
India and South Africa squad
India: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
South Africa: Dewald Brewis, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorji, Tristan Stubbs, Zuboor Hamza, Aiden Markram, Corbin Bosch, Marco Janssen, Senuran Muthusamy, Willem Mulder, Kyle Vergne (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer.
