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Cape Town Test: South Africa win toss, elect to bat against India

| @indiablooms | Jan 05, 2018, at 07:17 pm

Cape Town, Jan 5 (IBNS): South African captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test match against India in Cape Town on Friday.

India under Virat Kohli will eye on to register their first series win on the South African soil.

India under Kohli's captaincy are yet to lose a Test series.

The Indian captain is also in sublime form as he secured the second spot in ICC rankings following Australian skipper Steve Smith.

India will play three Test matches against South Africa in the tour.

 

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