INDIA WINS TOSS,BATS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA IN 1ST TEST.

MOHALi, India (AP) — India captain Virat Kohli won the toss Thursday and elected to bat first against South Africa at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in the opening test of a four-match series.

India went into the match with three spinners on a dry pitch expected to help slow bowling.

Offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin leads the spin attack with legspinner Amit Mishra and leftarmer Ravindra Jadeja also in the lineup.

South Africa allrounder Jean-Paul Duminy and pace bowler Morne Morkel, who missed the last two one-day internationals on tour due to injuries, were not fit enough for the match.

Paceman Kagiso Rabada, who was impressive in the limited overs leg, was handed a test debut as South Africa went in with three fast bowlers and two spinners.

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Lineups:

India: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.

South Africa: Dean Elgar, Stiaan van Zyl, Hashim Amla (captain), AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Dane Vilas, Simon Harmer, Imran Tahir, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn.

Toa Maoni Hapa Chini

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