South Africa vs India, 1st Test Centurion weather forecast: Fears of Day 1 washout as rain interruptions imminent

The much-anticipated start to the Freedom Trophy between India and South Africa is likely to be delayed with Day 1 expected to be interrupted by rain.

The final frontier. That is what the South Africa Test series, which begins from Tuesday onwards at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, is being advertised as. Since 1992, the year of South Africa’s readmission to international cricket, India have made eight trips to the rainbow nation, but have returned empty-handed as far as Test cricket is concerned, thus explaining ‘the final frontier’. For the third time ever, India will take on South Africa in a Test series comprising just two games, the last being in 2013 and 2001, both of which the visiting side had lost by a margin of 0-1, and hence the winner in Centurion will gain an unassailable lead early on in the game before the proceedings head to Newlands. And Rohit Sharma and his men are “desperate” to grab that chance, script history for the nation and put behind the heartbreak of that World Cup final loss.

However, the much-anticipated start to the Freedom Trophy series is almost certain to experience a delayed start with Day 1 expected to be washed out due to rain in Centurion, Gauteng.