India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: After an inexplicable delay due to Ryan Rickelton's quest to get the pads in, Rahul hits the first ball from Maharaj for a boundary. It was slightly short from Maharaj and Rahul camped on the backfoot and drilled it to the left of mid-off. IND 36/1 in 18 overs.

The stage is set for an enthralling Test series as Shubman Gills India gear up to face Temba Bavumas South Africa in a two-match contest, beginning Friday at Kolkatas Eden Gardens.

Iqbal Stadium last hosted an ODI in 2008, before the terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's team bus the following year forced Pakistan to play home matches in the United Arab Emirates for six years. Since international cricket gradually returned to Pakistan in 2015,