Live from Chennai: South Africa wins the toss, elects to bat first

The much-awaited test series between India and South Africa finally kicked off at Chennai. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. India is playing 7 batsmen and 4 bowlers in this match. World record holders Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie began on a positive note, as they have successfully handled the Indian bowlers in the initial overs. South Africa were 30/0 when reports last came in.

Teams:

India: Virender Sehwag , Wasim Jaffer , Rahul Dravid , Sachin Tendulkar , Saurav Ganguly , VVS Laxman , Mahendra Singh Dhoni (w) , Anil Kumble (c) , Harbhajan Singh , Rudra Pratap Singh , S Sreesanth .

South Africa: Neil McKenzie , Graeme Smith (c) , Hashim Amla , Jacques Kallis , Ashwell Prince , AB de Villiers , Mark Boucher (w) , Morne Morkel , Paul Harris , Dale Steyn , Makhaya Ntini.