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South Africa Opts to Bowl in First ODI Against India in Ranchi

Ranchi, November 30th – South Africa has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the opening match of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against India at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. KL Rahul is leading the Indian side in this series.

The Indian team is looking to bounce back after a disappointing 0-2 defeat in the recent Test series against South Africa on home soil. The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will start the innings for India.

Playing XI:

  • India: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.
  • South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (WK), Aiden Markram (C), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Bartman.

Ranchi ODI History:

Historically, Ranchi has been a mixed bag for India in ODIs. Out of the six previous matches played at this venue, India has won three, lost two, and one ended in no result. Notably, India defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in their only previous ODI encounter at this stadium.

Head-to-Head (ODI):

  • Total Matches: 94
  • India Won: 40
  • South Africa Won: 51
  • No Result: 3

India Squad:

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C/WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.

South Africa Squad:

Temba Bavuma (C), Ottneil Bartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock (WK), Tony de Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Lungi Ngidi, Rubin Hermann, Marco Jansen, Prenelan Subrayen.

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