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India and South Africa Clash in Raipur ODI, South Africa Elects to Bowl

Raipur, India – December 3, 2024 – India is facing South Africa in the second One Day International (ODI) at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur today. South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first, putting India in to bat.

Team India remains unchanged from the previous match in Ranchi, where they secured a 17-run victory. The South African side sees the return of Temba Bavuma to their playing XI.

Today marks only the second ODI ever held at the Raipur stadium. The first was on January 21, 2023, where India defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets.

Playing XIs:

  • India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (C, WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

  • South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi.

Head-to-Head:

  • Total ODIs: 95
  • India Won: 41
  • South Africa Won: 51
  • No Result: 3

Previous Match Recap:

In the first ODI in Ranchi, India posted a total of 350, thanks to Virat Kohli’s impressive 135, supported by Rohit Sharma (57) and KL Rahul (60). South Africa fell short, being bowled out for 332. Kuldeep Yadav was the standout bowler for India, claiming 4 wickets.

Series Schedule:

  • November 30: Ranchi (India won by 17 runs)
  • December 3: Raipur (Ongoing)
  • December 6: Visakhapatnam

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