IND vs SA India vs South Africa ODI highlights: India takes on South Africa in the first ODI of the three-match series at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Thanks to Arshdeep Singh’s five-wicket haul, the visitors could only bowl out SA for a total of just 116. Arshdeep and Avesh Khan dealt early blows to South Africa and left them reeling at 58/7 at one stage. SA somehow managed to break the 100-point mark. Avesh missed a five-footer and scalped four wickets.
Sai Sudharsan was impressive on debut as he became the 16th Indian player and the fourth Indian to score a half-century on his maiden ODI innings. He was ably supported by Shreyas Iyer, who also scored a half-century, as India won the match by 8 wickets.
Throw: South Africa chose to bat first
Pitch report: The pitch helped the bowlers and the fast bowlers shared nine wickets between them. It shouldn’t be a tough chase for India.
Weather report: According to an AccuWeather report, there are minimal chances of a rain break during the first ODI, and the temperature in Joburg will remain in the range of 20 to 29 degrees Celsius.
face to face: India and South Africa have met each other in ODI matches on as many as 98 occasions, with the Men in Blue winning 35 of those encounters. India won the last ODI played between the two teams by 243 runs on November 5, 2023 in Johannesburg.
Playing XI India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsen, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C&WK), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avish Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
Playing XI South Africa: Reda Hendricks, Tony De Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaassen (wk), David Miller, Jan Mulder, Andile Pholukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Berger, Tabriz Shamsi.
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