On Sunday (December 17), South Africa are set to face India in the opening ODI of a three-match series. The match will take place at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. (Photo Source: Twitter)
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KL Rahul made his ODI captaincy debut during the last South Africa tour, where India faced defeat in all three ODIs.
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On Sunday (December 17), South Africa are set to face India in the opening ODI of a three-match series. The match will take place at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The T20I series between the two teams concluded with a 1-1 scoreline. India emerged victorious in the final match, securing a substantial 106-run margin.
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul will assume the captaincy for the Indian side. Rahul previously debuted as captain during the last South Africa tour, where India faced defeat in all three ODIs. He also led the team in two matches of the three-game series against Australia in September this year. Notable additions to the squad for the upcoming ODIs include Rajat Patidar, Sai Sudharsan, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, and Yuzvendra Chahal, who were not part of the T20I squad. Unfortunately, Deepak Chahar has been ruled out of the series, and his replacement is Akash Deep.
In the absence of Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram will assume the captaincy for the Proteas side. The ODI squad includes new additions Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Mihlali Mpongwana, and Wiaan Mulder, who were not part of the T20I squad.
Match Information
South Africa vs India, 1st ODI
India tour of South Africa, 17 Dec 2023, Sun, 1:30 PM IST ,Johannesburg
Probable PlayingXI
South Africa
RR Hendricks, T de Zorzi, HE van der Dussen, AK Markram(C), DA Miller, AL Phehlukwayo, H Klaasen, KA Maharaj, N Burger, LB Williams, OEG Baartman
Bench: MP Breetzke, T Stubbs, D Ferreira, M Jansen, G Coetzee, T Shamsi, BE Hendricks, DG Bedingham, KD Petersen, K Rabada, Wiaan Mulder, L Ngidi, K Verreynne, Mihlali Mpongwana, D Elgar, T Bavuma
India
RD Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, S Iyer, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul(C), RK Singh, Washington Sundar, KL Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh
Bench: Ishan Kishan, JM Sharma, SA Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, RA Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, DL Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, SV Samson, RM Patidar, Ravichandran Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, M Shami, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
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Aiden Markram SA bat
The 34-year-old opener has played 31 ODIs so far and has scored 858 runs at an average of 29.58 and a strike rate of 80.41. He has hit one century and six half-centuries.
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