India vs South Africa 1st ODI - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
KL Rahul, who had made his captaincy debut in ODIs during the last tour of South Africa, will lead the Indian side in the absence of Rohit Sharma. He captained India in two games of the three-match series against Australia in September this year.
Aiden Markram will lead the Proteas side in the absence of Temba Bavuma. Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Mihlali Mpongwana, and Wiaan Mulder are the players who have made it to the ODI squad and were not a part of the T20I squad.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IND vs SA Match Details
Match: IND vs SA, 1st ODI, India Tour of South Africa
Captains:
KL Rahul is going to lead India Cricket Team
Aiden Markram will lead South Africa Cricket Team
When: December 17th 2023, Sunday
Match is going to start at 01:30 p.m.
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 91 T20I matches against each other. Out of which India has won 38 matches and South Africa has won 50 whereas 3 matches ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
India
KL Rahul(w/c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
South Africa
Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi
Pitch report
The surface at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg will likely have a lot to offer to the bowlers. The average first innings total in the last five matches has been 210 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl. The teams batting first have managed to score more than 300 runs only thrice in the last 10 50-over matches at this venue.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Rinku Singh
Best Bowler: Mukesh Kumar
Weather forecast for today in Johannesburg
Maximum temperature: 28°C
Minimum temperature: 17°C
Wind speed: 17km/h
Chances of rain: 4%
Capacity of stadium: 34,000
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match
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