Cricket News: The first ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa is in Johannesburg. South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. At the same time, the Kangaroo team has a very strong hold in the ongoing Perth Test match between Pakistan and Australia.
The fourth day’s play continues. The title match of the Under-19 Asia Cup is being played between UAE and Bangladesh. South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first in the first ODI match against India.
India has given a chance to batsman Sai Sudarshan to debut in ODI, while Nandre Berger will play his first match for South Africa. India has made Sanju Samson a part of the playing-11 instead of Rinku Singh, who has performed brilliantly in T20 cricket.
The three-match ODI series between India and South Africa is starting from today (17 December) in Johannesburg. KL Rahul is captaining Team India in this series. This series is going to be no less than a litmus test for Rahul, because India’s record while playing the ODI series in South Africa has been very poor.
Till date only one Indian captain has been successful in winning the ODI series in this country. The name of this captain is Virat Kohli.