India Loses 19th Consecutive Toss as South Africa Elects to Field in 1st ODI
South Africa captain Aiden Markram chose to field first anticipating dew, with India missing key player Shubman Gill due to injury in the first ODI of the series.
- On Sunday, South Africa won the toss and elected to field in the first ODI at JSCA Stadium in Ranchi, with Aiden Markram leading the visitors.
- Expecting night dew, Aiden Markram opted to field first, while KL Rahul observed dew during practice and said he would have bowled had he won the toss.
- India named an XI that pairs three spinners with three quicks and promoted Yashasvi Jaiswal to open with Rohit Sharma after Shubman Gill was ruled out with a neck injury.
- The Proteas rested regular skipper Temba Bavuma and Keshav Maharaj, selecting one frontline spinner, Prenelan Subrayen, alongside four seamers to challenge India's batting.
- In MS Dhoni's hometown, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli make their first home appearances since retiring from Tests, with Rohit finishing as the leading run-scorer and Player of the Series in the 50-over leg.
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IND vs SA: India opt for Ruturaj instead of Pant, Bavuma misses Ranchi ODI
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India's losing streak in tosses continues as Proteas opt to field in Rohit and Kohli's first home outing in over a year
India and South Africa, additionally, are being led by KL Rahul and Aiden Markram respectively, with Shubman Gill ruled out of the series and Bavuma rested for the series opener at Ranchi's JSCA Stadium. In Gill's absence, Yashasvi Jaiswal will be opening along with Rohit Sharma.
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IND vs SA, 1st ODI: South Africa wins toss; opts to field first against India
South African stand-in skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first ODI against India at Ranchi's JSCA International Stadium Complex on Sunday. Temba Bavuma, the regular ODI captain of the Proteas, has been rested along with off-spinner Keshav Maharaj. We'll bowl first. Spent a couple of evenings here, there's dew at night, and it'll be slightly easier to bat later. Different personnel, the dressing room is in a good pl
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