By Admin 
Today is the first match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa. Both the teams will face each other at JSCA Cricket Stadium in Ranchi. KL Rahul is the captain of Team India for this series. The command of the South African team is in the hands of Temba Bavuma.
The first ODI match between India and South Africa will start at 1:30 pm. The toss of the match will take place at 1 pm. Fans will be able to watch this match live on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. Whereas viewers watching the match on mobile will be able to stream this match live on JioHotstar.
Star fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will not be seen in the ODI series against South Africa. Both have been given rest. Due to injury, regular captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer are also not in this series. Many young players have been selected in Team India for this series.
pitch report
The first ODI match between India and South Africa will be played at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The pitch here is suitable for spinners. However, fast bowlers were also seen getting help in the beginning. There is very little hope of a high scoring match here. Team India has played six matches on this ground, out of which it has won 3 matches and lost one match. There was no result of one match.
Probable playing eleven of South Africa- Tony de Jorgie, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Temba Bavuma (captain), Aiden Markram, Matthew Britzke, Dewald Brewis, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Prenlan Subrayan, Lambi Ngidi and Nandre Berger.
Probable playing eleven of Team India- Rohit Sharma, Rituraj Gaikwad/Yashaswi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.