By Admin 
Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss in the deciding match of the three-match ODI series against South Africa. You will be surprised to know that the Indian cricket team has succeeded in winning the toss in ODI after losing 20 consecutive toss. Before this, the last time the Indian captain had won the toss was in the semi-final match of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Rohit Sharma won the toss against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup. After this, all the Indian captains have lost the toss in ODIs. KL Rahul also lost the toss in both the opening ODI matches against South Africa, but his luck changed in the third ODI being played in Visakhapatnam. This time Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl.
Know what Indian captain KL Rahul said after the toss
In the third ODI against South Africa, KL Rahul said after winning the toss, “It will be better to chase the target considering the dew. It is better to bowl before that. We practiced here last night. There was dew and it did not come quickly like Ranchi and Raipur. We want to chase the target. Let’s see how we bowl first. The wicket looks good. We are very happy with the way we have played in the last two matches. Looking at the conditions. We have done well and there are a lot of positives.”
Team India’s playing eleven in the third ODI- Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna.
South Africa’s playing eleven in the third ODI- Ryan Rickleton, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Britzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brewis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Bartman.