IND vs SA 1st ODI: India return to white-ball cricket on Sunday with the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi, looking to reset and rebuild momentum ahead of a big white-ball season. The focus now moves to limited-overs cricket, and this three-match ODI series is an important opportunity for India to see where they stand in this format, which will see the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Both batters, especially Rohit, were superb in their last ODI outing against Australia in Sydney, stitching a match-winning partnership in a tricky chase. With KL Rahul leading the side and confirming that he will bat at No. 6, there are important roles to be figured out across the batting order as India continue to test combinations. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer miss this series due to their injuries, while Jasprit Bumrah (rest), Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel aren’t part of the three ODIs too.
South Africa arrive with strong recent form and a well-settled squad. Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma, one of the most successful ODI opening pairs in recent years, will be key threats, while the pace unit of Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen and Nandre Burger makes them dangerous even without Kagiso Rabada.
Match Info: IND vs SA 1st ODI
- Date & Time: Sunday, November 30, 1:30 PM IST
- Venue: JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
- Live Streaming: Star Sports Network, JioHotstar, Airtel Xstream
- Format: 1st ODI of 3-match series
- Head-to-head: South Africa lead 51–40 (In India: IND lead 18–14)
Ranchi Pitch Report
A black-soil surface with movement and bounce early. Seamers thrive in the first ten overs as survival is currency until the ball goes soft. Batting gets easier in the middle phase, before spinners take over when the pitch grips. Anything above 265 could feel like work. This is more of a batting-friendly ground. However, the last ODI played here was 3 years ago.
Probable XIs: IND vs SA
India: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Reddy, KL Rahul (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (C), Matthew Breetzke, Rubin Hermann, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
IND vs SA 1st ODI Live Streaming & broadcast
| Country / Region | TV / Streaming Options |
|---|---|
| India | Star Sports Network / Disney+ Hotstar |
| USA & Canada | Willow TV |
| UK | TNT Sports & Discovery+ |
| Australia | Channel Seven, Foxtel |
| Middle East | CricLife & Switch TV |
Full India vs South Africa squads for 3 ODIs
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul(w/c), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav
South Africa
Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil Baartman, Tony de Zorzi, Prenelan Subrayen
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