The India vs South Africa ODI series will see KL Rahul as captain of the ship, as senior pros Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be missing. Here is all you need to know about the IND vs RSA matches - schedule, head-to-head record, squad and live streaming details
A month after enduring a heartbreaking loss in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the Indian ODI team will take the field again, this time in South Africa. The visting Men In Blue will take on the Proteas for a full-fledged tour involving duels in all three formats. (Cricket News)
India's tour of South Africa 2023-24 will feature three T20Is, three ODIs and two Test matches. The T20Is and ODIs will be played between December 10 and 21, before the attention shifts to Test cricket. The first Test will commence on 26 December in Centurion’s SuperSport Park, and the second five-day game will start on 3 January, in Cape Town’s Newlands Cricket Ground.
The India vs South Africa ODI series will see KL Rahul as captain of the ship, as senior pros Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be missing. Both batters have asked to be rested for the white-ball leg of the tour. Both Rohit and Virat will, however, be back in action for the two Test matches.
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Here is the visitors' full squad for the IND vs RSA ODIs:
India squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C/wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.
Head-To-Head Records
India have played South Africa in 91 ODI matches so far, and won 38 of them. The Proteas have emerged victors 50 times, while three matches ended without a result. In the recent past, India have had the wood over South Africa as the Men In Blue have won the last three encounters, including a dominating 243-run victory in the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, the Proteas won two back-to-back clashes in 2022 before that.
Below are the schedule, venues and live-streaming details of the upcoming South Africa vs India ODI series.
When and where will the India vs South Africa ODI series be played?
The IND vs RSA ODI series will be played from December 17 to December 21, 2023 in South Africa. Here is the full itinerary (all timings in IST):
1st ODI: Sunday, December 17 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg at 2pm.
2nd ODI: Tuesday, December 19 in St George's Park, Gqeberha at 2pm.
3rd ODI: Thursday, December 21 in Boland Park, Paarl at 2pm.
On which TV channels will the ODI matches be telecast live?
The ODI series will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network in India.
Where will the matches be live streamed?
The matches will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.