India to face South Africa in 1st ODI today: Possible playing XI

Johannesburg: Team India will face hosts South Africa in the 1st ODI today. The 1st ODI will be hosted at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

Out of the 91 total matches played between the two teams, the South Africans won  in 50, while India secured wins in 38 matches. 3 matches concluded with no clear result. Notably, when mathces took place on South Africa, the advantage tilted significantly in favor of the hosts, who become victorious  in 25 ODI matches against India.

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Possible playing XI:

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C), Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams