India vs South Africa 1st ODI Playing 11: IND vs SA Squads, Predicted Lineup, Team News

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India vs South Africa 1st ODI Playing 11: India will take on South Africa in the first of the three ODI matches on Sunday (December 17) at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

After India's World Cup 2023 Final heartbreak, this is the first 50-over match the Men in Blue are playing. India already drew the T20I series 1-1 with the Proteas and will play two Tests after the conclusion of the ODI series.

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Team News, Injury Update

India don't have their ODI Captain Rohit Sharma in this series as KL Rahul will be captaining the team. Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah are also absent as many young and new faces are set to take centre stage against the South African side.

Sanju Sampson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, and Ruturaj Gaikwad may get a nod to play in the first match on Sunday. Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav both have been selected as the spinners and we expect the former to play on Sunday.

South Africa will be captained by Aiden Markram as Temba Bavuma has been rested for the series. The Proteas named a strong batting unit, but their bowling will be spearheaded by Lizaad Williams. Ottniel Bartman, Mihali Mpongwana and Nandre Burger are the new inclusions in pace department and they have Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj as spinners, with the latter likely to play on Sunday.

India and South Africa ODI Squads

India: 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, and Deepak Chahar

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Playing 11: IND vs SA Predicted Lineup

India (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (c), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal

South Africa (Playing XI): Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Ottniel Bartman