Who Won the Toss Today, IND vs SA 1st ODI: India vs South Africa Toss Result & Playing 11

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Who Won the Toss Today, IND vs SA 1st ODI: South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bat first against KL Rahul-led India in the 1st ODI at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday (December 17).

The two sides head into the match on the back of a three-match series that ended 1-1 after the first T20I was abandoned due to rain in Durban earlier this month. Now, an almost new-look India will challenge the home side in the 50-over format.

As for the team news for Sunday's match, India has handed a debut to Sai Sudarshan, while the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson also get a place in the 11. South Africa, on the other hand, has handed an ODI debut to Nandre Burger.

What the captains said at IND vs SA toss?

After opting to bat first, South Africa skipper Markram said: "Used wicket, we'd like to bat first, we are playing two spinners. It's a fantastic day, hats off to the people. Hopefully both teams can put on a nice show for them. Burger makes his debut - special day for him. Opportunities are vital, none better than today."

Meanwhile, Indian captain Rahul said: "Special day, watched a lot of cricket on TV - the Pink ODI is a big occasion here in South Africa. Looking forward to a cracker of a game. There was a lot of spin and it was dry, we'll try to put pressure on them."

On team news, Rahul added: "Sai Sudharsan is on debut today. There are a few names that have played a lot of IPL cricket. Ruturaj did well, Tilak seems exciting, Sanju is always exciting.

"We've got Axar, Kuldeep who'd love to see some spin. They know what pressure is and how to handle it. They all come with IPL experience, hopefully that helps them here and they can perform to the best of their ability."

India vs South Africa Playing 11

India: KL Rahul (captain/wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi.

India vs South Africa World Cup 2023, Wanderers Stadium Pitch Report

Pommie Mbangwa said it is the same pitch that was used a couple of days ago for the final T20I, which is a dry surface. It's a used pitch. He also added that whoever wins the toss will want to bat first and put runs on the board.

The boundary length is 77 metres straight, square - 59 metres and 69 metres. He reckons it should be good for batting early, but spin will come into play as the game progresses.