SA win toss and decide to bat in first ODI against India

Proteas go into series without Kagiso Rabada

A view of the toss during the first One Day International match between SA and India at Boland Park in Paarl on January 19 2022.
A view of the toss during the first One Day International match between SA and India at Boland Park in Paarl on January 19 2022.
Image: ASHLEY VLOTMAN/ GALLO IMAGES

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat in the first ODI against India at Boland Park in Paarl.

South Africa will be without fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who has been withdrawn from the squad. Rabada's workload has been adjusted in preparation for the team's tour to New Zealand next month.

Quinton de Kock is in the SA team after he announced his retirement from Test cricket during the Test series against India, which was won 2-1 by SA.

Umpire Marais Erasmus, who is back at the ground where he used to play his provincial cricket, is standing in his 100th ODI.

Teams

SA — Quinton de Kock, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

India — KL Rahul (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Allahudien Paleker

TV Umpire: Adrian Holdstock


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