India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI: SA win toss and opt to bowl first vs IND in Ranchi

IND vs SA 1st ODI Live Cricket Score, India vs South Africa Today Match Live Score Updates: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal return to the Indian side against South Africa in the first of the three match ODI series in Ranchi

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Live Cricket Score Updates:  South African skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first against KL Rahul’s India in the first of the three match ODI series at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Sunday

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In his previous ODI in Sydney last month, Rohit proved the doubters wrong with a scintillating century and despite a couple of blobs, Kohli bounced back with a masterful half-century.

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While they will have their task cut out, so will their head coach, Gautam Gambhir, who oversaaw a shambolic surrender of the Test team against the potent South Africans earlier this week.

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

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Nov 30, 2025 01:18 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: KL Rahul at toss

We would have bowled first as well. The preparation has been good, the energy is there with a lot of players coming back, we want to enjoy ourselves in the middle. That's what the chat has been, we need to use every opportunity we get in the ODI team, this is a great chance to challenge our skills against a very good team. Three spinners and three quicks for us today. 

Nov 30, 2025 01:18 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: Aiden Markram at toss

We'll bowl first. Spent a couple of evenings, dew at night time and it'll be slightly easier to bat at night. Different personnel, the dressing room is at a good place with a lot of energy and fun. It's an important series, the end role the 2027 WC, still a bit of time, but we're up against one of the best teams in the world. Just one spinner in Subrayen, I will bowl a bit - Temba and Maharaj have been rested, four seamers for us today.

Nov 30, 2025 01:10 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: SA playing XI

Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman

Nov 30, 2025 01:10 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: IND playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishn

Nov 30, 2025 12:59 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: Prince on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

“Our homework says a lot of dew is expected, so teams usually prefer chasing. But if we bat first on a good pitch and post a massive score, you can push the opposition into mistakes.” Prince also acknowledged the impact of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Nov 30, 2025 12:48 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: Ashwell Prince on SA batting

“We’ve been able to try different combinations in the 50-over space and we still have time before getting close to a final squad,” Prince said on the eve of the first ODI against India here.

“If there’s one area, it’s the bigger moments — tighter, clutch moments. White-ball cricket is about high-pressure environments and that’s where we want to get better,” he said.

Nov 30, 2025 12:38 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: KL Rahul on Rishabh Pant

“For Rishabh, he is good enough to play as a specialist batter, but we will see tomorrow. Of course, if he is playing, he will take the gloves, but we will see that tomorrow,” he told reporters on Saturday.

Nov 30, 2025 12:29 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: No place for Pant says Saba Karim

“I would love to see him in the 11, but I think the way the 11 is going to be constructed, I see no place for Rishabh Pant at this stage. He comes in because Shubman Gill is not there in the side and once you have decided to pick Tilak Varma in the 11, you see KL Rahul coming in as a wicketkeeper. Then you have the all-rounders coming through.

“The other option is to play Rishabh Pant low down the order and play with only five specialist bowlers and get maybe Tilak Varma or Yashasvi Jaiswal to bowl two, three overs,” Karim remarked.

Nov 30, 2025 12:20 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: Saba Karim on Tilak Varma

“Tilak Varma is the right player to get in place of Shreyas Iyer, because then you have very solid top order with Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, number three Virat Kohli. Tilak Varma has shown immense promise so far in white-ball cricket. This is a good opportunity for him to come good even in one-day cricket. So, I see Tilak Varma at number four,” Karim said on ESPNcricinfo.

Nov 30, 2025 12:09 PM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: What did KL Rahul say?

"I am happy to have him back again with the ODI team. He missed out the Australia series but he was part of the Champions Trophy as well. And he was key in us winning that tournament. He is someone who can do everything and he is someone who has always done everything that the team has required of him."

Nov 30, 2025 11:59 AM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: SA predicted XI

Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Matthew Breetzke, Rubin Hermann, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi

Nov 30, 2025 11:48 AM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI LIVE Score: IND predicted XI

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Reddy, KL Rahul (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh

Nov 30, 2025 11:38 AM IST
IND vs SA 1st ODI Live Score Updates: Welcome!

India seek a revival against the well-oiled Proteas. They are in Dhoni-land in time, and the stocks have been refuelled by the return of their ageing warhorses - Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

The middle-order and bowling stocks are thin but on a high-scoring belter, India will hope their stalwarts will pave the way for the 50-over show.

The unknown Kohli-Jansen duel

Early birds mostly get the worm, sometimes journalists landing on cricketing greens too soon also get rewarded. This is a story about the serendipitous sighting of an international cricket star. It also comes with a reminder – every acclaimed wicket-taker was once a modest net bowler. Like South Africa’s all-rounder Marco Jansen – the chief script writer of South Africa’s historic 2-0 Test against India – was once.

This week during the Guwahati Test, on a pitch more suited for spinners, Marco got wickets with his pace and bounce. He also smashed 7 sixes in his 91-ball 94 when most host batsmen struggled. READ MORE

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