IND vs SA Match Preview- 1st ODI, South Africa Tour of India 2025
Published - 30 Nov 2025, 10:00 AM
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India will face South Africa in the first of the three-match ODI series. The IND vs SA Match Preview provides today's match details for the 1st ODI of the South Africa tour of India 2025.
IND vs SA Match Preview- 1st ODI, South Africa Tour of India 2025:
Date and Venue:
The IND vs SA match will be played from November 30 at JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi. The game will start at 1:30 PM IST.
Squads:
India
KL Rahul (c), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel
South Africa
Temba Bavuma (c), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Prenelan Subrayen.
IND vs SA Key battles:
Rohit Sharma vs Marco Jansen
Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma would wish to carry the form that he picked up in the final ODI against Australia into the first game of the three-match ODI series against South Africa.
Rohit will have to tackle the bowling of Marco Jansen, who is in good form leading into the ODI series and will take he new ball for South Africa.
Virat Kohli vs Keshav Maharaj
Like Rohit, another former Indian captain, Virat Kohli would look to build on the half-century he scored in the final ODI against Australia.
Kohli will go head-to-head against Keshav Maharaj, who will play a vital role in controlling things in the middle overs for South Africa by picking up wickets.
Aiden Markram vs Arshdeep Singh
Aiden Markram, the South African opener, would hope to get going in the first match itself to gain confidence for the matches to come.
Markram will be up against Arshdeep Singh, who would be entrusted to pick wickets with the new ball for the home side.
Temba Bavuma vs Kuldeep Yadav
South Africa's captain, Temba Bavuma, would look to lead from the front as he did in the first match of the Test series and take his team over the line.
Bavuma will face the challenge of Kuldeep Yadav, who will look to get rid of Bavuma early in the match.
IND vs SA Key Players:
IND- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav
SA- Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi
IND vs SA Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Ranchi with a maximum temperature of 24°C and a minimum of 14°C.
Conclusion
India will look to start the series on a winning note and get things back on track after a series loss against South Africa in Test match cricket.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas would like to carry the momentum that they gained courtesy of a historic win in the Test series into the first ODI against India.
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