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Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, the Indian team is on the verge of winning the ODI series.
The 3-match ODI series between India and South Africa is tied 1-1.
India won the first ODI by 8 wickets, while the hosts also won the second ODI by 8 wickets.
New Delhi. The third and final ODI of the 3-match series between India and South Africa will be played today i.e. Thursday (December 21) at Boland Park in Paarl. After winning the first match, the Indian team had to face defeat in the second ODI. Currently the 3-match series is tied at 1-1. Team India will want to win this match and win the series. If KL Rahul manages to win the ODI series, he will join the exclusive club of the great Virat Kohli. India have won the ODI series only once in South Africa so far. It is not easy for India to win the ODI series in South Africa, for this Team India will have to put in all efforts.
Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India won the 6-match ODI series 5-1 against South Africa (IND vs SA) at home in 2017-18. Rahul now has a golden opportunity to join Virat’s club. After Virat Kohli, KL Rahul can become the second Indian captain to win an ODI series in South Africa. This is Team India’s 7th ODI series in South Africa. The Indian team has managed to win only one of the last 6 ODI series against the hosts at home.
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Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, Team India has lost the series by 0-3.
India played its first ODI series in South Africa in 1992–93. Since then, India have played six ODI series at home against South Africa, of which Team India has won only one series. South Africa has won 5 ODI series. KL Rahul will also want to settle the score of the previous defeat. Rahul captained Team India for the first time in the ODI series on the tour of South Africa. Under Rahul’s captaincy, India lost the ODI series 0–3 on the tour of South Africa in 2021/22.
India vs South Africa ODI Head to Head
So far 93 ODI matches have been played between India and South Africa in which the Proteas team dominates. South Africa has so far won 51 ODIs against India while Team India has won 39 matches. The Indian team won the first ODI by 8 wickets, while South Africa made a comeback in the second ODI and defeated the Indian team by 8 wickets. In the first ODI, fast bowler Arshdeep Singh took 5 wickets while in the second ODI, South Africa’s opener Tony De Georgie scored a century to rob India of victory.
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First published: December 21, 2023, 08:32 IST