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South Africa opt to bowl against India in 1st ODI  

South Africa have rested skipper Temba Bavuma and spinner Keshav Maharaj
Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav during a training session on the eve of the first ODI cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. PTI

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Stand-in South Africa skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to field against India in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday.

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South Africa have rested skipper Temba Bavuma and spinner Keshav Maharaj.

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For India, who are without regular skipper Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma will open with Yashasvi Jaiswal. The hosts have gone with three spinners and as many pacers.

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

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

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