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India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match Prediction: After being held 1-1 in the T20 series, India will look to do better in the ODI series, starting on 17th December at the New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. However, it is not going to be easy for the India team to deal against the fast bowling lineup of South Africa on a pacey and bouncy track of Wanderers, which was seen in the last match, as it gets hard to deal with the extra bounce.

India won the last T20 match on the same ground with a good margin of 106, and it was Kuldeep Yadav’s show that took five wickets in just 2.5 overs to bowl out South Africa on just 95 runs. Suryakumar Yadav scored his fourth century of T20 to equal the most hundred record with Rohit Sharma, and he was also given the player of the series for his amazing batting performance in both matches.

South Africa will have almost the same squad except for a few players, but they will look to win the ODI series against India. In recent days, legends like Sunil Gavaskar have said it is stupid to keep the ODI series on tour. Aiden Markram will be leading his side in the ODI series, and Rassie van der Dussen is also going to be included in the squad.

It is going to be an exciting contest between the two sides who did quite well in the World Cup and finished first and second in the league stage, but both of them lost to Australia, who clinched the World Cup title against India in the Final.

When and Where To Watch India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match

Match	India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match
Date & Time	December 17, 2023, 8:30 PM IST
Venue	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Where to Watch	Hotstar

Player Injury Report For India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match

Rabada picked up niggle injury and will be out for the ODI series.

India vs South Africa Head-to-Head ODI Record

Match Played	91
India Won	38
South Africa Won	50
Tie/NR	0/3

India won the last three ODI matches against South Africa, and the last one was in the World Cup, in which they won by 243 runs.

Weather Conditions For India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match

The weather will be a bit overcast, and there is a chance of rain in the morning and evening.

Pitch Report of New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, In India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match On December 17, 2023

Match Played	9 Matches
Batting first won	4 Matches won
Batting second won	4 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	275 Runs
Highest Team innings total	439/2 by RSA
Lowest Team innings total	142/10 by BANW

The last match between India and South Africa saw some extra bounce, giving the batters some tough times. Even Kuldeep Yadav got some grip on the pitch, which helped him take five wickets.

Team Preview Of India

India team will have a lot of changes in the squad as most of the senior players will join the ODI Squad, which will be led by KL Rahul, who has been seen as the future captain of the ODI format.

Important players for the India Team in the match against South Africa

1- Shreyas Iyer has been in amazing ODI form, and in his last 10 matches, he scored 530 runs with an average of 75.71. He has a 52.38 average against South Africa in 10 ODI matches, but it will be difficult for him on South African pitches, which have more bounce, and Iyer does have a weakness on bouncers.

2- Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets in the last T20 match, and South Africa does have a weakness against wrist spinners. He took 26 wickets against South Africa in just 11 matches.

3- Yuzvendra Chahal will be making his return to the Indian side after being left out of the ODI World Cup. He has had 22 wickets against South Africa in 10 matches, which is a great record for him, and he will be willing to give the same kind of performance.

Team Preview Of South Africa

South Africa needs to improve its batting lineup after their awful last-match performance against India by getting out on just 95 runs. However, South Africa does have a great record against India in ODI, but in the last three matches, they lost to India by a huge margin.

Important players for the South Africa Team in the match against India

1- Aiden Markram will be looking to perform well with bat and ball in the ODI, as he has a 45.11 average in the last 10 matches and has also taken a couple of wickets.

2- Rassie Van der Dussen has an amazing average against India in ODI. He has an 84.33 average against India in the last 5 matches, and he also played 129 run innings against them.

3- Heinrich Klaasen has been amazing for South Africa for the last two years, averaging around 48+, but he needs to keep his performance consistent.

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match Prediction

South Africa will be the favorite to win the match, but if India is going to chase, then they will have a better chance.

India vs South Africa 1st ODI: Probable Playing 11 of India

KL Rahul (Captain)(wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar

India vs South Africa 1st ODI: Probable Playing 11 of South Africa

Aiden Markram (Captain), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nandre Burger