Ind vs SA, 1st ODI: No surprise as South Africa opt to bat

South African skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat first in the first match of the 6-match ODI series at Durban.

This is for the 7^th time that a team winning toss has opted to bat first at the venue.

South Africa, who are on a 17-game unbeaten run in the ODIs at home, are without their talismanic batsman AB de Villiers, who is ruled out for the first three games due to injury. Aiden Markram will be playing in the XI.

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For India, both wrist spinners—Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal—have been roped in the playing XI while Ajinkya Rahane also made a comeback.

South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Faf du Plessis(c), Aiden Markram, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal