Archive · 30 Nov 2025
India Faces South Africa in Crucial ODI Series
India and South Africa are playing the first ODI match on 30 November 2025 in Ranchi.
India is trying to recover from a recent Test series loss and is deciding who will open with Rohit Sharma since Shubman Gill is injured.
South Africa is confident after winning the Test series and wants to keep the momentum going.
The match will be broadcast on Star Sports and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
India's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, is under pressure to make good team selections.
Both teams have key players missing due to injuries or rest.
The series is important for India as they prepare for the 2027 World Cup and the T20 World Cup next year.
India and South Africa will play the first ODI on 30 November 2025 in Ranchi.
India is deciding between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open with Rohit Sharma due to Shubman Gill's injury.
South Africa is confident after winning the Test series and aims to continue their momentum in the ODI series.
The match will be broadcast on Star Sports and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar, starting at 1:30 PM IST.
India's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, is under pressure to make good team selections and stabilize the team's performance.
- Who
- India and South Africa cricket teams
- What
- First ODI match of the series
- When
- 30 November 2025
- Where
- JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi
- Why
- To start the ODI series and for India to fine-tune the squad for the 2027 World Cup
- Series Start Date
- 30 November 2025
- Venue
- JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi
- Toss Time
- 1:00 PM IST
- Match Start Time
- 1:30 PM IST
- TV Broadcast
- Star Sports network
- Live Streaming
- Disney+ Hotstar
- India Captain
- KL Rahul (stand-in)
- South Africa Captain
- Temba Bavuma
- Injured Players
- Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer
- Recent Test Series Result
- India lost 0-2 to South Africa
- ODI Squad Members
- Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel
- South Africa Squad Members
- Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Prenelan Subrayen
Sources
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