India vs South Africa Cricket Score, 1st ODI Scorecard in Ranchi: India Beat South Africa By 17 Runs In First ODI

India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates / IND VS SA Live Scorecard: Virat Kohli stole the spotlight in Ranchi, smashing his 52nd ODI century as India edged past South Africa by 17 runs in a thrilling first ODI.

India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates | IND VS SA Live Scorecard: The Indian bowlers and especially Harshit Rana began the defence perfectly. India picked up early wickets to push the opposition on the back foot. 

India posted a massive 349/8 in 50 overs against South Africa after Virat Kohli brought up fantastic century. India were off to a brilliant start despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal early, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stitched a partnership of 136 runs for the second before. The home side then lost a couple of wickets in quick succession but Kohli has shown brilliant resistance. Later, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja played aggressively to help India put up a big total on the board.

 India will look to bounce back from their recent home Test whitewash against South Africa as the two sides meet in a three-match ODI series starting Sunday in Ranchi. The focus will return to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who will play in India colours at home for the first time since March, offering a crucial opportunity to strengthen their 2027 World Cup credentials. Both stars struggled initially during last month’s ODI series in Australia but ended with a strong partnership, including a century stand, reminding fans of their experience and skill.

India will also test team combinations amid several absences. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have been rested, while Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer remain sidelined due to injuries. South Africa, buoyed by their recent Test success, hope to carry that momentum into the limited-overs format despite missing key pacers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. The visitors remain confident their confidence from red-ball cricket can translate into white-ball performance in challenging conditions.

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IND VS SA 1st ODI SQUADS:

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil Baartman, Tony de Zorzi, Prenelan Subrayen

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul(w/c), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav

The first ODI between India and South Africa is scheduled to start at 1:30 PM IST.

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