Ranchi, Nov. 30 -- South Africa won the toss and opted to field in the first ODI at Ranchi on Sunday evening, choosing to exploit the likelihood of dew settling in during the second innings.
India, led by KL Rahul, fielded a settled XI with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad forming a strong top order.
Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja provided the allround depth, while the bowling attack featured Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna, supported by Kuldeep Yadav as the lead spinner.
Rahul said India too would have preferred to bowl first, pointing to the good energy in the camp with several players returning.
He emphasised the need to make every ODI opportunity count, particularly against a we...