IND vs SA, World Cup 2023: It was a packed-house in Kolkata as India posted a big 326-run total on board, thanks to Virat Kohli's record equaling 49th ton and Shreyas Iyer's 77 off 87 balls.
The toss and match time for the first ODI between India and South Africa has been pushed by half an hour due to rain.
With the win in the first two T20Is, India won the three-match series 2-1
The second ODI is scheduled to be played at the Ekana stadium in Lucknow on Sunday followed by the third at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 18. The first ODI in Dharamsala was washed out on Thursday.
The chances of a full 50-over match a side looks bleak as it is raining heavily in Dharamshala and the forecast is neither pleasing as well.
Major cricketing nations like England, Australia and South Africa follow the same model where they have five or six specified venues for Test matches.
Shahbaz Nadeem took the last two wickets as India defeated South Africa to complete their first ever whitewash against the Proteas.
Scoring 212 in just 255 balls, Rohit Sharma broke a flurry of records on the second day at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) Stadium in Ranchi.
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem was included in the squad for the final Test between India and South Africa as the replacement for Kuldeep Yadav.
India became the first-ever cricket team to enforce the follow-on on South Africa since 2008 after bundling the Proteas out for 275 in the first innings.
