India vs South Africa స్కోరు కార్డు, 1st ODI, South Africa vs India 2021/2022

India have won seven of their last eight men’s ODIs against South Africa with the only loss during this period coming at Johannesburg in February 2018.

This is set to be the first men’s ODI game between South Africa and India at Boland Park, Paarl; in fact this will be the eighth South African venue where the two countries will play each other in the format.

India won their last away bilateral men’s ODI series against Sri Lanka 2-1; the last time they won two consecutive such series was in January 2019.

South Africa are winless in their last three bilateral men’s ODI series, the last time they registered a series win in the format was against Australia at home in February 2020.

India along with England have struck a boundary once every 8.1 balls, the best rate for any batting side since the beginning of 2021.

Since the beginning of 2020, only West Indies (32) have dropped more catches in men’s ODIs than South Africa (27).

Indian bowlers have a collective bowling average of 46 in away men’s ODIs since the beginning of 2020, only England (49) have a poorer such rate than India during the period.

KL Rahul is all set to become the 26th player to lead India in men’s ODI’s; he has scored 1509 runs at an average of 49 in the 38 games he has played in the format.

Only Ireland’s Paul Stirling (eight) has struck more boundary sixes during the Powerplays of a men’s ODI game since the beginning of 2021 than South Africa’s Aiden Markram (six).

Yuzvendra Chahal (India) requires three more wickets to become the 23rd Indian bowler to scalp 100 wickets in ODIs; if he bags those wickets in this game then he will become the joint secondfastest Indian bowler to reach the landmark along with Jasprit Bumrah (57 matches).