ODI Super League: The ODI Series Against India Is Very Important For South Africa To Earn Super League Points

The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa will be played on Thursday at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan, India will go with the less experienced B team.

Most of India’s players have left for Australia to participate in the T20 World Cup. So in this series, the youth are being given a chance. Two members (Deepak Chahar and Sreyas Iyer) of the ODI series are also part of the Indian Stand By squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

ODI Super League: Super League points are very important for South Africa

You may ask that when India has decided to field a B team for this series, then why is South Africa going with their full-strength team? The answer is World Cup Super League Points. The ODI World Cup is to be held in India next year.

India is the host, so they have already qualified for it, but the rest of the teams around the world are to be decided by Super League points. South Africa is currently at number 11 with 49 points. To improve this, he has landed in this series with a strong team.

ODI Super League: Challenge to beat South Africa in India after 12 years

The Indian team last won an ODI series against South Africa at home in 2010. The African team got success in the series held in India in 2015. That is, in front of Team India, there is a challenge to win an ODI series against Africa in their home after 12 years.

The match will start with a delay of half an hour. BCCI told that the toss will be held at 1:30 pm. While the match will start at 2:00 pm. Two members (Deepak Chahar and Sreyas Iyer) of the ODI series are also part of the Indian Stand By squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.