IND vs SA: 20 tosses, zero luck! India's baffling streak continues

NEW DELHI: India’s bonzer and progressively mystifying tally of losing ODI tosses stretched to 20 consecutive matches connected Wednesday, arsenic returning South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma called correctly and opted to vessel archetypal successful the 2nd ODI successful Raipur.

For KL Rahul’s broadside — already 1-0 up successful the bid aft a thrilling 17-run triumph successful Ranchi — this felt similar deja vu. For Bavuma, it was an accidental to support the bid live with conditions apt to amended for batting nether lights.Live Score: India vs South Africa, 2nd ODIIndia past won an ODI flip during the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup.Rahul could lone laughter disconnected the streak astatine the toss. “We haven't won the flip for a agelong time,” helium said with a wry smile. “We did truly good successful the past game.

They pushed america and we cognize what to expect. Before the series, we spoke astir it — we expect dew everyplace we play. Put runs connected the board, prime wickets early. Wicket looks good. Same squad for us.”

Bavuma, returning aft missing the Ranchi ODI, looked relieved. “We are gonna person a bowl,” helium said. “We’re hoping the dew comes successful and makes it easier with the shot skidding on. A batch of positives from the past game. We did precise good to get adjacent aft the mode we started.

Big crippled for us, a accidental to support the bid alive.” Bavuma confirmed 3 changes — himself, Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi slotting into the XI.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The pitch, meanwhile, carried layers of intrigue. Deep Dasgupta and Shaun Pollock reported contrasting halves — 1 extremity looking adust and bully for batting, the different patchy with cracks and uneven spots. “It’ll beryllium two-paced, with immoderate uneven bounce… not arsenic high-scoring arsenic Ranchi,” Pollock warned.

Reverse swing, they added, could beryllium a large origin owed to the abrasive surface. And then, of course, the ever-present dew: “You decidedly privation to chase.

”India, forced to bat archetypal yet again, named an unchanged XI featuring Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal and a bowling onslaught led by Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav.Playing XIs:South Africa: Quinton de Kock (w), Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi NgidiIndia: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna