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India will be playing a three-match ODI series against South Africa starting on 17th December at Johannesburg under KL Rahul's leadership. It will be very interesting to see how youngsters like Sai Sudharsan, and Ruturaj Gaikwad perform on the big stage with seniors like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at how team India has performed against South Africa in ODIs over the years in bilateral series.
Team India against South Africa in ODI bilateral series:
India won by 2-1 (3) in 1991 (H)
South Africa won by 5-2 (7) in 1992 (A)
India won by 1-0 (1) in 1996 (H)
India won by 3-2 (5) in 2000 (H)
Drawn series by 2-2 (5) in 2005 (H)
South Africa won by 4-0 (5) in 2006 (A)
India won by 2-1 (3) in 2007 (N)
India won by 2-1 (3) in 2010 (H)
South Africa won by 3-2 (5) in 2011 (A)
South Africa won by 2-0 (3) in 2013 (A)
South Africa won by 3-2 (5) in 2015 (H)
India won by 5-1 (6) in 2018 (A)
South Africa won by 3-0 (3) in 2022 (A)
India won by 2-1 (3) in 2022 (H)
Overall, India has won 7 out of 14 bilateral ODI series against South Africa, while South Africa won 6 out of 14 bilateral ODI series against India with one of them ending a draw by a 2-2 margin in 2005.
India has won only 1 out of 6 bilateral series played on South African soil.
India vs South Africa head-to-head in bilateral ODI matches:
Played - 55
Won - 25
Lost - 29
NR - 1 (Abandoned games aren't counted)
India has won only 9 out of 28 ODI matches (NR-1) against South Africa on South African soil.
