South Africa captain A.B. de Villiers won the toss and opted to bat in the first of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Green Park stadium here on Sunday.
The teams:
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Mahandra Singh Dhoni (captain), Stuart Binny, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (captain), David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Ferhan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
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