After India posted a total of 186/5 in the allotted 20 overs with the help of Raina's century, the Men in Blue successfully defended the total and won the match by 14 runs
In an Instagram Live session, both the players picked each other in the side and jointly selected the rest of the players in the team
The Proteas, who returned from India on March 18, completed a 14-day period of self-isolation on Thursday, but will remain in lockdown for the next two weeks just like the rest of the country
Cricket South Africa's chief medical officer, Dr Shuaib Manjra, was quoted as saying that the players have been told to isolate themselves and will be tested
Not a single ball could be bowled in the series as the opener was washed out in Dharamsala and the series was called off ahead of the second ODI in Lucknow
After its three-match ODI series was called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the players and the support staff stayed put in Lucknow where the second match was slated
Before the coronavirus crisis caused mass cancellations and postponements in the last three days, March was to be a busy sports month
The first ODI in Dharamsala, on Thursday, was washed out without a ball being bowled and later the BCCI called off the remainder of the series
"With the IPL being postponed, it only made sense that at this point of time, this series is also called off. The country is facing a serious pandemic," a top BCCI official told PTI.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday assessed that COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic.
As part of advisory issued by the Health Ministry, all federations have been asked to avoid large gatherings
India vs South Africa match was called off due to excessive rain in Dharamshala
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India cricket team will take on South Africa cricket team at Dharamshala on Thursday
The number of positive cases in India stands at 43 at the moment and the South African team that landed in the national capital for three ODIs in the wee hours of Monday
The South African ODI team arrived here on Monday for a three-match series against India starting in Dharamsala from March 12. The 16-member side will be flying to the hill city on Monday itself while the Indian squad will reach the venue on Tuesday. The centrally contracted Indian players will undergo a series of medical tests at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru to ascertain fitness as well as to assess workload. The visiting team is accompanied by Cricket South Africa's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shuaib Manjra, due to the prevalent novel coronavirus threat. India has recorded 39 cases so far, while the number of infected has gone beyond one lakh internationally. The series' second and third ODI will be played in Lucknow (March 15) and Kolkata (March 18). South Africa squad: Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Kyle Verreynne, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Jon-Jon Smuts, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamla, Beuran ..
Rohit Sharma was kept out of the mix with the limited overs vice-captain still recovering from a calf injury while Kedar Jadhav has been dropped
Both the teams will arrive in the stadium on March 10. The teams will have the practice match before the opening ODI.
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