IND vs SA 3rd ODI: The third ODI match between India and South Africa is being played in Visakhapatnam. Team India has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Arshdeep Singh provided the first success. KL Rahul did what Gill-Rohit could not do.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI: The last match of the 3-match ODI series between India and South Africa is being played on the grounds of Visakhapatnam. In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to field first. Before the match, all the Indian fans were expecting a lot of luck from captain KL Rahul and something similar happened. The captain of the Indian team was successful in winning the toss after a long time. The toss has played a big role in the last two matches. As soon as Rahul won the toss, the stain from the last 20 ODI matches was gone. After about 2 years the coin has fallen in favor of Blue.
India has not won the toss in the last 20 ODI matches
20 matches were played yesterday before the third ODI between India and South Africa, but not even once did the coin fall in favor of Team India. The series started with the 2023 ICC World ODI World Cup, when Australia defeated India in the toss in the final. After that, winning the toss remained a dream for the Men in Blue. But on the ground of Visakhapatnam, captain KL Rahul has removed a big stain on the Indian team by winning the toss.
When did India last win the toss?
Team India last won the toss against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup. After that the coin did not fall in favor of the Indian team in the final and the match also did not happen. Since then the series of defeats continued and it continued till 3 December 2025. This time was so long that even the fans were surprised. Winning the toss for India seemed like a joke to him. But, the work which even Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul could do till now, Rahul has done it.
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KL Rahul tosses coin with left hand
When the toss took place before the start of the match in Visakhapatnam, all the fans seemed very excited about it. Even the commentators were hoping that perhaps the streak of toss defeats would end today and something similar happened. In this match, KL Rahul tossed the coin with his left hand, which proved to be absolutely correct. Ultimately the toss came in favor of the Men in Blue, after which Murali Karthik announced in the presentation that Team India won the toss. Indian fans screamed in full force as soon as the coin fell in India’s favor.
Arshdeep Singh gave India its first success
In this match, Team India not only won the toss but also started in a brilliant manner. Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh did not allow South African opener Ryan Rickleton to open his account and showed him the way out on the fifth ball. Left-handed Arshdeep bowled a brilliant ball which took the edge of Ryan’s bat and went straight into the gloves of wicketkeeper KL Rahul.
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