Don’t write off champions: Nathan Lyon on Kohli’s recent batting slump
The Australian team must be hoping to take advantage of Virat Kohli’s prolonged batting slump when the two sides clash in the five-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar trophy
After 15 overs: India xx for 1 (Virat Kohli 16*, Rohit Sharma 34*)
India 48/1 in 7.2 overs: Shikhar Dhawan’s aggressive innings comes to an end as the left-hander was caught by Andile Phehlukwayo off Kagiso Rabada’s delivery.
Earlier, South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to field against India in the fifth One-Day International (ODI) at the St. George’s Park here on Tuesday.
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South Africa, have replaced all-rounder Chris Morris who has a stiff back with chinaman Tabraiz Shamsi while India who lead the series 3-1, are unchanged.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Hashim Amla, Jean-Paul Duminy, AB de Villiers, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Lungisani Ngidi, Morne Morkel, Tabraiz Shamsi.
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