The South Africa series in that context is the last big international T20 series that India play followed by one against Afghanistan in mid-January.
India's solitary ODI series win in the Rainbow nation occurred in 2018, emphasising the need for a strong beginning from Ruturaj Gaikwad and B Sai Sudharsan.
Rahul bemoans batting failures in ODI loss to South Africa
A desperate India seek to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Test Championship.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between India and South Africa played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday
Heinrich Klaasen's entertaining half-century went in vain as Andre Russell's all-round effort steered Kolkata Knight Riders to a thrilling four-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The left-arm spinner ran through SRH's top-order.
Krunal snapped three wickets giving away 18 runs before playing a vital 34-run knock.
Not only wickets, but records tumbled as India clinched a seven-wicket win over South Africa.
For the golden generation of Indian cricketers, this is their last chance to conquest what no other team could on eight previous tours.
During an action-packed day one of second Test between India and South Africa, a total of 23 wickets fell, which is the second highest number of wickets falling on day one of a Test.
South Africa should have been more clinical in the run-chase against Pakistan during the World Cup match in Chennai on Friday, said skipper Temba Bavuma, adding they were lucky to escape by the skin of their teeth.
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma lauded the team for their all-round performance and said that the team is looking for versatility with spin.
In the ODI rankings, Sri Lanka's two ODI matches at home against Zimbabwe =saw a number of movers, most notably on the bowling side through spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who moved to a career high rating (634) and rank (11th) with four wickets across the matches.
He had cleared the first round of testing along with the rest of the South African squad last week after arriving in New Delhi on June 2.
Images from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at Mohali on Tuesday.
England have been largely rusty and inconsistent despite having a dangerous squad on paper.
IMAGES from the Day 2 of the first Test between South Africa and India, at Centurion, on Wednesday.
Dominating the Powerplay overs both with bat and ball was key to Australia's victory in the World Cup semi-finals against South Africa.
South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad slammed the Newlands pitch as 'not great'.
Images from the 3rd ODI between India and South Africa at the Boland Park Stadium in Paarl on Thursday.
Maxwell's celebration, characterised by a 'rock the cradle' gesture, added an extra layer of significance to his already exceptional performance.
'Cape Town once again showed cricketers with limited first class experience will always struggle against the red ball.'
Suryakumar strengthens top position in ICC T20 batter rankings
'As long as the guys understand the way that we want to try play as a team and can keep that close to them when playing in different leagues and tournaments. Then hopefully by the time we meet up for the World Cup, the guys are used to that brand and how we want to operate as a team.'
The most interesting aspect of the contest is the form of batters from both sides which has been the reason of their success so far.
South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31.
Pakistan needs to win all its matches and expect Australia to falter in at least two of their remaining four games.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wanted a clinical performance from his bowlers after posting the highest total in World Cup history of 428/5 against Sri Lanka in their tournament-opener, adding that he was satisfied with individual achievements of his players.
Lucknow Super Giants will be itching to get back to winning ways against a buoyant Sunrisers Hyderabad with young wrist spinner Ravi Bishnoi holding the key.
A place in the ICC ODI World Cup final once again eluded the South Africans as they went down to Australia by three wickets.
Virat Kohli climbed up two places to rise to the seventh position in ICC rankings for batters, after hitting a terrific 85 in India's six-wicket win over Australia.
Abhishek, Head or Klassen? Whose batting caught your fancy last night?
VIn a dramatic turn of events on Day 3, India faced a resounding defeat against South Africa in the first Test as their batting lineup crumbled, managing only 131 runs in the second innings after the hosts posted a formidable 408 in their initial essay.
In a devastating Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park, India experienced one of its most humbling overseas defeats in recent memory, succumbing to an innings and 32-run loss in less than three days.
It rained fours and sixes in Bengaluru as a total of 549 runs were scored -- the highest aggregate in a T20 match.
Dean Elgar scored his 14th Test century to help South Africa to take an 11-run lead with five wickets in hand on Day 2.
South Africa's pace duo Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala have been ruled out of the World Cup because of injuries, Cricket South Africa confirmed on Thursday.
Aiden Markram scored a superb century and Sisanda Magala claimed five wickets to lead South Africa to a 146-run win over the Netherlands in a one-day international on Sunday.
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