Overview
- Tilak Varma’s India A opted to bowl first in the 1st unofficial ODI at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, scheduled to start at 1:30 PM IST.
- The white-ball tour comprises three unofficial ODIs in Rajkot on November 13, 16 and 19.
- Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan headline India A’s players to watch as they look to strengthen ODI selection claims.
- There is no live TV broadcast confirmed in India, and streaming for the limited-overs leg has not been announced after the four-day games appeared on JioHotstar.
- Varma captains India A with Ruturaj Gaikwad as vice-captain, while Marques Ackerman leads South Africa A in a series framed as balanced but favoring the hosts’ familiarity with conditions.