Overview
- The first Youth ODI at Willowmoore Park, Benoni starts at 1:30 PM IST on January 3 with the toss at 1:00 PM IST.
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi leads with Aaron George as deputy as captain Ayush Mhatre and vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra recover from wrist injuries under BCCI supervision and are slated to rejoin for the World Cup.
- All three fixtures are scheduled for January 3, 5 and 7 at Willowmoore Park as India finalize combinations before the World Cup begins on January 15 in Zimbabwe and Namibia, where they are in Group B with the USA, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
- No official television or streaming partner has been announced in India for the Youth ODI series.
- Published squads list Vaibhav Suryavanshi as India captain and Muhammad Bulbulia as South Africa captain alongside full touring groups.