The ODI part of the 2025/26 series of home matches had India prevailing 2-1 over South Africa. The result mattered. The ODIs, following the defeat of the Test series, provided India with an opportunity to re-establish, and they availed it.

There was a lot of interest in the series in India. The audience was also powerful in Bangladesh where a great number of viewers used such services as the Linebet app to watch the games.

How the Series Played Out

The Test losses had not yet been forgotten during the start of the ODIs and India obviously had a different approach towards the format. Ranchi set the tone. There were 349 that appeared risky and India did a great job to defend and win the first game by 17 runs.

Raipur was a different story. South Africa pursued at the very outset and completed it in the last over, four wickets to the victor.

This all came to Visakhapatnam. That was a match that never seemed like a close one. India followed 270 with ease as they hit a target of over 100 overs remaining and finish the series.

Players Who Made the Difference

The contribution made by Kohli was notable in all three matches. He finished the series having scored 302 runs and had barely done anything wrong, especially in the final ODI, the unbeatable hundred he scored left the pressure of the chase off his shoulders.

Kuldeep Yadav who took nine wickets led the bowling attack. Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh were on his side at the right time.

In the case of South Africa, Matthew Breetzke was the most trustful batter as he scored 164 runs and that would provide South Africa with something to form on as they head into the T20Is.

Major Events that Characterized the Series

  • 1st ODI: The win was due to a great finish by bowlers of India and a 117 by Kohli.
  • 2nd ODI: This match was a thriller in high scoring with the middle-order of South Africa led by Breetzke carrying the day in the last over.
  • 3rd ODI: Kohli and Jaiswal pursued the target and they are sending a strong message in the run-up to T20I leg.

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Having won the ODI series with the bag in hand as well as a 31 T20I outcome to follow, India are going into the next series in a good position.

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With the entire focus on the T20 format, both sides will most probably make experiments. To this, however, India are at the moment ahead of the pack, and the performance confirms it.