New Delhi [India], Feb 1: ABD not playing will be a huge factor in the outcome of this game, also Faf in his pre-match press mentioned that they are not been able switch from the Test to ODI in terms of fitness which could play a key role today

South Africa's last five ODI series at home: Beat Ban 3-0. Beat SL 5-0. Beat Aus 5-0. Beat Ire 1-0. Beat Eng 3-2 after being down 0-2. 17 consecutive wins - the longest successful run ever for a team in home ODIs - digs out Deepu. They are on a roll and it will need something special to stop them. Their success is because of the core group - de Kock, Amla, Faf, Duminy, Miller, Morris, Rabada and Tahir. These eight are a certainty with the others juggling around them. India have to find a way to counter them, if they want to win their first series here. Toss and teams coming up soon..

The musical chairs for the number four slot has been going on for a long time. Plenty (ten) of batsmen have been tried at that number and still it remains vacant. However, Kohli has hinted that Ajinkya Rahane, who occupied that spot during the 2015 World Cup, will be batting there in this series, which means there is no place for Pandey, Iyer or Karthik in the XI. The bowling is pretty much sorted, unless Kohli springs a surprise, Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah to lead the attack, while Chahal/Kuldeep to handle the spin department.