Toss India chose to bat vs South Africa

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat in the first of the three ODIs in Bengaluru on Sunday.

That apart, Jemimah Rodrigues, who was left out of the Bangladesh series due to a back niggle, was included along with D Hemalatha - who last played for India in September 2022. Offspinner Shreyanka Patil was left out.

Nondumiso Shangase, Nonkululeko Mlaba and Sune Luus will be their spinners.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, D Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Richa Ghosh (wk) Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, S Asha, Renuka Singh

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Suné Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Annerie Dercksen, Nondumiso Shangase, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba