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Harbhajan Singh, Stuart Binny and Ajinkya Rahane have been left out of the Indian playing XI as thy lose the toss and bat first in the 1st t20 against South Africa.
The match is being played at Dharamshala on Oct 2, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. on wards India time.
South Africa sipper Faf du Plessis said after winning the toss: “We will bowl first because of the dew factor, hopefully the ball will skid on later.
“This is close to the mountains, hopefully we can bowl them out cheaply and chase it down.
Dhoni is happy to be back in the limelight after a long gap, Sreenath Aravind, the KArnataka left-arm fast bowler maked his ODI debut today.
Follow the Ind vs SA live scores on Cricbuzz.com here.
When last reports came in, the Indian score was 71.1 after nine overs. Shikhar Dhawan who was playing brilliantly got run out.
Viewers in India can tune in to Star Sports to watch the live telecast. The live streaming is available on Star Sports website for online viewers.
The live streaming online can be watched at the website of Star Sports here. or HERE.
Willow TV has the rights to telecast the match live in the United States. PTv Sports in Pakistan and Fox Sports in Australia will telecast the match live.
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