Team India won the toss after 2 years, then captain KL Rahul had a funny reaction.

By Samira Vishwas On Dec 6, 2025

Let us tell you that after two years and 20 consecutive ODI matches, the coin fell in favor of the Indian team and the host team won the toss. Earlier, the Indian team had won the toss in the semi-final against New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup.

After Ranchi ODI, disappointed with losing the toss in Raipur ODI, KL Rahul tried a new trick to win the toss in Visakhapatnam. He tossed the coin with his left hand instead of his right hand. Bavuma called heads and the coin fell in favor of KL Rahul as tails. Rahul’s trick of tossing the coin with his left hand instead of his right hand worked.

KL Rahul’s reaction after winning the toss in this match was excellent. He also had a small celebration and after that teammate Harshit Rana and bowling coach Morne Morkel also congratulated him.

21st time lucky!#TeamIndia WINS THE TOSS! Yes, you read that right & @klrahul chooses to field first at Vizag!#INDvSA 3rd ODI, LIVE NOW 👉 pic.twitter.com/lpIF9EIYIe
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 6, 2025

For this match, India gave a chance to Tilak Verma in place of Washington Sundar. In the South African team, Ryan Lickleton and Otniel Bartman came in place of Nandre Berger and Tony DeGeorge who were out due to injury.

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Bretzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brewis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Bartman.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.