India finally ended their shocking run of bad luck at the toss, as the stand-in captain KL Rahul got it right in the third and final ODI against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, breaking a streak of 20 straight toss losses.
The last time the Indian cricket team won a toss in an ODI was back in the 2023 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Since that match, Indian captains, including Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul, have lost 20 successive tosses.
The moment the coin showed tails, KL Rahul couldn’t hide his relief. The Indian skipper broke into a funny little celebration that instantly made everyone around him laugh, including the match officials, commentators, and his teammates in Visakhapatnam.
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South Africa captain Temba Bavuma had called heads, but the coin fell the other way, and it almost felt like India had won a mini-match even before the three-match ODI series decider began. Rahul looked genuinely happy, and he didn’t waste a moment in choosing to bowl first.
pic.twitter.com/bIed5oMqvF Funny side of KL Rahul??#KLRahul #INDvsSA
— KLR/AA (@klr_aa) December 6, 2025India won the toss after decades & look at that happiness on face of KL Rahul ?#INDvsSApic.twitter.com/wCOGHM9pvO
— Natasha ? (@heyyNatashuu) December 6, 2025? INDIA WON A TOSS IN ODI CRICKET. ?- The celebration from captain KL Rahul. ?pic.twitter.com/Zca4HnYu3V
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 6, 2025Washington Sundar makes way for Tilak Varma for ODI series decider
India made one change to their playing XI, dropping the struggling all-rounder Washington Sundar, who made way for the young, explosive batter Tilak Varma for the ODI series decider against the Proteas.
KL Rahul said at the toss, “We are going to bowl first. We trained here last night; there was dew, and it didn't come in as early as in Ranchi and Raipur. We want to chase the total and see how we can bowl first. Looks like a good wicket. We are really happy with the way we have played in the last two games. Considering the conditions, we have done well, and there are a lot of positives to take.”
India XI: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C/WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa XI: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
To be continued...
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