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India vs South Africa Live Score Updates: IND vs SA, India, led by skipper Rohit Sharma, will take on a formidable South African side at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata from 2 pm today. The IND-SA clash is likely to be an enthralling one with the two teams sitting right at the top of ICC World Cup 2023 Points Table.

In a series of firsts, India are the only team to have officially qualified for the knockout stages of ICC World Cup 2023. The Men in Blue are also the only side to have remained unbeaten in all their 7 matches so far.

India, who have missed the services of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya in recent matches, finally received the bad news that the Indian vice-captain will not be part of the 2023 World Cup campaign due to the ankle injury he suffered in the Bangladesh game.

Rohit's side have had a dream World Cup run so far, with both India's bowlers and batsmen featuring in the top 5 charts. While Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have shepherded the Indian batting, the trio of Shami, Siraj and Bumrah have made the white ball move as they please.

South Africa, on the other hand, have made a statement with their performances at this World Cup. Apart from a one-off defeat to the Netherlands, the Proteas have been in exceptional form with bat and ball. The opening pair of Quinton de Kock and skipper Temba Bavuma have helped the Africans lay a solid foundation that lower-order batsmen like Klaasen and Miller have been able to exploit.

India and South Africa World Cup squads: 

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (w/k), Suryakumar Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock (w/k), Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen and Lizaad Williams.

When where and how to watch? 

The India vs South Africa match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Social media giant Meta has also partnered with the ICC for World Cup 2023 coverage on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Threads. The match will start at 2 PM.

05 Nov 2023, 11:33:42 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: These two teams have played 90 ODIs against each other so far. South Africa have won 50 of those and India 37. Three matches did not produce any results. The last time (October 2022) these two faced off in Delhi. The Proteas were bowled out for 99 while Kuldeep Yadav took 4/18. India reached the target in 19.1 overs and won it by 7 wickets.

The World Cup record of these two teams is more balanced. Out of 5 matches between them, South Africa won thrice and India twice. In 2011 (when India became world champions), the Men in Blue lost by 3 wickets. In 2015, they won by 130 runs. In 2019, they won by 6 wickets.

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05 Nov 2023, 11:23:02 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: Hardik Pandya in a post on X wrote, “Tough to digest the fact that I will miss out on the remaining part of the World Cup. I'll be with the team, in spirit, cheering them on every ball of every game. Thanks for all the wishes, the love, and the support has been incredible. This team is special and I'm sure we'll make everyone proud. Love, always, HP"

05 Nov 2023, 11:20:27 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Rahul Dravid said, "He just said the facts. The fact is that we will not be in a position to have a proper sixth option. We do have the option to call upon our wrong-footed, in-swinging menace [Virat Kohli]. And with the crowd behind him, I'd back him for a couple of overs there in a few wickets. The crowd was demanding his bowling in the last game. We came very close to giving him an over,"

"And then we've got Surya who can turn his arm over a little bit. And then Rohit's bowled a bit as well," the Indian head coach explained

05 Nov 2023, 11:09:13 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: Speaking to Star Sports, the former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar said, "The sooner he scores it the better. But the biggest positive point for tomorrow is that he will have about one lakh people cheering on for him, and he will also have the prayers of all the people following the broadcast. So if he's able to score the century tomorrow, it's always memorable to achieve such a milestone on your birthday. The whole world would be singing praises of his skill, and there would be discussions on he's contributed to the sport. All those good wishes and good vibes would be of use to Virat Kohli tomorrow. I believe it's a huge coincidence that he may hit his 49th century on his birthday,"

05 Nov 2023, 11:00:42 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: News agency ANI quoted Dravid as saying, "Virat's a legend of the game, especially this format of the game. I think all formats of the game, but particularly this one, I think his performance and the way he finishes games. The standard of his performance over the year has probably set a benchmark for his generation of cricketers,"

05 Nov 2023, 10:51:00 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: Eden Gardens is a special ground for Virat Kohli as the maestro's maiden ODI century came at this venue. Virat hit a match-winning 107-run knock against Sri Lanka in 2009.

That match is also remembered for Gautam Gambhir's magnanimity in handing over his man-of-the-match award to a young Virat Kohli despite hitting a 150-run knock.

05 Nov 2023, 10:40:15 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: Virat Kohli will turn 35 on November 5, coinciding with India's highly anticipated World Cup match against South Africa at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens. Making this extraordinary day even more special, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has devised a grand plan, as per President Snehasish Ganguly.

All the tickets for the match have been sold out, pointing to a packed house eager to witness this unique alignment of cricket and celebration. To further elevate the atmosphere, CAB is leaving no stone unturned.

The association intends to distribute around 70,000 masks bearing King Kohli's face to the fans in attendance. They hope that when the ace batter walks into the stadium, he'll be greeted by a sea of his own faces, each one worn by an ardent supporter.

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05 Nov 2023, 10:31:41 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: Speaking to Star Sports, Naseer Hussain said, “India should not make this about Virat Kohli's 49th hundred. He will get there. He will get to 50 hundreds. He will probably get to 100 centuries, he's that good. But the most important thing is to win the World Cup,"

"I remember talking to Sachin Tendulkar. The only time enormity got to him was when he was going from 99 to 100 centuries. Right from the room service boy to the experts, everyone was asking him 'when are you getting that 100 century?". So he sort of hid himself in the corner. I hope Virat finds that corner to hide from this noise just for a few more weeks," the former English player added.

05 Nov 2023, 10:17:08 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: Virat Kohli will get a special cake and memento from the Bengal Cricket Association on the occasion of his 35th birthday. Speaking about the preparations, CAB President Snehashish Ganguly said, "The demand for the ticket is very high. We are fully prepared for the match. We have planned some programs during the match. A small memento will be given to Virat Kohli; a special cake has been prepared for him; there will be fireworks after the match and there will be light and sound shows,"

05 Nov 2023, 10:07:04 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: 

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj,Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi,

05 Nov 2023, 09:50:32 AM IST

India vs Australia Live: In Kolkata, the temperature will go as high as 31 degrees when the match starts. It will cool down to 27 degrees. The humidity will be high at 85%. There is little chance of rain, as per Weather.com.

Meanwhile, Accuweather also predicts that there is only a 4% chance of rain today while winds of around 11 km/h will blow North.

05 Nov 2023, 09:43:14 AM IST

India vs South Africa Live: The India vs South Africa match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Social media giant Meta has also partnered with the ICC for World Cup 2023 coverage on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Threads. The match will start at 2 PM.

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05 Nov 2023, 09:34:13 AM IST

India vs South Africa Live: 

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen and Lizaad Williams.