Toss Index1,434.1▲ +3.00%Match Index1,940.6▲ +3.00%One Day International · CSXM5 WI vs NZ▲ +3.00%M4 ENG vs IND▼ −5.00%M3 ENG vs IND▬ +0.00%M2 ZIM vs BAN▼ −2.50%M1 ZIM vs BAN▼ −5.00%Toss Index1,434.1▲ +3.00%Match Index1,940.6▲ +3.00%One Day International · CSXM5 WI vs NZ▲ +3.00%M4 ENG vs IND▼ −5.00%M3 ENG vs IND▬ +0.00%M2 ZIM vs BAN▼ −2.50%M1 ZIM vs BAN▼ −5.00%

"They need sholay coin" - Twitter reacts after India's toss losing streak continues in IND vs SA 1st ODI

In the first game of the three-match home ODI series against South Africa, KL Rahul returned to the ODI captaincy of the Indian men's national cricket team in the absence of regular skipper Shubman Gill, but India's poor toss luck continues.

BySandipan Ghosh

Published Nov 30, 2025, 2:38 PM IST2 mins read

"They need sholay coin" - Twitter reacts after India's toss losing streak continues in IND vs SA 1st ODI

IND vs SA, 1st ODI: India lost the toss 19th consecutive time in ODIs

Ranchi is hosting the ODI series opener on Sunday (November 30), where the Indian captain KL Rahul lost the toss, as it was the 19th consecutive ODI toss loss for India, starting from the Final of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

It is comfortably the record for the most consecutive toss losses for a team in ODI history. The previous record holder was the Netherlands with 11 consecutive toss losses in this format.

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