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. 

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.

See Also: Why is Shubman Gill not playing today in IND vs SA 1st ODI at Ranchi?

Twitter Reactions

INDIA HAVE LOST 19 CONSECUTIVE TOSSES IN ODI CRICKET. 🤯

- The probability of this happening is 1 in 524,288 or 0.00019%. pic.twitter.com/KQgsyyrgqZ

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 30, 2025

India have now lost the toss in 19 consecutive ODIs - a run that started with the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad 🤯

12 games led by Rohit
4 games led by KL
3 games led by Gill

Ek tha jo toss haarne pe panoti ghoshit kardiya jata tha 🫣 pic.twitter.com/09hZXrMB8Q

— Aakash (@AakashCric) November 30, 2025

lost toss again
the probability is 0.00019% 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ZJBqnhMi8E

— Shane⁷⸆⸉🍉 (@shane_oppa) November 30, 2025

Lost the toss again pic.twitter.com/V1rAYAIS2e

— Pikachu⁷ (@Varshu_875) November 30, 2025

India have now lost the toss in 19 consecutive ODIs - a run that started with the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad 🤯 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/xAno5YOVak

— Infosphere (@Rinku48644679) November 30, 2025

My reaction to Team India’s toss luck🥺

Continues 19th loss 🧐#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/7C5EJuLKi9

— Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) November 30, 2025

They need sholay coin for won the toss, consecutive 19 toss they lost.

— Toxic Voice ⚡ (@singh4123) November 30, 2025