Currently, India and South Africa lock horns with each other in the first ODI of the three-match series at Boland Park in Paarl. A new-looking Indian team will be eyeing to register a dominating performance in the ODIs after suffering a 1-2 loss in the Test series. As India and South Africa battle it out in the three-match ODI series, it has been learned that the winner of this bilateral series will be making no advancements in the ODI Super League.

Here is the reason behind the South Africa vs India series not being a part of the ODI Super League

The ongoing series between India and South Africa will be part of the ODI Super League which is a platform to qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), all the ODIs played towards the build-up to the 13th edition of the quadrennial event are not, necessarily, part of the Super League and in fact, only pre-decided series is a part of the league.

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ICC had said, “If teams play three series, all do not count towards that. In some cases, they may play four or five matches in a series, but only three pre-decided matches will count for the Super League points. Each team plays three ODIs against eight other teams. Four of these are home series and four are away series. This means each team plays a total of 24 ODIs. Ten points are added for each win and five for a tie/no result/abandoned match.”

Nonetheless, this would not impact India in any manner as they will be automatically qualifying for the 2023 World Cup since they are the hosts of the showpiece event in October-November next year.

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Coming back to the ongoing ODI series, KL Rahul is leading India as regular skipper Rohit Sharma has been missing the series due to an injury. As far as the first One Day International is concerned, South Africa has decided to bat first after winning the toss.