World Cup 2023: India opt to bat against South Africa

'We're playing the same team,' says Rohit Sharma even though India's already through to the semis.

Kolkata: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the top-of-the-table World Cup clash against South Africa here on Sunday.

Hosts India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, are unchanged.

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South Africa, on the other hand, have brought in spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in place of pacer Gerald Coetzee.

Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi.