An Australia victory in the second Test would ensure the tourists cannot lose the four-match series and would mean another failure for South Africa, who haven't beaten Australia in a series at home since 1970.
Josh Hazlewood trapped Quinton de Kock lbw for 83 as Australia bowled South Africa out for 298 in its second innings to register a commanding 118-run win to take 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.
South Africa expects captain Faf du Plessis, batsman AB de Villiers and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock to all return from injuries for the first Test in Durban.
Yuzvender Chahal's spells helped India restrict South Africa for a meagre score of 118 runs as Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan chased down the target with ease to win by 9 wickets.
In a surprising move, the 23-year-old batsman was named the captain for the remaining five ODIs against India owing to Faf du Plessis withdrawal due to a finger injury.
The 23-year old Markram has led South Africa to Under-19 World Cup triumph in 2014 and has been widely regarded as a future captain.
All-rounder Farhaan Behardien will replace the South African skipper in the squad, though the CSA is yet to announce the captain for the remaining series against India.
If not for skipper Faf du Plessis' ninth ODI hundred, South Africa could have folded for a lesser total yesterday.
Du Plessis feels the hosts were 60 runs short after electing to bat first on a Durban surface that progressively quickened up.
Du Plessis said that the conditions were a bit slower and suited the Men in Blue quite well as the batting line-up hammered away after the Proteas set up an easy target of 270 for the Virat Kohli led Team India.
Kohli said that the six-wicket victory in the first one-dayer against South Africa will give his side the momentum in the remainder of the six-match series.
Kohli scored 112 off 119 balls with the help of 10 boundaries and put on 189-run stand for the third-wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (79 runs of 86 balls) as India chased down the target of 270 with 4.3 overs to spare.
India beat South Africa by six wickets in the first ODI to go up 1-0 in the six-match series at Kingsmead in Durban.
Markram, 23, will bat at number four for de Villiers who has been ruled out of the first three ODIs due to a finger injury.
The mega player auctions of the IPL will be held on February 27 and 28 in Bengaluru, the last two days of the third and final Test between India and South Africa.
South Africa have managed to build important partnerships - du Plessis and de Villiers putting on 114 runs in the 1st innings in Cape Town, and then De Villiers and Elgar stitching 141 in the 2nd innings at Centurion Test - which made the difference.
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Meanwhile, South Africa have already sealed the three-match series, after winning the first Test in Cape Town by 72 runs and the second Test in Centurion by 135 runs.
The Proteas' skipper also expressed concerns about the Centurion pitch and compared it to the raging turners in the 2015 series in the sub-continent conditions.
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