Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis during a training session at Nottingham in July last year. Pic/Getty Images

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis yesterday acknowledged that it will be tough to beat India in the six-match ODI series starting tomorrow and said the visitors' poor record here in the 50-over format will not be much of a factor. India have only won 5 out of 27 ODIs they have played against South Africa in South Africa, have never won a bilateral series here or indeed beaten South Africa at Durban in ODI cricket.