With 0-2 down in the series, India will have to play out of their skins when they lock horns against South Africa in the third T20I to keep the series alive. The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam will host the match on Tuesday.
The Men in Blue have failed to defend targets with their bowling coming under the scanner. Apart from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no one has managed to make an impact. Yuzvendra Chahal, in particular, has been expensive. India are likely to make some changes to their playing XI as they look to bounce back off the blocks.
South Africa, meanwhile, have enjoyed a completely contrasting start to the series. When the situation demanded exceptional batting, a middle-order duo stood up. When they needed to peg India back with the ball, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada led the way. Temba Bavuma and Co. will hope to keep the momentum going and seal the series with three matches to go.
Match Details
3rd T20I – India (IND) vs South Africa (SA)
Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam
Date & Time: 14th June at 7:00 pm IST and Local time
Pitch Report
Another two-paced wicket is the on the cards with anything over 150 a good score to defend. However, the wicket is likely to get better as the game progresses.
Predicted Playing XI
India (IND): Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan/ Arshdeep Singh
South Africa (SA): Temba Bavuma (c), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Match Prediction
South Africa are currently unbeaten against India in 2022. They have also played a good brand of cricket to take 2-0 lead in the five-match series. While India would be desperate to bounce, the Proteas hold the edge to wrap up the series.
Betway has also placed their odds in favour of South Africa at 2.10.
IND vs SA – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Heinrich Klaasen, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Dwaine Pretorius (vc), Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
Fantasy Team 2: Heinrich Klaasen, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Rassie van der Dussen (c), Wayne Parnell, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vc),Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada
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