With the series tied at 2-2, India and South Africa have everything to play when they lock horns against each other on Sunday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The hosts bounced back in some style after losing the first two matches of the five-match T20I series.
The Men in Blue produced spirited performance in the last two matches to stretch the series to the last game. The management’s decision to back its players have yielded results as Dinesh Karthik and Avesh Khan produced match-winning performances to help India.
The hosts will hope to continue the momentum going and win three games on the trot to hand a series defeat to South Africa. The Proteas, however, will hope to put up a better show with the bat in the final game of the series.
Temba Bavuma and Co. will hope to regroup and play to the best of their potential to win the series in India as they prepare for the impending ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
Match Details
5th T20I – India (IND) vs South Africa (SA)
Venue: Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
Date & Time: 14th June at 7:00 pm IST and Local time
Pitch Report
This should typically be a high-scoring fixture with dew influencing the second half. However, rain in predicted during the match, which can cause delay and play a role in making the wicket slower.
Predicted Playing XI
India (IND): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan
South Africa (SA): Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen/Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje
Match Prediction
India have made a superb comeback to level the series at 2-2 with everything to play for in the final game. While the momentum will be on the hosts’ side, the Proteas have all the ability to stun India.
Betway has also placed their odds in favour of South Africa at 2.40.
IND vs SA – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller (c), Hardik Pandya, Dwaine Pretorius, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal (vc), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi
Fantasy Team 2: Dinesh Karthik, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (c), Rassie van der Dussen (vc), David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Dwaine Pretorius, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi
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