Team India will look to level the series when they face South Africa in the 3rd and final T20I match to be played at Johannesburg on 14th December 2023. Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh’s fifties helped the Indian team post 180 for 7 before the rain arrived. Indian bowling looked struggled on a wet outfield. Despite picking wickets, they lost the match by 5 wickets with 7 balls to spare.
On the other hand, South Africa looked impressive as the pacers made use of the conditions picking early wickets. Shamsi bowled with great control giving away just 18 runs in his 4 overs and picked 1 wicket.
Coetzee did a superb job picking 3 wickets. Chasing a revised target of 152, Reeza Hendricks looked in fine touch putting pressure on Indian bowling. Despite losing wickets, South Africa chased down the target with ease.
Match Details
Details– India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I
Venue– New Wanders, Johannesburg
Date and Time– 14th December 2023, 8.30 PM IST
Pitch Report
A total of 32 T20I matches have been played at this venue with the team batting first has won 15 times while the team chasing down targets won 17 occasions. It promises to be a brilliant pitch to bat on.
India played a total of 5 T20I matches winning 3 while losing 2. They would look to showcase their batting prowess and level the series at 1-1.
The average first innings score in the T20I format at this venue is 173. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, and restrict the opponent before chasing down the target.
India (Ind) vs South Africa (SA)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Ruturaj Gaikwad/Shubman Gill, Yashavi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj.
South Africa
Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetezke, Aiden Markram (C), Klassen, Miller, Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Gerlad Coetzee, Andile Phehlukawyo, Shamsi, Williams.
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs SA
Team 1– Yashavi Jaiswal, Reeza Hendricks, Tilak Varma, Klassen, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Stubbs, Rinku Singh, Coetzee, Mukesh Kumar, Shamsi (VC), Siraj.
Team 2– Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matthew Breetezke, Suryakumar Yadav, Markram, Rinku (C), Singh, Jansen (VC), Bishnoi, Andile Phehulukwayo, Arshdeep Singh, Willams, Siraj.
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