India And South Africa In the series-deciding third ODI at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on 6 December, the score was tied at 1-1 after high-scoring thrillers in Ranchi and Raipur.
KL Rahul Won the toss and elected to bowl first, citing minimal early dew during training and a balanced pitch suited for chasing. India brought about a change Tilak VermaWhile South Africa introduced Ryan Rickelton And otniel bartman Amid injury concerns.
Reason behind Washington Sundar’s exclusion from IND vs SA third ODI
washington beautiful He missed the third ODI as India prioritized his batting depth over his all-round role after tremendous contributions in the first two matches. Batting at number five, Sundar scored only 13 and 1 respectively, while his bowling provided little control on flat tracks.
captain KL Rahul Following the team’s strong performance, minimal changes were insisted upon, but Tilak Verma’s replacement was confirmed to boost the middle-order’s firepower against the South African attack. The move ends an experiment with Sundar at the top of the order, allowing Jadeja to perform the spin duties alone.
“Just trying to sharpen up some things on the field and the results will suit us. A changeup. Washington missed the beautiful and Tilak Verma comes in,” Rahul said during the toss.
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South Africa struggling with injuries in the series decider
Tony De Zorzi And Nandre Burger He suffered a hamstring injury in the second ODI in Raipur that forced him to sit out for several weeks and South Africa had to make two changes. De Zorzi retired hurt on 17 during the chase in the 45th over with a right hamstring strain, while Berger limped off in the middle overs with a right hamstring problem.
captain Temba Bavuma Noted scans confirmed his absence, paving the way for Rickelton’s starting slot and Bartman’s pace role to maintain balance. These absences test the Proteas’ depth in the high-stakes final, where a good start can set up a defendable total on a batting-friendly Visakhapatnam strip.
,We have got two changes. Rickelton and Bartman arrive. Both of them (Berger and De Zorzi) had injuries in the last ODI, I think they will be out for a few weeks. “This will give Bartman and Rickelton another opportunity to perform well.” Bavuma confirmed this during the toss.
IND vs SA: Playing XI of both the teams for the final match
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Britzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brewis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Baartman
India: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper and captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
