This will be the third game of the series. SuperSport Park, Centurion will be the venue for this game. The match will start at 8:30 PM IST on 13th November 2024. India won the first game by 61 runs with South Africa winning the second match by three wickets.
The Indian batters failed to get going in the second T20I. Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma’s form will be a concern for the visitors. The middle order has done well. Bowling has been excellent by India, especially the spinners have dominated the Protea middle order. India will be eyeing a comeback in this match.
Meanwhile, South Africa won the last game thanks to a brilliant performance by the bowlers followed by useful contributions from Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee with the bat. The bowlers were on point and never allowed the Indian batters to get going. The Proteas will also look to take an unassailable lead by winning this match. Batters have to step up for the hosts.
India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel/Ramandeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan/Vyshak Vijaykumar, Varun Chakaravarthy
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markam (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Andile Simelane, Keshav Maharaj, Ottneil Baartman/Nqabaymozi Peter
The pitch at Centurion will be an excellent one for batting. The ball will come onto the bat nicely allowing the batters to play their shots. The Pacers will get good bounce and some movement with the new ball. Spinners will be important as well. Scores in the range of 170-190 are expected. Chasing sides have won 7 of the 11 T20Is played here.
It will be partly cloudy but no rain is predicted. The temperature will be around 24-25 degrees Celsius.
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Heinrich Klaasen (SA)
Ravi Bishnoi (IND)
Hardik Pandya (IND)
Sanju Samson (IND)
Gerald Coetzee (SA)
Varun Chakaravarthy (IND)
Keshav Maharaj (SA)
India have a better balance in their squad, especially with the bat and in the spin department. As mentioned earlier, the Proteas are struggling with consistency in their batting. India should win this game.