IND vs SA 3rd ODI : India vs South Africa toss update and playing XIs

The stage is all set for another high-octane match in Vizag. India and South Africa, face to face, at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium for the series decider of the 3-match ODI series.

Pritam Santra
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The stage is all set for another high-octane match in Vizag. India and South Africa, face to face, at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium for the series decider of the 3-match ODI (IND vs SA 3rd ODI) series. After chasing down a massive target of 359, South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, levels the series by 1-1. The winning team of today's match will take the trophy home. 

As of now, in terms of strength on paper and recent performances, both teams have equal chances to win the remaining match of the contest. The batting line-up of India performed brilliantly in the previous match at Raipur, where Virat Kohli got his 53rd ODI hundred and Ruturaj Gaikwad claimed his maiden tonne. Stand-in captain KL Rahul also played a 50-plus run to support his team with the bat. It was mainly the bowling department, which put the team behind. Prasidh Krishna was too expensive in the match.

On the other side, South Africa won the high-scoring match because of their collective batting effort and a century from Aiden Markram. In Visakhapatnam, Team India have a brilliant track record. Virat Kohli too loves to score runs in this venue. Can India win the match as well as the series? For now, it is the toss time.

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Toss Update:

After a long time, india won the toss. KL Rahul tossed the coin with his left hand and it worked! India will bowl first after winning the toss. 

"We will bowl first because of the dew. We trained here last evening, where the dew came in a bit later than in Ranchi and Raipur. The pitch looks good and we are happy with the cricket we have played so far", Rahul said.

Playing XIs:

India (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma (In for Washington Sundar), KL Rahul (C/WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna. 

South Africa (Playing XI) - Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock(WK), Ryan Rickelton, Temba Bavuma(C), Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman.

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