IND vs SA, 3rd T20I Preview

India and South Africa go head to head in the final IT20 of the three-game series on Tuesday evening at the Holkar Stadium, Indore. The first two games have been won by India. They won the opening fixture by eight wickets in Thiruvananthapuram and the second by 16 runs on Sunday. India’s top order produced a fantastic performance on Sunday. Only five batters were required and they all hit sixes. The home side are producing consistently strong showings in this format. South Africa were always up against it chasing 238 for victory in the second game of the series. However, they came up only 16 runs short and were far more competitive than in the first match.

IND vs SA, 3rd T20I Details

India vs South Africa – 3rd T20I

Venue: Holkar Stadium, Indore

Date & Time: 04th October at 07:00 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

IND vs SA, 3rd T20I Pitch Report

There will be spin on offer to the bowlers on this pitch in Indore. Expect the surface to not change a huge amount over the course of the match.

Injury News

• Deepak Hooda has been ruled out of the T20I series due to a back injury.

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IND vs SA, 3rd T20I Probable Playing XIs:

India Probable Playing XIs

Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Roussow, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

Topmost Picks for IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 3rd T20I:

Top Picks – India

• Suryakumar Yadav– The number four batter has made the position his own over recent months. He has scored 61, 50 not-out and 69 in his last three innings and we expect him to be pushed up the order in this game.
• Arshdeep Singh– The 23 year old has taken wickets in 11 of his 13 IT20 appearances and has picked up the wicket of Rilee Rossouw in both games of this series.

Top Picks – South Africa

• David Miller- The experienced left-handed middle order batter hit his second IT20 century in the last match. His 106 not out came from only 47 balls.
• Keshav Maharaj– The 32 year old left-arm spinner took 2-23 in the second IT20. His economy rate of 5.75 compared well to all other South African bowlers rate of 12+ for those who bowled over three overs.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Quinton de Kock(VC), David Miller, Rohit Sharma, Rilee Roussow, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Aiden Markram, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Keshav Maharaj, Deepak Chahar, Kagiso Rabada

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Quinton de Kock, David Miller(C), Rohit Sharma(VC), Reeza Hendricks, Suryakumar Yadav, Aiden Markram, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Keshav Maharaj, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – David Miller, Rohit Sharma

Vice-captain – Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock

Wicketkeeper – Quinton de Kock

IND vs SA 3rd T20I Probable Winners:

Although South Africa put in a far stronger performance on Sunday compared to the first match of the series, India remain strong favourites ahead of this final game of the series. It is very rare for a batter to hit 106 not out from 47 balls and end on the losing side in an IT20. However, David Miller’s innings did just that due to the strength and power of India’s batters. South African batters, Quinton de Kock and David Miller, were very impressive on Sunday and it will be interesting to see if they can maintain their level for this game. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.