The stage is set in a series of exciting decisions India to lock the horn South Africa The third and final one-day international (ODI) at the ACA-VDCA Cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam. With the series locked 1-1 after two high-profile encounters, the final match on Saturday 6th December is set to be a spectacular contest.
India’s batting has been phenomenal, spearheaded Virat Kohliwhere he scored consecutive centuries (52nd and 53rd ODI tons). Travel Giikwad A brilliant maiden also joined the party with an ODI century in the second match. However, India’s bowling has been a major concern, especially in Raipur’s chase, containing the Proteas.
South Africa, led Temba Bavumashowed great character to bounce back from his first loss. Their best order Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markramhas been in a conscious form, proving the ability to pursue a difficult sum. They will be aiming to win their first Odi series in India since 2015.
Ind VS SA, 3rd ODI: Match details
- Date and time: December 6; 01:30 PM ist / 08:00 am gmt
- Location: Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
ID VS SA head to head record in ODIS
Matches played: 96 | India won: 41 | South Africa won: 52 | No results: 03
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Pitch report
The Visakhapatnam pitch is a batting paradise, usually known for consistent bounce and a quick pitch, with a more classy performance highly likely. Being a one-day fixture, dew is expected to play a role in the second innings, making it difficult for the spinners to catch the ball and potentially cheer the second-order party. The toss will be crucial and the winning captain is likely to choose to bowl first.
Teams
India: KL Rahul (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Assembly, Kuldej, Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa: Bavuume (c), Aiden Markra, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Nandre Burger, Marco Jansen, Zorzi, Robin Hermann, Otteil Baartman.
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IND VS SA, 3rd ODI: Match Prediction
Case 1:
- India wins the toss and bowls for the first time
- South Africa’s PowerPlay score: 50-60
- South Africa’s total score: 280-290
Case 2:
- South Africa wins the toss and bowls first
- India’s PowerPlay score: 60-70
- India’s total score: 290-310
Match Result: Team bowling first to win the game.
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