IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India and South Africa will lock horns in the third T20I in Dharamsala. (AP Photo)
After serving up a perfect riposte in Mullanpur, Aiden Markram’s South Africa will aim to make a decisive leap ahead in the T20I series when they face Suryakumar Yadav’s India in the third T20I at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.
India’s wavering batting unit, pegged back by indifferent form of their captain and his deputy, Shubman Gill, struggled to muster a fight in a tall 213 chase in the previous outing. While the form of the leaders are bad news, the misfiring pace cast led by Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh compound their woes.
The 51-run defeat in Mullanpur was India’s worst-ever on home soil and the Men in Blue will just hope it was an aberration before clawing back ahead in the five-match series.
India predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
Key player to watch out for: The focus on India vice-captain, Shubman Gill, will continue especially after his dismissal in Mullanpur. On his home ground, Gill fell for a golden duck after being partially squared up by Lungi Duck with an outswinger that clipped the edge to first slip.
South Africa predicted XI: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
Key player to watch out for: The conditions will favour the seamers and Marco Jansen will be relishing the high-altitude setting to trouble India’s top order yet again on this tour.
South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, George Linde
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
The India vs South Africa third T20I will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network from 7 PM IST on Sunday.
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