India vs South Africa 3rd ODI - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
After suffering a defeat in the first ODI, the Proteas bounced back to win the second game and keep their hopes of winning the series alive. Tony de Zorzi’s magnificent century helped South Africa chase down the target with ease and with the game by eight wickets.
Batting first, the Men in Blue could manage to score only 211 runs as they were bowled out in 46.2 overs. Nandre Burger’s three-wicket haul and a couple of scalps each by Beuran Hendricks and Keshav Maharaj helped the hosts restrict the visitors to a low total.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IND vs SA Match Details
Match: IND vs SA, 3rd ODI, India Tour of South Africa
Captains:
KL Rahul is going to lead India Cricket Team
Aiden Markram will lead South Africa Cricket Team
When: December 21st 2023, Thursday
Match is going to start at 04:30 p.m.
Venue: Boland Park, Paarl
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 93 ODI matches against each other. Out of which India has won 39 matches and South Africa has won 51 whereas 3 matches ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
India
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), KL Rahul (c), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.
Bench : Ishan Kishan, JM Sharma, SA Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, RA Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, DL Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, RM Patidar, Ravichandran Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, M Shami, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa
Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks.
Bench : MP Breetzke, T Stubbs, D Ferreira, M Jansen, G Coetzee, T Shamsi, BE Hendricks, DG Bedingham, KD Petersen, K Rabada, L Ngidi, K Verreynne, Mihlali Mpongwana, D Elgar, T Bavuma, Nandre Burger
Pitch report
The wicket at Boland Park supports the batters well, with the average first innings score at the venue being 250. While both spinners and pacers get equal assistance from the surface, the teams batting first have won more games as compared to the teams chasing.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Best Bowler: Arshdeep Singh
Weather forecast for today in Paarl
Maximum temperature: 34°C
Minimum temperature: 17°C
Wind speed: 6km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 10,000
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match
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