India Playing 11 vs South Africa- 3rd T20I, India tour of South Africa 2024

Team India will be looking to bounce back when they lock horns against South Africa in the third T20I of the ongoing four-match series. The upcoming game is scheduled to take place on Wednesday (November 13) at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.

After the Men in Blue won the first game with utmost ease, South Africa beat them by 3 wickets in the second game to draw level. Batting first, India finished their innings on a modest 124 for 6. In reply, South Africa chased down the total with an over to spare.

Both teams will be looking to win the upcoming third game in order to take an unassailable lead in the series. So before the crucial match gets underway, we are taking a look at the India Playing 11 for the third IND vs SA T20I.

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India Playing 11 vs South Africa- 3rd T20I, India tour of South Africa 2024

Openers: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will be opening the innings for the Men in Blue in the second game. In both the game so far, India have failed to get a good start from the openers. While Samson scored a stunning ton in the first game, he was out for a duck in the second.

On the other hand, Sharma has failed to get going in both the games so far. After scoring 7 and 4 in two games so far, the southpaw will be eyeing a big score in the upcoming game.

Middle-order batters and allrounders: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel

Captain Suryakumar Yadav will be looking to lead the team from the front in the crucial game. The right-handed batsman has registered scores of 21 and 4 in the first two games.

Tilak Varma got the starts in both the T20Is but failed to convert them into big scores. In the first game, the left-handed batsman scored 33 runs before scoring 20 runs in the second one.

Rinku Singh will also be under pressure to deliver after failing to do well in the series so far. In the first game, Rinku scored 11 before being dismissed for 9 in the previous T20I.

Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel are set to be the two designated all-rounders of the team. Axar has hardly bowled in the series so far and will be hoping that he gets more chances to roll his arms in the upcoming game. Both the all-rounders will be looking to make an impact with both bat and ball.

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Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Vijaykumar Vyshak

The Men in Blue could make one change to their bowling lineup. Vijaykumar Vyshak could replace Avesh Khan in the India Playing 11 for the forthcoming game. The other three bowlers - Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Varun Chakravarthy are set to play the match.