Jasprit Bumrah player ratings
Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah delivers the ball during the first T20I cricket match between South Africa and India at The Wanderers Cricket Stadium in Johannesburg on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Christiaan Kotze (Photo credit should read CHRISTIAAN KOTZE/AFP/Getty Images)

The participation of Jasprit Bumrah in the third and the final T20I still remains in doubt, a report in PTI suggests.

The right-arm pacer missed the second T20I due to the abdominal strain and is still in doubt for the third T20I.

Team India missed the services of Bumrah badly during the second T20I.

Heinrich Klaasen
Heinrich Klaasen scored a gutsy 43 off 27 deliveries. (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Ater getting a good start in the second T20I, bowlers failed to capitalise and JP Duminy, along with Heinrich Klaasen, took the team to victory.

The latter was dominant in the partnership amongst the two and after he got dismissed, skipper Duminy ensured that he wins the game for South Africa.

Indian team needs services of Bumrah at the moment but might not risk the pacer for the third and the final T20I.

The second T20I was the first match that Bumrah missed on the tour.

He played in all the three Tests and six ODIs and also the first T20Is before missing the game.

Sourav Ganguly, South Africa vs India 2018, Twenty20 Internationals, Centurion, Cape Town
Virat Kohli has scored all the games on the tour. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

With this, Virat Kohli is now the only player who has played all the games on the tour.

Kohli and Bumrah are in line to be rested for the tri-series in Sri Lanka.

The chances of Kohli being rested are less but Bumrah might get a rest.

He has been playing continues cricket since the tour of Sri Lanka in the month of August.

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The last time he was rested was in June-July when India toured West Indies for limited-overs series.

Along with Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also in line to be rested.

Selectors are expected to send a second string side to Sri Lanka.

The name of Mayank Agarwal to earn his maiden call-up is making sounds and he has done well in domestic cricket to earn the call too.

The squad for the tri-series is expected to be announced in a couple of days and then it will be clear whether any senior player is rested or not.

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