IND vs SA: South Africa’s Predicted Playing XI Against India – India’s Tour of South Africa 2021-22, 3rd ODI

South Africa has managed to outplay India in the three-match ODI series after winning the first two games. Now they will look to outplay India in the third ODI as well. IND vs SA 3rd ODI will take place on January 23 (Sunday). The venue of the encounter is Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.

The home team crushed India in the first ODI by 31 runs. In the 2nd ODI, South Africa grabbed victory by 7 wickets. Now, they are just victory away from clinching an impressive clean sweep in the series. Ahead of IND vs SA 3rd ODI, we take a glance at South Africa’s predicted playing 11 in the match.

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IND vs SA: South Africa’s Predicted Playing XI Against India – India’s Tour of South Africa 2021-22, 3rd ODI

Quinton de Kock (WK)

Quinton de Kock will be the wicketkeeper and opener for the team in IND vs SA 3rd ODI. The left-handed batsman slammed a marvellous 78-run knock in the 2nd ODI. He has also done a great job behind the stumps, picking some crucial stumpings. Kock will look to replicate his last match’s performance in the next game as well.

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Janneman Malan

Janneman Malan will also play as opener in IND vs SA 3rd ODI. Malan and De Kock did an amazing job as openers in the previous game. The duo slammed a 132-run knock for the opening wicket. The right-handed batsman Malan scored 91 runs off 108 balls.

Temba Bavuma (C)

Temba Bavuma is the skipper of the team in the series and will lead the side in IND vs SA 3rd ODI as well. The right-handed batsman has executed a good job at batting so far. He slammed 110 runs in the 1st ODI and returned with 35 runs in the second. Bavuma is in great form and will look to attack again in the next game.

Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram will be another batsman in the middle-order for South Africa. Markram scored a good knock of unbeaten 37 runs in the previous game. Moreover, he has also done a good job at bowling, picking the opening wickets in both the ODIs so far.

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Rassie van der Dussen

Rassie van der Dussen is the star batsman for South Africa in this series. The right-handed batsman slammed unbeaten 129 runs in the opening game. In the 2nd ODI too, he slammed unbeaten 37 runs to get the winning runs for the team towards the end. He will definitely bat at the middle-order in the next game.

David Miller

David Miller will be another player at the middle-order. Due to South Africa’s brilliant batting in the series so far, Miller has not got many balls to play. In the IND vs SA 1st ODI, the left-handed batsman got just 2 balls in which he scored 2 runs. He will be ready to support the team’s middle-order in the final encounter.

Andile Phehlukwayo

Andile Phehlukwayo has done a good job as an all-rounder so far. The right-arm pacer picked 2 wickets in the 1st ODI and 1 wicket in the 2nd ODI. He owns an average of 23.33 and an economy of 5.38. He hasn’t got a chance to bat so far. He might be part of the IND vs SA 3rd ODI as well.

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Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj might be another player that the team can go with in IND vs SA 3rd ODI. The left-arm spinner picked 1 wicket each in both games. He dismissed Virat Kohli for a duck in the 2nd ODI, giving a major breakthrough to the team. He has also bowled at a decent economy of 4.94.

Tabraiz Shamsi

Tabraiz Shamsi can be another spinner that the team might pick in IND vs SA 3rd ODI. With 4 wickets in 2 games, Shamsi is the top wicket-taker in the series so far. He has managed to get crucial wickets for the team so far and owns a good economy rate of just 5.73.

Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi will be one of the pacers in the playing XI. The right-arm pacer has scalped 2 wickets in 2 games so far, bowling at an average of 5.50. In the absence of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje in the series, Lungi Ngidi holds a great responsibility in the pace department. He is highly likely to be part of the final ODI as well.

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Sisanda Magala

Sisanda Magala was picked as a replacement to Marco Jansen in IND vs SA 2nd ODI after the latter went wicketless in the opening game. Magala bowled 8 overs in the previous game and picked 1 wicket. Magala might be retained in the final ODI as well.

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