SA vs IND Toss Report- India tour of South Africa, 3rd ODI

Team India have won the toss against South Africa in the third ODI of the series and elected to bowl first at the Newlands Stadium in Capetown. South Africa have already won the series claiming the first couple of games in the series in a scintillating fashion. While the Proteas won the first ODI 31 runs, they clinched the second game of the series by 7 wickets.

KL Rahul’s captaincy has been under massive scrutiny after team India’s performances in the first couple of games of the series. Rohit Sharma was slated to lead team India but he was ruled out of the entire tour and hence, KL Rahul was appointed the captain of the side for the limited-overs series.

SA vs IND Toss Report- India tour of South Africa, 3rd ODI

Both the teams might come in with a handful of changes going into the final game of the series. While the hosts have already won the series, team India have nothing to lose from hereon and hence, they might come up with a few changes in the first XI. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has done well in the Indian domestic circuit might find a place in the eleven and so can Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Deepak Chahar.

India’s Playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

South Africa’s Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Dwaine Pretorious.

Much like the track the Boland Park in Paarl, the Newlands Stadium in Capetown has been supportive of teams batting first in the ODIs. The average 1st innings ODI score in Capetown has been 234 runs while the average 2nd innings score has been just 186 runs. Teams that have batted first have gone on to win 29 ODIs at the venue while the teams that have batted second have won only 15 matches.