The Indian cricket team failed to defend a mammoth total of 358 runs in the previous match. South Africa won by 4 wickets, leveling the series 1-1. The series decider will now be played on Saturday, December 6, at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. A major change is possible in Team India's playing eleven.
Virat Kohli is in excellent form, scoring centuries in both matches of the series. His record at Visakhapatnam is also impressive, having scored three centuries in ODIs at this ground. Team India also has a good record at this ground, which bodes well for KL Rahul as captain. However, he will be most concerned about the toss, which Team India hasn't won in two years.
There could be a change in Team India's playing 11.
India won the first ODI in Ranchi, but even there, defending a large total (349) was a disaster. Arshdeep Singh bowled well in the previous match, taking 2 wickets for 54 runs in 10 overs. Prasidh Krishna also took two wickets, but he proved quite expensive. Krishna conceded 85 runs in 8.2 overs at an economy of 10.20. However, he could play in the third match as well.
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Harshit Rana provided a solid start in the first ODI, but in the second match, he conceded 70 runs in 10 overs. Kuldeep Yadav also conceded 78 runs at an economy rate of 7.80. Ravindra Jadeja, an experienced all-rounder, was also economical. However, India will not want to tinker with this bowling combination; Nitish Kumar Reddy may return to the playing XI.
Who will be out?
All-rounder Washington Sundar may be ruled out of the third ODI. His performance in the previous two matches was poor. He failed to take a wicket in both ODIs against South Africa, scoring 13 runs in the first match and just 1 run in the second.
India's probable playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli , Rituraj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
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