India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Match Preview: Squads, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head Records
SA vs IND T20I Series: Today the third match of the four-match T20 series will be played between India and South Africa. At present this series is tied at 1-1.
India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Match: Today the third T20 is to be played between India and South Africa. Both the teams will face each other at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. According to Indian time, this match will start at 8:30 pm. The toss of the match will take place at 8 o'clock. This series of four matches is tied at 1-1. In such a situation, the team winning today will avoid the danger of losing the series.
Indian team had won the first T20 of the series by 61 runs. After this, Team India came close to victory in the second T20 also, but in the end Gerald Coetzee and Truston Stubbs turned the tables and made South Africa win the lost match. In such a situation, the series reached a tie of 1-1.
IND vs SA T20I Series Squads
India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Ramandeep Singh, Yash Dayal.
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter, Patrick Kruger, Mihlali Mpongwana, Donovan Ferreira, Ottneil Baartman, Lutho Sipamla.
IND vs SA 3rd T20 Pitch Report
Bowlers get good bounce on the pitch of Supersport Park Stadium in Centurion. The ball comes to the batsman quickly. There will be help for fast bowlers, while spinners will be a little troubled here. The average score of the first innings is 158, while the average wicket in the match is 6 (according to the innings). From this it can be understood how easy batting is here in the first innings.
70% of captains who win the toss at Centurion choose to bat first. The highest score on this ground is 211 runs, while a target of 155 runs has been chased successfully. The lowest score on this ground is 118 runs. 60% of wickets are taken by fast bowlers, while 40% of the wickets are taken by spinners.
IND vs SA Head-to-Head Records in T20I
A total of 29 T20 International matches have been played between Team India and South Africa. During this period, Team India has won 16 matches while South Africa has won 12 times. 1 match has been inconclusive. Team India seems to have the upper hand in head to head.
Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi, who took five wickets in the last match, have handled the responsibility of spin bowling very well for team India. They would like to maintain this flow. At the same time, the host team will also try to maintain the winning streak and take an unassailable lead in the series. In the last match, South African captain Aiden Markram, David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen could not play as per their reputation. But Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee led the team to victory in the second match. Now the experienced batsmen will have to take up the responsibility.