Cricket
-Gaurav Sharma
The
ODI
series
between
India
and
South
Africa
reaches
a
tight
finish,
with
the
third
ODI
acting
as
the
decider.
India
take
on
South
Africa
at
the
Dr.
Y.S.
Rajasekhara
Reddy
ACA-VDCA
Cricket
Stadium
in
Visakhapatnam
on
December
6,
with
the
series
finely
balanced.
One
major
talking
point
for
fans
is
the
absence
of
Jasprit
Bumrah
from
India’s
lineup
across
this
ODI
match.
Many
expected
Bumrah
to
feature
in
such
a
key
clash,
yet
the
pacer
does
not
appear
in
any
of
the
three
ODI
matches
in
this
multi-format
series.
India
played
South
Africa
in
the
third
and
deciding
ODI
at
the
Dr.
Y.S.
Rajasekhara
Reddy
ACA-VDCA
Cricket
Stadium
in
Visakhapatnam
on
December
6,
with
India’s
KL
Rahul
choosing
to
bowl
first;
Jasprit
Bumrah
did
not
play
due
to
workload
management.
The
winner
of
this
match
decides
the
multi-format
series.
India
vs
South
Africa
third
ODI:
KL
Rahul
toss
call
and
pitch
view
KL
Rahul
finally
had
some
luck
at
the
toss
in
Visakhapatnam,
after
India
lost
20
successive
ODI
tosses.
Rahul
chose
to
bowl
first
and
shared
details
about
the
feedback
from
training,
the
expected
dew,
and
the
team’s
thinking
after
the
second
ODI
performance.
“We’ll
bowl.
We
trained
here
last
night
and
the
feedback
from
the
coaches
was
that
there
was
dew,
but
it
didn’t
come
in
as
early
as
Ranchi
and
Raipur.
We
were
obviously
planning
to
bowl
second,
keeping
our
track
record
in
mind.
I
don’t
think
it’s
going
to
play
such
a
big
part
like
Raipur
and
Ranchi.
But,
we
just
want
to
change
the
total
and
see
how
we
can
bowl
first,” Rahul
said
at
the
toss.
India
vs
South
Africa
third
ODI:
Playing
XIs
and
key
selections
Rahul
also
confirmed
changes
from
the
previous
ODI,
as
India
aim
to
seal
the
series
at
home.
Both
teams
field
strong
lineups
for
this
deciding
clash,
combining
experienced
names
and
younger
players
across
departments.
The
official
playing
XIs
for
the
third
ODI
are
listed
below.
|
India Playing XI |
South Africa Playing XI |
|---|---|
|
Rohit Sharma |
Ryan Rickelton |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
Quinton de Kock (w) |
|
Virat Kohli |
Temba Bavuma (c) |
|
Ruturaj Gaikwad |
Matthew Breetzke |
|
Tilak Varma |
Aiden Markram |
|
KL Rahul (w/c) |
Dewald Brevis |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
Marco Jansen |
|
Harshit Rana |
Corbin Bosch |
|
Kuldeep Yadav |
Keshav Maharaj |
|
Arshdeep Singh |
Lungi Ngidi |
|
Prasidh Krishna |
Ottneil Baartman |
Bumrah’s
absence
links
to
workload
management
by
the
BCCI,
which
has
kept
the
fast
bowler
out
of
every
ODI
in
this
series.
Team
management
appear
focused
on
protecting
Bumrah’s
fitness,
considering
the
volume
of
matches
across
formats
for
India.
For
those
wondering
about
Bumrah’s
next
appearance,
the
pacer
is
scheduled
to
return
soon.
Bumrah
is
set
to
rejoin
the
Men
in
Blue
during
the
five-match
T20I
series
against
South
Africa,
which
follows
this
ODI
leg
on
the
same
tour.
With
the
series
level
before
this
clash,
both
India
and
South
Africa
face
strong
pressure
at
Visakhapatnam.
The
outcome
of
this
third
ODI
decides
the
winner
of
the
multi-format
battle,
and
selections,
conditions,
and
Rahul’s
call
to
chase
are
likely
to
shape
the
final
result.
