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South Africa vs India 2023, 3rd ODI – Dafanews Match Preview

 

South Africa will take on India in the third ODI of the series at Boland Park, Paarl on Thursday. The series is tied 1-1 and both teams will aim to bring their best in the all-important decider.

India had won the opening game comprehensively by eight wickets whereas South Africa bounced back in style as they won the second game by the same margin.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for South Africa: W L L W L

South Africa came up with a fine bowling performance in the second game as they bundled out India for a paltry score of 211 runs. Furthermore, Tony de Zorzi scored his maiden ODI century to help the Proteas get over the line.

Current form for India: L W L W W

After coming up with a dominant performance in the opening game, India could not keep the good show in the second ODI. Indian batting was disappointing as they could not show the gumption in testing conditions.

Head to Head: Matches: 93, Won by South Africa: 51, Won by India: 39, NR: 3.

South Africa holds the advantage in H2H against India.

Players to look out for: KL Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh will hold the key for India.

Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Lizaad Williams, and Keshav Maharaj will be the crucial players for the Proteas.

India’s squad for ODIs: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh.

South Africa ODI squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams.

 

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