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South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I – Dafanews Match Preview

South Africa will square off against India in the third T20I at the SuperSport Park, Centurion on Wednesday. India won the opening game of the series comprehensively by 61 runs whereas the Proteas bounced back in the last game to level the series as they registered a three-wicket win.

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 of India: L W W W W

India was not up to the mark with the bat in the last game and it led to their downfall after they could only manage 124 runs on the board. However, Varun Chakravarthy was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with impressive figures of 5-17 in his quota of four overs.

Current form of South Africa: W L L W L 

South Africa also came up with a collective bowling show in the last game as they bowled in the right areas to reap rewards. However, their batting woes continued as the top-order could not deliver. Tristan Stubbs scored a match-winning knock of 47 runs for the hosts.

Head to Head: Matches: 29, Won by India: 16, Won by South Africa: 12, No result: 1.

Players to watch out for: Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Varun Chakravarthy will hold the key for India.

Aiden Markram, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Gerald Coetzee, and Keshav Maharaj will be the crucial players for South Africa.

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

South Africa squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is), Tristan Stubbs.

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