India vs. South Africa, 3rd T20I: Can India win their first T20I bilateral series after five defeats?

India vs. South Africa, 3rd T20I: Can India win their first T20I bilateral series after five defeats?

Match details

Series: South Africa tour of India, 2019

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Date: September 22, 2019

Time: 07:00 p.m. IST

Preview:

The third and final match of this T20I series sees India and South Africa face-off in Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. South Africa have won previous five bilateral series in the format however, India won the second game of the series, after the first game was rained off, it is ensured that the Protease cannot win this series but, Virat Kolhi led co should be on top to finish the series on high note where else Protease will be eyeing to draw the series.

Weather report: The weather does not look promising here in Bengaluru on Sunday as there are high chances of rain in the night with a temperature around 24 degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report: Bengaluru track is usually a batting paradise for the batsmen in the shorter formats with short boundaries where the average 1st and 2nd innings scores are around 158 and 147 respectively.

Probable Playing XI:

India:

T20I World Cup 2020, is not far away teams have started their preparations to find their best combinations ahead of the tournament. India has started well with a win against South Africa however, some changes can be expected in the playing xi for the 3rd T20I where Manish Pandey and Khaleel Ahmed expected to make a comeback in place of Shreyas Iyer and Navdeep Saini.

Predicted XI:Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat

Match details

Series: South Africa tour of India, 2019

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Date: September 22, 2019

Time: 07:00 p.m. IST

Preview:

The third and final match of this T20I series sees India and South Africa face-off in Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. South Africa have won previous five bilateral series in the format however, India won the second game of the series, after the first game was rained off, it is ensured that the Protease cannot win this series but, Virat Kolhi led co should be on top to finish the series on high note where else Protease will be eyeing to draw the series.

Weather report: The weather does not look promising here in Bengaluru on Sunday as there are high chances of rain in the night with a temperature around 24 degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report: Bengaluru track is usually a batting paradise for the batsmen in the shorter formats with short boundaries where the average 1st and 2nd innings scores are around 158 and 147 respectively.

Probable Playing XI:

India:

T20I World Cup 2020, is not far away teams have started their preparations to find their best combinations ahead of the tournament. India has started well with a win against South Africa however, some changes can be expected in the playing xi for the 3rd T20I where Manish Pandey and Khaleel Ahmed expected to make a comeback in place of Shreyas Iyer and Navdeep Saini.

Predicted XI:Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed

South Africa:

South Africa well started to groom Quinton de Kock as a captain ahead of T20 World Cup 2020 but, did not get the result as they wanted in the 2nd T20I however, here also we expect some changes can be made in their playing xi Junior Dala coming in for Anrich Nortje, rest should retain their place.

Predicted XI: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (C & WK), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi

Top Picks:

Wicket-keeper: Quinton de Kock (10 credits)

The captain led from the front last time out, hitting 52 off 37 balls at the top of the order and moreover, he has an excellent record against India. However, his record against left-arm spinners is not good if he gets past, de Kock should be able to keep his run going.

Batsman: Virat Kohli (10.5 credits)

His unbeaten 72 from 52 balls in the last game where he guided India to a victory and moreover, as he plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL where he knows about the conditions very well which makes his case stronger. Furthermore, his average of 40.83 in T20I against South Africa should be enough to make an easy pick for this game.

All-rounder: Hardik Pandya (9.5 credits)

Though he didn't get the opportunity to bat in his last game, Pandya has everything runs, wickets, catches, and strike-rate which make him a great all-round package. Moreover, on a wicket that promises runs, you know he can get a few big ones at the death too and can offer you lots of points if he walks in early to bat.

Bowler: Deepak Chahar (8.5 credits)

The last time when Chahar bowled against South Africa in the 2nd T20I, he troubled the South African openers with his swing and moreover, he has been brilliant with the new ball in the last game where he claimed two wickets and could be the key to India's success on Sunday as well.

Captain options: Virat Kohli, Quinton de Kock

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