India will play South Africa for the last time in a three-match Test series from January 11 to January 15. The series-deciding match between the two sides will be played at Newlands in Cape Town.
The third test match is a do or die game for both sides as the team that wins the game wins the test series. KL Rahul’s century helped India win the first match by 113 runs. In the second Test, South Africa put up a brilliant performance to register a comprehensive seven-wicket win.
Dean Elgar and Marco Jensen were the standout players for the hosts. The captain played a match-winning knock of 96 runs in the fourth innings, while Jensen took a total of seven wickets in the entire match.
Though India lost the match, there were a lot of positive things for the team. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane scored half-centuries in the second innings. Also, Shardul Thakur wreaked havoc with the ball in the first bowling innings as he took seven wickets.
Cricket fans can expect a game to crackdown in the third Test as both India and South Africa will be eager to lift the trophy.
weather report
Fans can expect a full game between South Africa and India as the weather clears up for the third Test match. The forecast for Tuesday, January 11, indicates partly cloudy sky. The temperature will be in the range of 18 degree Celsius to 22 degree Celsius. Humidity will be around 70 per cent while wind speed is likely to be 31 km/h. The chances of the match being interrupted due to rain are only 20 per cent.
South Africa (South Africa) vs India (India) Probable Playing XI:
South Africa Probable Playing XI: Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Pietersen, Rassi van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Kyle Verne(w), Duane Oliver
India Predicted Playing XI: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
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