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IND vs SA 3rd T20I: Eyes will be on Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Heinrich Klaasen to deliver in the third match of the series.
Sanju Samson (left) scored a century in series opener while Aiden Markram will be eyeing a big score himself. (AP Photo)
The third match of the India versus South Africa T20I series will take place on Wednesday at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium. Both sides are currently level at 1-1 in the four-match series.
India won the opening fixture by 61 runs but couldn’t carry forward the winning momentum as they conceded a narrow three-wicket loss in the next. India’s batters struggled on a challenging pitch at Gqeberha.
Tilak Varma, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya did most of the heavy lifting to put up a 124/6 target. In the second half, Varun Chakravarthy scalped five wickets but it still wasn’t enough for a victory. They will now be looking to recover the series by winning their next game on Wednesday.
IND vs SA Key players to watch out for
Sanju Samson
Samson began the T20I series with a lightning-fast century. He scored a 50-ball 107 in the opening fixture, smashing seven fours and 10 sixes. Samson though was dismissed for a duck in the second game with other failing to step up. The wicketkeeper-batter will be looking to bounce back in the third T20I to guide India to a 2-1 lead.
Heinrich Klaasen
South Africa have struggled with the bat in the ongoing series. Klaasen has also failed to find his footing. He scored 25 runs in the first match before adding a mere two runs in the second. Klaasen will be looking to go big against India in the third T20I.
Hardik Pandya
Pandya has failed to make a significant impact in the India-South Africa series so far. He was dismissed for two runs in the first game before. Pandya had the opportunity to deliver for India in the second fixture but he scored an uncharacteristically slow 45-ball 39. He will be itching for redemption.
Aiden Markram
South African skipper Markram has also struggled for form against India. He put up knocks of eight and three across the two games. Markram will now be aiming to make a significant contribution in the third match.
India vs South Africa Probable XIs
India Probable XI: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi
South Africa Probable XI: Aiden Markram (c), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter
