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India and South Africa Battle for ODI Series Supremacy in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, India – The decisive third and final ODI between India and South Africa is underway at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. With the series tied at 1-1, this match is a must-win for both teams. India won the toss and elected to bowl first.
South Africa has had a shaky start, losing an early wicket. Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma are currently at the crease, attempting to stabilize the innings.
India made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Tilak Varma in place of Washington Sundar. South Africa was forced to make two changes due to injuries to Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi. Ottniel Bartman and Ryan Rickelton have been included in their lineup.
In the first over, South Africa lost Ryan Rickelton, who was caught by KL Rahul off Arshdeep Singh’s bowling.
Playing XIs:
- India: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (c/wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
- South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottniel Bartman
Head-to-Head Record:
- Total ODIs Played: 96
- India Won: 41
- South Africa Won: 52
- No Result: 3
The winner of today’s match will clinch the three-match series. Stay tuned for further updates.
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