India will take on South Africa in the 3rd T20I on November 13 at SuperSports Park in Centurion. The series was tied 1-1 after South Africa beat India by three wickets in the second T20I. South African bowlers were outstanding and restricted India to 124-6, with Hardik Pandya top-scoring with 39 in 45 balls.
It seemed like South Africa would cruise to an easy win, but a stunning 5-17 by Varun Chakravarthy spooked life in a dead game. At one point South Africa were 66-6 in the 13th over and 86-7 in the 16th over, with India right on top in the match, however, Tristan Stubbs played a magnificent innings of 47 not out to take South Africa to a win. India started the series win a brilliant 61-run win in the first game.
South Africa vs India 3rd T20I Weather Report
Meanwhile, there were rain predictions during the first two games, but the weather played well. In the third T20I, the chances of rain are very slim. There is a 20 percent chance of rain, but the weather is expected to be dry at the time of the match. It will be a pleasant day with the temperature hovering around the 20 degree mark.
South Africa vs India 3rd T20I Pitch Report
The pitch in Centurion is known to have pace and bounce, with fast bowlers being a real threat. The extra bounce will also help the spinners trouble the batters. Out of the 14 matches played at the venue, eight matches were won by the team batting second.
India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), 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, and Tristan Stubbs.