Series tied 1-1, heading into the decider at Visakhapatnam (Image Credit:- X)

India faces South Africa in the third and final ODI at Visakhapatnam for a high stakes series decider. Dew is expected to play a major role in the second half of the match. The team winning the toss is likely to choose chasing.

Team India faces the possibility of losing both Test and ODI series at home in a single tour. Dew affected the first two ODIs and is expected to have the same impact in the final match.

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In the first ODI, South Arica nearly chased 350 after slipping to 130/5. In the second ODI, they chased 359 in the final over. Visakhapatnam hosted five games in the Women’s World Cup, and the team batting second won all five matches.

India – Team News

The squad is unlikely to see any changes after Team India losing the match. In Shreyas Iyer’s absence at No.4 in the series, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored his maiden ODI hundred. Pacer Prasidh Krishna has leaked runs, India will most likely stick with him.

India Probable XI:- Yashasvi Jaiswal , Rohit Sharma , Virat Kohli , Ruturaj Gaikwad , K.L.Rahul (c & wk) , Washington Sundar , Ravindra Jadeja , Harshit Rana , Kuldeep Yadhav , Arshdeep Singh , Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa-Team News

They will be forced to make a couple of changes after Tony de Zorzi and Nandre Burger suffered hamstring injuries. Ryan Rickelton and Ottneil Baartman will replace them in the playing XI.

South Africa Probable XI:- Aiden Markram , Quinton de Kock (wk) , Temba Bavuma (c) , Matthew Breetkze , Ryan Rickelton , Dewald Brevis , Marco Jansen , Corbin Bosch , Keshav Maharaj , lungi Ngidi , Ottneil Baartman.

Pitch Report

The pitch is batting-friendly, making high scores likely in the match. Dew will play a major role in the second half, making batting easier. Chasing is the best option in this pitch.

Time

Match will begin at 01:30 PM , IST.