IND vs SA 3rd T20I Preview: Series Decider as Winning Team Takes the Lead

IND vs SA 3rd T20I Preview: Today, December 14, marks the 3rd T20I match of the series between India (IND) and South Africa (SA), which is locked to be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India. With both teams having won one match each, the series is currently level at 1–1.

In the first match, India dominated while batting first and won the game by 101 runs, and in the 2nd game, South Africa dominated again while batting first and won the game by 51 runs. In the previous game, the opener batsman, Quinton de Kock, played an outstanding inning, and not only the opener but also the finisher did a great job.

After that, the bowling unit delivered a disciplined performance and effectively restricted the batters of the Indian side. The Indian batters struggled to build momentum, and the bowlers of the India side have conceded so many runs in the last 3 overs, especially Arshdeep Singh and Jaspreet Bumrah.

Looking back to the past 10 head-to-head matches, India leads with 6-4 against South Africa. Let’s see how this match goes for India.

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India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Match Details

Pitch report of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium

The average score of this pitch is 150. Pacers have some extra help with the new ball; as per the previous 10 match records, the fast bowlers took 71% of wickets, and the rest, 29%, were taken by the spinners.

Toss Report

India won the toss and opt to Bowl.

India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Playing 11

India Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

South Africa Playing 11: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman

Weather Report

How To Watch IND vs SA 3rd T20II Live?

Fans can stream the IND vs SA 3rd T20I live match on JioHotstar, and it will be telecast live on Star Sports Network.