India vs South Africa Third ODI | Match Predictions, Weather, Line-ups, Live Streaming

02/07/2018

After winning the Test series against top-ranked India, South Africa failed to maintain the momentum in the ODIs and meekly conceded the first 2 matches. India, who snatched the No.1 position in ODIs after 2 games, will play in Cape Town knowing that they can take an unassailable lead in the series.

Preview

In the ongoing series between India and South Africa, the home side have been hit by the injury bug and after losing the services of Dale Steyn during the Test series, AB de Villiers (finger injury), Faf du Plessis (fractured finger), and Quinton de Kock (wrist injury) have joined him on the sidelines. In du Plessis' absence, Aiden Markram led the side in the second ODI and the team suffered a 9-wicket loss.

For India, the series opener was the chance for Ajinkya Rahane to prove his value at the No. 4 position and he scored 79 runs for the team. Shikhar Dhawan found his groove and played 35 and 51-run innings in the first two games. Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav led the bowling attack as the Indian spinners claimed 13 wickets in the series at an average of 11.61.

Who Said What

India : Ahead of the match, Shikhar Dhawan has asserted that his opening partner Rohit Sharma requires just one good innings to solve all the form issues that he has been facing for over a month, which will help in silencing his critics. After a forgettable Test series, Sharma has managed just 35 runs in two ODIs of the series so far.

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South Africa : While admitting that India are the best ODI side in the world, Kagiso Rabada blamed the bowlers for their performance in the series so far stating that they needed to step up their game after claiming just five wickets over the two matches.

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Match Prediction

Betting Odds - South Africa to win 13/8; India to win 6/11

Predicted XI

South Africa predicted line-up - Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram (c), Farhaan Behardien, JP Duminy, Khaya Zondo, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

Team India predicted line-up - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), 6 Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Playing XI - India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Khaya Zondo, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Lungisani Ngidi, Imran Tahir

Pitch & conditions

The first Test match of the tour was played in Cape Town where the players got green beds. However, Cape Town has been worse affected by the drought and as a result, that affected the ground as it couldn't get proper watering to maintain the green top on the ground. In the third ODI, the pitch is expected to be batsmen-friendly and the spinners will get enough turn as well.

Weather

It is expected to be a hot day on Wednesday and the temperatures will touch 30C in the afternoon.

Venue

Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa

Time

4.30 PM (IST)

TV Listings

Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 1 HD, Sony Ten 3, Sony Ten 3 HD

Live Streams

SonyLiv, Espn.in (for Indian sub-continent only)