Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team is on a roll in the six-ODI series against South Africa after comprehensively winning the first two matches. South Africa have won the toss and have chosen to bowl in Newlands. Against the injury-troubled hosts, the Men in Blue would be favourites to go 3-0 up as they gear up for the third ODI in Cape Town. India can become world No. 1 in ODIs if they can win the series against Proteas by 4-2 margin. Follow live cricket score and live cricket updates of India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI in Cape Town here. (LIVE STREAMING INFO) (LIVE SCORECARD)
16:45 hrs IST: FOUR! Full and wide from Rabada and Kohli flicks it to fine leg boundary. India are 8/1 after 3 overs. Ngidi again.
16:42 hrs IST: And the India captain survives a close call. South Africa appealed for LBW and he was given out, but the replays showed the ball hit the bat first before the pad. Lucky! Kohli needs to make this count.
16:39 hrs IST: Good over from Ngidi despite the boundary. Dhawan needs to keep his cool here. India are 4/1 after 2 overs. Rabada to continue.
16:36 hrs IST: FOUR! Fuller delivery from Ngidi, Dhawan leans forward and drives it through cover for his first boundary of the day.
16:35 hrs IST: Lungi Ngidi comes into the attack. He had a fantastic Test series with the bowl.
16:34 hrs IST: OUT! And Rohit’s horrendous tour continues. Good length ball from Rabada, near the off-stump, the India opener looks to leave but gets the toe end of the bat and Klassen does the rest. What a start for South Africa. India are 0/1 after first over.
16:30 hrs IST: Time for live action. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan make their way out in the middle, and so do the South Africa players. Kagiso Rabada to start the proceedings.
16:21 hrs IST: Pitch Report – “It’s gonna play like it’s played. Wristies will get something out of the pitch but the ball will come on a little quicker, so even if they bowl slow, South Africa’s batsmen will find it easier.” – say Mike Haysman and Neil McKenzie.
16:09 hrs IST: Here are the playing XIs. Along with Ngidi, Heinrich Klassen will be the wicketkeeper in the side.
India: 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: 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
16:04 hrs IST: South Africa have chosen to bowl in Newlands, Cape Town. Lungi Ngidi will make his ODI debut . India are unchanged.
15:56 hrs IST: Although South Africa have won 28 out of 33 ODIs in Cape Town, their form in the last two games suggest that they face an uphill task in this ODI. Victory for India will not only ensure that they do not lose the series, but also it will be the first time India has ever won three consecutive ODIs against the Proteas at home.
15:54 hrs IST: A warm welcome to the third ODI between India and South Africa from Cape Town. Not only are the hosts battling a crisis on the field, but they return to Cape Town, which has been gripped by a severe water crisis. Literally, the city has run out of water.
South Africa, who were already without AB de Viliers and Faf du Plessis, lost Quinton de Kock ahead of the third ODI. While the hosts didn’t rename a replacement for de Kock, young keeper Heinrich Klaasen, who finished as the third highest run-getter in South Africa’s domestic one-day tournament, is expected to make his ODI debut.
Going into the third game, India are unlikely to tinker with the winning combination, which has excelled in all the departments.
Barring opener Rohit Sharma, the top order batting comprising Shikhar Dhawan, Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have been in impressive form while in the bowling department, the wrist spin twins — leggie Yuzvendra Chahal and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav — have literally been the reason behind India’s two victories so far, sharing 13 wickets between them.
The pace trio Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and all-rounder Hardik Pandya, have complemented the spin duo well by getting the early breakthroughs and also keeping the pressure in the death overs.
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