Preview; India vs South Africa: All-important final T20I
In the all-important final T20I match, India will be looking to end what has been a largely successful tour of South Africa on a high note. Whereas South Africa will look to carry the second T20I momentum and clinch the series in order to compensate for ODI loss.
India failed to seal the deal as South Africa stepped up to the occasion in the second T20I to stretch the series.
In the all-important final T20I match, India will be looking to end what has been a largely successful tour of South Africa on a high note. Whereas South Africa will look to carry the second T20I momentum and clinch the series in order to compensate for ODI loss.
India have never played any T20Is at Newlands and South Africa has a poor record. In terms of team news, Bumrah has abdominal strain and his fitness still remains a question mark. In terms of the host, they likely to field the same team.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur.
South Africa: JP Duminy (captain), Farhaan Behardien, Junior Dala, Reeza Hendricks, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jon-Jon Smuts.