South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl; All-rounder Ramandeep Singh is back in the match

India vs South Africa, 3rd T20: South Africa has decided to bowl first. All-rounder Ramdeep Singh is going to make his debut for India in this match.

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:58 PM (IST)
South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl; All-rounder Ramandeep Singh is back in the match
South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl; All-rounder Ramandeep Singh is back in the match

The Super Sports Park in Centurion is going to hold the third match of India's four-match T20 series against South Africa. In this match, South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav said that he wanted to bat first. All-rounder Ramandeep Singh has made his debut for India in this match. He has been included in the team in place of fast bowler Avesh Khan. At the same time, South Africa has also made one change in its playing 11.

Centurion has held just one match between India and South Africa, which was played in February 2018. In that match, South Africa defeated India by six wickets. In the same match, Heinrich Klaasen, the wicketkeeper-batsman of South Africa, waged an attack on the Indian bowlers. Klaasen played a stormy inning of 69 runs in 30 balls. He was also given the Player of the Match award for his outstanding inning. In such a situation, today again Klaasen can rain fours and sixes.

29 international T20 matches of India and South Africa have been played between each other. In this, India has won 16 matches. On the other hand, South Africa has won 12 matches. No result was seen in one match. Now, if we look at the T20 record of the Indian team in Africa, then between the two countries, a total of 17 matches have been played. Out of these, India has won 11 matches while it has faced defeat in five matches. One match has remained inconclusive.

Playing 11 of both Team India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty.

Playing 11 of both Team South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickleton, Reeza Hendricks, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Marke Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetze, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Content Writer