South Africa at India

South Africa have dropped out-of-form regular skipper Temba Bavuma and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.

RANCHI, India (AP) — South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against India on Sunday. The Proteas won the first ODI ...

Spin allrounders Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Ahmed come into the side. Reeza Hendricks and Bjorn Fortuin are the two replacements. Wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi is also ruled out.

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SA 19/1 after 5 overs: Reeza Hendricks joins Janneman Malan and the former breaks away from the shackles with a beautiful pull to keep the scorecard ticking. Siraj got the big wicket of Quinton de Kock and now with Shahbaz trapping Malan, India is in control of the proceedings. SA 50/2 after 12 overs: Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram have a job in their hands and it will be an important partnership from South Africa's point of view. India will aim to break the stand and make further inroads. Markram is under pressure and the chinaman has started well. SA 77/2 after 18 overs: The run rate is just around 4.28 rpo and Shardul Thakur has been introduced into the attack. SA 130/2 after 26 overs: This is the partnership that South Africa was looking and Reeza Hendricks has reached his half-century and Aiden Markram is also reaching his fifty. A top shot through the extra cover region showed what Miller is capable of and with 48 deliveries remaining, South Africa will eye a late surge. SA 157/2 after 30 overs: Avesh Khan is back into the attack and Shahbaz Ahmed is about to finish his spell. The current run-rate is 5.24 and with the likes of Miller and Klaasen in the sheds, South Africa are in a comfortable position. Siraj has picked a couple of key wickets and it’s been brilliant from the pacer. SA 256/5 after 46 overs: It’s been fantastic bowling from India at the death and only 23 runs have come from the last 18 deliveries.

Brief scores after South Africa's innings in the second one-day international against India in Ranchi on Sunday:

India vs South Africa third ODI: Indian think tank would be a little concerned about the opening pair of captain Shikhar Dhawan and young Shubhman Gill.

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Some of the players from this Proteas squad will be playing in the T20 World Cup too and they would look to gain confidence with a win, ahead of the marquee tournament. India and South Africa are into the series decider as they face off in the third and final ODI on Tuesday. The one big worry however is Avesh Khan who has gone wicketless in the two matches. would look to conclude the series on a high with a win on Tuesday. With a sensational performance in the series, bowler Mohammad Siraj is making a strong case for his selection into the T20 World Cup squad, as Team India look to replace injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah. The men in blue bounced back in the second ODI with a seven-wicket win to level the series 1-1.

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South Africa eye a rare series win and for the Shikhar Dhawan-led India, it will be a golden opportunity for the young players to prove their mettle. The third ODI gives members of the South African team, who are part of the T20 World Cup squad, some match practice. With rain predicted for Tuesday too, the chances of the third and final One-Day International being shortened are likely. He will be licking his lips, too, to bowl in favourable conditions here. The weather now cannot be more different than in June, during peak summer, when the two teams clashed in the first match of an eventually drawn T20I series. There are chances of a delayed start, is what we are getting information from the ground. Toss coming up and it will be a crucial one, given the weather conditions. But scrutiny will be on the openers, after two failures: neither We are set for a Delhi Dhamaka as both teams eye to win the decider. There is no rain and we should have a start soon. So Shikhar Dhawan hasn’t tinkered with the Playing XI and this is an important match for both teams. “We will bowl first.

The series decider will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

It would be another crucial match for [Mohammed Siraj](https://indianexpress.com/about/mohammed-siraj/) to push claims that he could be included as a standby player for the World Cup. South Africa will go with four pacers and one spinner in Keshav Maharaj and will be depended on Aiden Markram to do the sixth bowler’s job. [Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/) argues that India is likely to remain unchanged, while South Africa might make a few changes in their playing XI.