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Picks for the third T20I between India and South Africa

India will square off against South Africa in the third T20I at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. The Proteas have a 2-0 advantage as they have so far done a fine job with both bat and ball.

We take a look at Picks for the match between India and South Africa. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.

Current form for India: L L W W W

India hasn’t been at their best in the last two matches and they will look to turn the tables in a must-win match. The Men in Blue will look to come up with a collective show as they could only post 148 runs on the board in the second T20I. The home team is also expected to make a couple of changes to their playing XI.

Current form for South Africa: W W W W W

The Proteas have done a fine job as they have ticked the right boxes. David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen have been amazing for the Rainbow nation and the visitors will look to carry on the good form.

Head to Head: Matches: 19, Won by India: 9, Won by SA: 68, Abandoned: 2.

India holds a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle against South Africa.

Players to watch out for: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh are going to hold the key for the home team.

Heinrich Klaasen, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Kagiso Rabada, David Miller, and Quinton de Kock will be the crucial players for the Proteas.

India’s T20I squad: Rishabh Pant (Captain)(wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.

South Africa T20I squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen.

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