Cricket Prediction | South Africa vs India | 3rd T20I | Dec 14, 2023 – Let’s see whether it will be a tie or not

RSA vs IND Match Analysis

South Africa and India will play their third and final Twenty20 International of the series on Thursday night in Johannesburg. South Africa won the second Twenty20 International at St. George’s Park by 5 wickets with 7 balls remaining (DLS), to take a 1-0 lead in the series after the first game was called off without a ball being bowled. At the Wanderers Stadium, the game starts at 17:00 local time.

While South Africa’s batsmen were able to compensate for a subpar bowling performance on Tuesday, things might not be as simple in this matchup if they are missing two of their top bowlers. Although we anticipate South Africa to be competitive, winning the series by 2-0 will be difficult.

India dominated the opening half of the second Twenty20 International, but after South Africa’s innings began, they were never able to maintain control of the match. That will be the visitors’ task on Thursday; if they hope to tie the series, they will need to play with more discipline.

RSA vs IND Team Preview & Squads

South Africa

Gerald Coetzee and Marco Jansen, two of South Africa’s promising pacers, will both be rested ahead of the Test series, thus there will be at least two alterations to their starting lineup for this encounter. We anticipate Nandre Burger and Ottneil Bartman to enter and make their global debuts in their stead.

With an average of 51.50 and a strike-rate of 154.11 from his past 12 innings in T20Is, opener Reeza Hendricks is playing fantastically. In the second Twenty20 International, elegant skipper Aiden Markram displayed an attacking exhibition of clean hitting, striking four fours and one six in his 17-ball 30-ball innings.

On every surface, left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi will always have an opportunity, and in Tuesday’s game, he claimed the important wicket of Suryakumar Yadav. The 27-year-old all-round bowler Andile Phehlukwayo scored the game-winning runs in Gqeberha with the bat, and he is excited to bowl on this fast surface in Johannesburg.

South Africa Squads

South Africa

Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Nandre Burger, Andile Phehlukwayo, Ottniel Baartman, David Miller, Lizaad Williams, Reeza Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi

India

Although there have been no reports of injuries following Tuesday’s match, India will not necessarily choose the same starting eleven. Due to illness, Ruturaj Gaikwad missed the second Twenty20 International, but he should return if he recovers. Arshdeep Singh has been failing to limit runs in recent games, therefore spinner Ravi Bishnoi may also enter the game.

The captain, Suryakumar Yadav, reached 2000 runs in T20Is and scored his 20th score of 50 or more on Tuesday, hitting five fours and three sixes. In the second Twenty20 International, 26-year-old middle-order batsman Rinku Singh struck his highest T20I score of 68 not out from 39 balls, which included 11 boundaries.

In Gqebetha, Mohammed Siraj, the opening bowler, not only produced numerous edges but also beat the bat and bowled the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen. In his previous two Twenty20 Internationals, 30-year-old right-arm medium-fast bowler Mukesh Kumar has dismissed five batters, demonstrating a good capacity to take wickets in recent games.

India Squads

India

Suryakumar Yadav (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh/Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar

RSA vs IND outfield report

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

At this location, the side batting first has won the match in five of the last seven Twenty20 Internationals. Therefore, if the captains win the toss, we anticipate that they will decide to bat first. There is a better prediction for this match, with no rain predicted for the duration of the T20I, after the second T20I was also interrupted by rain.

We may anticipate a high-scoring match because of the ground’s high height, which makes the ball fly through the air more quickly. An average first-inning score on this pitch will be more than 210. 

RSA vs IND Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

South Africa has 3 wins in the last five face-offs and India has one.

South Africa vs India Prediction

Winning the toss

• India

Player of the Match

• India – Suryakumar Yadav

Most runs

• South Africa – Aiden Markram
• India – Suryakumar Yadav

Most wickets

• South Africa – Tabraiz Shamsi
• India – Ravindra Jadeja

Most sixes

• South Africa – Aiden Markram
• India – Rinku Singh

Team Scores Batting First

• South Africa – 180+
• India – 190+

According to cricket analysts, India has a 53% chance to win.

Visit JeetBuzz News to access our predictions that are just for you and reminisce about all of your favorite cricket nostalgia moments while being thrilled by our solid Cricket Predictions updates. To ensure you never miss out, join in on the fun right away!