India face South Africa in the third ODI on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi from 1:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).
The young Indian team displayed great character in the run chase at Ranchi with Shreyas Iyer’s ton and Ishan Kishan’s 93-run knock guiding India to victory against the Proteas. It was Team India’s 12th ODI win in 17 matches this year. Shahbaz Ahmed, who made his debut, picked up a wicket while Mohammed Siraj impressed once again with the ball with a spell of 3/38.
The South African cricket team, meanwhile, remained 11th in the ICC Men’s ODI Super League points table and now face a difficult task to directly qualify for the ODI World Cup in India next year. Temba Bavuma is likely to remain sidelined for the series decider due to illness with Keshav Maharaj set to assume the stand-in captaincy role once again. Only a win will the Proteas maintain any hopes of direct qualification for the mega event in 2023.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI Gullybet odds
India Gullybet odds and win probability: 1.87
South Africa Gullybet odds and win probability: 2.18
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India vs South Africa head-to-head in ODIs
The Indian cricket team ended a run of four consecutive ODI defeats against South Africa after the victory in Ranchi. The Proteas have been the more dominant team in this fixture, winning 50 of the 89 games while India have won 36 games.
South Africa cleanswept India in the three-match series in this format in January 2022, held in the African nation.
Team India last won an ODI series against the Proteas in February 2018, beating the hosts 5-1 in the six-match series held in South Africa.
India vs South Africa squads
India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Rahul Tripathi.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Temba Bavuma (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Janneman Malan, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI probable playing XI
India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj (captain).
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI combined fantasy XI
Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Aiden Markram, Ishan Kishan, David Miller, Sanju Samson, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Kuldeep Yadav, Keshav Maharaj.
India top picks and players to watch out for 3rd ODI vs South Africa
Shreyas Iyer: The Indian vice-captain has come a long way in cementing his spot in the team over the last couple of years. Iyer has scored six consecutive 50+ scores in this format, including a crafty 113-run knock at Ranchi in the second ODI against the Proteas. The 27-year-old batter averages 47.07 across 32 matches in this format with a strike-rate of 98.07.
Shubman Gill: India’s opening batter has the highest average by an Indian batter scoring more than 400 ODI runs this season. In eight matches, Gill has smashed three half-centuries and one century while striking at 110.32 in 2022. He has also been in good form for Glamorgan in the County Championship this season and the pitch at Delhi will suit his positive batting style.
South Africa top picks and players to watch out for 3rd ODI vs India
Quinton de Kock: The wicketkeeper-batter has scored 472 runs in 10 ODIs, taking him second on the list of most runs scored by a Proteas batter in 2022. De Kock scored two half-centuries in the recently concluded T20I series against India and also scored 48 runs in the first match of the ongoing series. De Kock has amassed 331 runs in 13 T20s at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, including two half-centuries, and South Africa will need another top performance from their ace batter.
Keshav Maharaj: South Africa’s stand-in captain was a constant throne on the Indian side in the recently concluded T20I series, picking four wickets with an impressive economy rate and scoring 41 runs. Maharaj picked up one wicket while conceding only 23 runs in the first ODI of the ongoing series and his form is likely to continue on a spin-friendly pitch at Delhi.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI prediction
Team India bounced back after a setback in the first ODI with a dominant batting display at Ranchi to level the three-match series. Considering the performance of the Indian spinners along with the batting form of Shreyas Iyer and co., India have the advantage going into the series decider.
Meanwhile, South Africa have a commendable record against India in this format and have also done well in India recently in the T20 format. The Proteas will challenge India in tricky conditions at Delhi.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI playing conditions and weather report
Maximum Temperature: 26°C
Precipitation: 2%
Humidity: 100%
Wind: 7 km/h
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