South Africa and India Clash in Crucial Third T20I at Centurion
South Africa and India faced off in the third T20I of their series at SuperSport Park in Centurion, with the series tied at 1-1. South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss for the third consecutive time and opted to chase, a decision that was met with approval from India captain Suryakumar Yadav, who would have also chosen to bat first on the pitch that promised runs.
Both teams made changes to their lineups. South Africa brought in Lutho Sipamla, a top performer in the recent CSA domestic T20, to replace legspinner Nqaba Peter, leaving them with only one specialist spinner in Keshav Maharaj. India, on the other hand, handed a debut to Ramandeep Singh, a hard-hitting all-rounder, in place of Avesh Khan.
The weather conditions were favorable for play, with no rain expected until later in the evening.
South Africa:
1. Ryan Rickelton (wk)
2. Reeza Hendricks
3. Aiden Markram (capt)
4. Tristan Stubbs
5. Heinrich Klaasen
6. David Miller
7. Marco Jansen
8. Andile Simelane
9. Gerald Coetzee
10. Keshav Maharaj
11. Lutho Sipamla
India:
1. Sanju Samson (wk)
2. Abhishek Sharma
3. Suryakumar Yadav (capt)
4. Tilak Varma
5. Hardik Pandya
6. Rinku Singh
7. Ramandeep Singh
8. Axar Patel
9. Arshdeep Singh
10. Ravi Bishnoi
11. Varun Chakravarthy
