India, South Africa eye T20I series win, Check India Predicted XI
Cape Town, Feb 23 (CRICKETNMORE): India and South Africa will battle it out in the series-deciding third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Newlands Stadium here on Saturday. In the first game, a brilliant all-round show helped visitors beat
In the batting department, alongside skipper Kohli, batsmen Rohit Sharma, Dhawan, Dhoni, Hardik Pandya and Pandey will look to make the most of their capabilities this time also.
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Batsman Suresh Raina, who made a comeback in the T20Is will act as a vital cog in the middle-order and will look to proving his mettle after scoring 46 runs in two games.
The home camp will be high on confidence after ending their three-match losing streak across ODIs and the first T20I. They must have been relieved the way they dealt with Chahal, who tormented them in the ODIs.
While Reeza Hendricks punished the Indian spinners in the opener, Klassen and captain Duminy did the job in the second game. Farhaan Behardien and David Miller have not lived up to the expectations yet and the match gives them another chance to make impact and impress the selectors ahead of the busy schedule.
The bowling department, featuring Andile Phehlukwayo, Junior Dala, Dane Paterson and Chris Morris along with chinaman Tabraiz Shamsi will have to come up with something special in order to get rid of the flamboyant Indian batsmen.
Squads:
India squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah/Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, .
South Africa: Jean-Paul Duminy (captain), Farhaan Behardien, Junior Dala, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jon-Jon Smuts.
