IND vs SA: India to bat first in third T20I in Johannesburg

IND vs SA: South African skipper Heinrich Klaasen won the toss and invited India to bat first at Allahudien Paleker in Bongani Jele on Thursday. South Africa made three changes in the playing XI while India has chosen not to change the combination. South Africa is 1-0 up in the three-match series while the first match was a complete washout. 

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South Africa win the toss and elect to bowl first

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Team news

After winning the toss, Heinrich Klaasen said, "We are gonna bowl first again. Fresh wicket, happy with how we chased the other night. There's room for improvement in all aspects. Opportunity tonight to fix that. It's big (to win a series against India). Great occasion, hopefully the boys can express themselves. We've got three changes. Kesh comes back, Nandre Burger gets his debut and Donovan Ferreira comes in for Stubbs."

While Suryakumar Yadav said, "We wanted to put runs on the board and defend. Looks a good track, don't think it'll change much. That's the brand of play we want to play, guys want to be fearless. Lot of positives from the last game."

Playing XI

South Africa (Playing XI): Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nandre Burger.

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar