Cape Town ODI: Proteas win toss, ask India to bat first

ANI  |  Cape Town [South Africa] 

won the toss and asked to bat first in the third ODI of the six-match series at the Stadium in on Wednesday.

Indian decided to go with the same playing XI which has won the last two ODIs.

However, for South Africa, pacer Lungi Ngidi and right-handed batsman will make a debut, replacing injured and

Meanwhile, Andile Phehlukwayo will replace left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.

A 2-0 lead in the series by dismantling the hosts in the first two matches in and with consummate ease has given the men in blue a boost in confidence.

South Africa, on the other hand, have been hit by injuries, losing their top three players - du Plessis, AB de Villiers and

AB de Villiers was ruled out prior to his side's six-wicket win over in the first ODI while du Plessis was pulled out before the second match, which the visitors went on to win by nine wickets.

Recently, woes have only grown with ruling out of the remainder of the six-match ODI series and subsequent three-match T20I series against due to a

Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, (capt.), Ajinkya Rahane, Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

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First Published: Wed, February 07 2018. 16:31 IST