
India have never played a T20I match in Cape Town but on Saturday, they will take on South Africa in an important game in Cape Town. The match will decide the winner of the three-match series, which is currently tied at 1-1. With a win on Saturday, India can claim the match, the last one of this long South Africa tour, and the series. The Virat Kohli-led team won the first T20I but South Africa bounced back in the second game beating India comfortably. India would like to improve on their mistakes on Saturday and win the series.
India vs South Africa Live Score and Live Streaming 3rd T20: When and where to watch the 3rd T20 between India vs South Africa Live? India vs South Africa 3rd T20I can be live streamed on SonyLiv.com and ESPN.in. The two website will provide the live streaming of the game. The match will be broadcast on Ten 1 HD and Ten 1 in English commentary and on Ten 3 in Hindi commentary. The final game of the series between India vs South Africa is being played in Cape Town on Saturday, February 24.
KL Rahul is part of the Indian T20 squad for this series but with today's miss, he will return to India without having played a single game here. On the South Africa tour, all players have missed atleast one international game since the first Test but for Hardik Pandya. The all-rounder is the only player to play all 12 matches on this tour. In the final game, can Dhoni give the wicketkeeping gloves to Karthik and we see him in the field? Bowling?
In Virat Kohli's absence, Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian side. India have made three changes to their XI from the second game. Four pacers and only one spinner for the final game. No wrist-spinners in the team for today's game. Playing XI for India - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah
South Afria have also made a few changes to their playing XI from the second game. Christiaan Jonker will make his debut in place of Smuts while Aaron Phangiso replaces Paterson in the team. Miller to open the batting. Playing XI - Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, JP Duminy, Heinrich Klaasen, Farhaan Behardien, Christiaan Jonker, Andile Phehlukwayo, Aaron Phangiso, Chris Morris, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi
South Africa win toss and elect to bowl in the final T20I against India in Cape Town. Rohit Sharma is at the toss for India. JP Duminy says that they will stick to chasing as they did in the first two games. He says David Miller will open the batting for them. Rohit echoes his words on the pitch. "Doesn't look like it will change a lot." India make three changes to the playing XI
Virat Kohli will not be playing the third T20 International against South Africa. The Indian captain has a "stiff back" and is not available for the final game. Rohit Sharma is the stand-in captain for India in the final game. What will happen at the toss? Let's find out
Welcome to the coverage of India vs South Africa 3rd T20I from Cape Town. The series is tied 1-1 with both teams winning one match each. India won the first game while South Africa bounced back to win the second. India will be eager to win this one and win the series. They lost the Test series 1-2 but hammered South Africa in the ODI series, winning it 5-1. Now, the T20I series is at stake.