South Africa opt to field against India in decider: 5 things to know

India's captain Rishabh Pant tosses the coin as South Africa's Keshav Maharaj, right, watches at the start of their fifth Twenty20 cricket match, in Bangalore, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP) — India's captain Rishabh Pant tosses the coin as South Africa's Keshav Maharaj, right, watches at the start of their fifth Twenty20 cricket match, in Bangalore, Sunday, June 19, 2022. **(AP)**

2 min read . Updated: 19 Jun 2022, 07:11 PM IST Livemint

South Africa made three changes with Tristan Stubbs, Reeza Hendricks and Kagisio Rabada coming in place of Bavuma, Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen.

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South Africa won the toss and opted to field against India in the series-deciding fifth T20 International in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Keshav Maharaj is leading the visitors in the absence of injured Temba Bauma.

South Africa made three changes with Tristan Stubbs, Reeza Hendricks and Kagisio Rabada coming in place of Bavuma, Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen.

India remained unchanged.

Teams:

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj (c), Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje.

Here are five things to know for today's decider match

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