- By Himanshu Badola
- Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:12 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI: India and South Africa are all set to be in action in the third and final ODI match, which is scheduled to be played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, December 5.
The winner of the match will bag the three-match series, which is currently levelled by 1-1 after South Africa's win in the previous game. The Proteas outclassed the Indian team on the back of an improved performance to bounce back in the series. They chased down the 359-run target in 49.2 overs. Aiden Markram was the star performer for the visitors, having played a memorable knock of 110 runs in 98 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes.
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Both matches have been close contests so far, with not much to separate the two teams. The third ODI is also expected to be a high-scoring game, with the toss once again likely to play a major role.
All eyes will once again be on Virat Kohli, who would be eyeing a hat-trick of centuries, having scored back-to-back tons to open the series. Ruturaj Gaikwad also scored a ton in the second match. This will be the final international match for Virat and Rohit Sharma as India will next be playing an ODI match in January during the home series against New Zealand. Notably, both Virat and Rohit have already retired from the Test and the T20I formats.
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As both teams gear up for the series decider, let's take a look at India's ODI record in Visakhapatnam
Matches: 10
Won: 7
Lost: 2
Tied: 1
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India's ODI matches results in Visakhapatnam
India lost against Australia by 10 wickets (March, 2023)
India defeated West Indies by 107 runs (December, 2019)
India vs West Indies match ended in a tie (October, 2018)
India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets (December, 2017)
India defeated New Zealand by 190 runs (October, 2016)
India lost against West Indies by 2 wickets (November, 2013)
India defeated West Indies by 5 wickets (December, 2011)
India defeated Australia by 5 wickets (October, 2010)
India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets (February, 2007)
India defeated Pakistan by 58 runs (April, 2005)
Most runs in ODI matches in Visakhapatnam
Virat Kohli (IND): 587 runs in 7 innings
Rohit Sharma (IND): 355 runs in 7 innings
MS Dhoni (IND): 260 runs in 5 innings
Shai Hope (WI): 201 runs in 2 innings
Yuvraj Singh (IND): 196 runs in 4 innings
Most wickets in ODI matches in Visakhapatnam
Kuldeep Yadav (IND): 9 wickets in 4 matches
Ravi Rampaul (WI): 6 wickets in 2 matches
Ashish Nehra (IND): 6 wickets in 2 matches
Mohammed Shami (IND): 6 wickets in 4 matches
Amit Mishra (IND): 5 wickets in 1 match
Highest Totals in ODI matches in Visakhapatnam
India: 387/5 against West Indies (December 2019)
India: 356/9 against Pakistan (April 2005)
West Indies: 321/7 against India (October 2018)
India: 321/6 against West Indies (October 2018)
Pakistan: 298 against India (April 2005)
India vs South Africa ODI Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul(w/c), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy
South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil Baartman, Rubin Hermann, Prenelan Subrayen



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