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IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India captain Suryakumar Yadav opted to bowl first against South Africa in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.

India's playing XI has undergone two forced changes, bringing in Harshit Rana for Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the match because of personal reasons, and Axar Patel missing out due to illness.

The series is currently tied 1-1, with South Africa having levelled things up with a 51-run win in the second T20I.

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SA drafted back Corbin Bosch, Tristan Stubbs and Anrich Nortje for this match.

"Axar Patel is unavailable for the third T20I due to illness. Jasprit Bumrah has gone back home for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the game. An update on him joining the squad for the remaining matches will be provided in due course," the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in an update.

Speaking at the time of toss, the India captain said, "We’re going to bowl first. It’s been a good wicket all weekend and I don’t think it’ll change much, but there is a little bit of dew already and we feel it might get heavier later on. So, we’re happy to bowl first. It’s a wonderful place, wonderful people, and a fantastic ground. Hopefully, when we bat and bowl, we can give everyone some good entertainment. Every game is important. The way they played in the second game showed the beauty of this sport."

"What matters most is how you come back, and that’s what we want to do tonight, play our best game, enjoy ourselves, and be fearless. If we stay switched on for all three hours, that will be key for us. It looks like a good pitch. We’ve made two forced changes. Axar Patel misses out as he’s unwell, and Jasprit Bumrah misses out due to personal reasons back home. Harshit Rana comes in, and Kuldeep Yadav comes in," he added.

South Africa captain Aiden Markram said, "Very cold conditions, so a bit different from Johannesburg at this time of year. But it’s a beautiful venue and it looks like a wicket that could get better as the game goes on. It was a good response. We were well below the mark in the first game, so it was pleasing to see how everyone came back. Tonight is about backing that up and being consistent, which is always a challenge we look forward to. It does look nice. We’ve made three changes: Miller, Linde, Sipamla are out. Bosch, Nortje, and Stubbs are in."

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India vs South Africa Playing XIs

South Africa (Playing XI): Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman.

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.


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