IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India will lock horns with South Africa for the third T20I in Dharamshala on Sunday. After losing the second match by 51 runs, the host will aim to bounce back in the third match.
Everything went wrong for the Suryakumar Yadav-led side in the second match as fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh (0/54) and Jasprit Bumrah (0/45) had a forgetful outing. Besides that, the decision of sending Axar Patel to bat at the No.3 position didn't work in their favour, and the whole batting lineup succumbed under pressure.
The host will be facing a lot of problems before the third T20I, as skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill's lean patch is beginning to affect the team. They will be playing eight more matches before the 2026 T20 World Cup, and now they shouldn't be making any more changes; it's time to have a fixed playing XI.
As the bowlers were seen struggling in the second T20I, the hosts will try to include Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI, who is in sublime form right now. But that will reduce their batting attack as either Shivam Dube or Axar Patel will be replaced by Yadav. It will be interesting to see whether they will have this playing XI in Dharamshala or not.
Dharamsala Weather
Dharamshala will experience a cloudy sky at the time of the match, and rain might also play spoilsport as per Accuweather.com. But the game won't be affected by rain, and the fans will get to see a full-fledged game.
India predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube/Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
The visitors will most likely be sending the same playing XI and won't make any changes to their combination.
South Africa predicted XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje/Corbin Bosch, Ottneil Baartman, Lungi Ngidi.