🇮🇳 India vs South Africa – 3rd ODI Match Preview
The ODI series between India and South Africa stands level at 1-1, making the 3rd ODI at Visakhapatnam the series decider.
Both teams are under pressure, and the venue promises a high-scoring thriller.
📌 Venue
ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
🌱 Pitch Report – Vizag
- One of the best batting surfaces in India.
- Ball comes nicely onto the bat.
- Spinners get some turn in the middle overs.
- Heavy dew expected — ideal for chasing.
⛅ Weather Report
- Temperature: 26–29°C
- Rain Chance: Very low
- Humidity: High
- Dew Factor: Strong
🔮 Match Prediction
Predicted Winner: INDIA
Excellent home record + superior top order gives India the advantage.
⭐ Players to Watch
- Virat Kohli – superb ODI form
- Rohit Sharma – strong record at Vizag
- Marco Jansen – SA’s most impactful all-rounder
- Aiden Markram – key stabiliser for SA
📝 Confirmed Playing XI
🇮🇳 India:
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Virat Kohli
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Tilak Varma
- KL Rahul (WK)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Arshdeep Singh
- Harshit Rana
- Prasidh Krishna
🇿🇦 South Africa:
- Quinton de Kock (WK)
- Ryan Rickelton
- Temba Bavuma (C)
- Matthew Breetzke
- Aiden Markram
- Dewald Brevis
- Marco Jansen
- Corbin Bosch
- Keshav Maharaj
- Lungi Ngidi
- Ottneil Baartman
🔥 Dream11 Prediction (Small League)
- C – Quinton de Kock
- VC – Virat Kohli
- Best Picks: Rohit Sharma,Jansen, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhavuma
📌 Final Verdict
The pitch strongly favors batsmen, and dew will make chasing easier.
If India’s top order fires, South Africa will find it difficult to control the game.
India begins as the favorites for the decider.