India vs South Africa 3rd T20i, Dharamshala: The third match of the 5-match T20I series between India and South Africa is being played today. Both the teams are facing each other in Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Dharamshala. The match will start at 7:00 pm. At present this series stands on a par with each other. This match is going to be very important for both the teams. In such a situation, the Indian captain has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. There have been changes in the playing eleven from both the teams. In this match, all eyes will be on Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill.

2 big changes in Team India

For this T20 International match being played in Dharamshala, two major changes have been seen in the playing eleven of Team India. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Akshar Patel have been dropped in this decisive match against South Africa. Surya told that Akshar is not well, while Bumrah has gone home due to some personal reason. Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana have come in their place in the 11.

Eyes on Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav

All cricket fans will have their eyes on Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill in the third T20 International match against South Africa. Both of them have not batted in the last few matches. On one hand, Suryakumar has not been able to score even a single half-century in 20 T20 International matches, while on the other hand, Gill has not scored any 50 in the last 14 innings. Apart from this, both have flopped in the last two T20s against Africa. In such a situation, today there will be a big responsibility on his shoulders for Team India. If his bat does not perform in this match, then there will be suspense in the further play.

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Will Abhishek Sharma be able to do wonders today?

Whereas in the last two matches, the bat of left-handed explosive batsman Abhishek Sharma has also not done much. He was out after scoring 17-17 runs in both the innings. He started in a very aggressive manner but could not convert it into a big innings. In such a situation, there is every possibility of scoring runs from his bat against South Africa today. Abhishek is an important batsman for Team India. On top of that, Gill's bat is also not working, in such a situation the responsibility of making a good start of the innings also rests on his shoulders.

Team India Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh (Sharma wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.

South Africa playing 11: Adam Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brewis, Corbin Bosch, Denovan Ferreria, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Enrique Narkia, Reeza Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi.

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