Delhi: The last and decisive match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa is being played today at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The series is currently tied at 1-1, and today’s match will decide the winner of this series. In the first match, India had won by 17 runs, whereas in the second ODI, it had to face defeat by 4 wickets. In the second match, India had scored 358 runs, which South Africa easily achieved by losing 6 wickets.

Vizag Rahul won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Today is a happy day for the Indian team and their supporters in Vizag. Captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this decision, the spectators present in the stadium jumped with joy. It is also worth noting that before this the Indian team had lost 20 consecutive tosses in ODIs. This trend was going on since the final of ICC ODI World Cup 2023, which stopped today.

One change in the Indian team

For this match, a change was made in the playing eleven of Team India. Tilak Verma was included in place of Washington Sundar.

Playing XI of Indian team: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

South African team

At the same time, South Africa’s team includes Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Temba Bavuma (captain), Aiden Markram, Matthew Bretzke, Dewald Brewis, Tony De Zorzi, Marco Janssen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Andre Berger, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Otneil Bartman, Rubin Harman and Prenellan Subraine.

eyes on the match

In today’s match, the Indian team will have to perform at its best. Especially the bowlers are expected to play a decisive role in the match. The spectators and fans are hopeful of Team India’s victory in this match.