South Africa are all set to take on West Indies in the third T20I of the ongoing series. The third T20I between South Africa and West Indies will be held on Tuesday, August 27. Aiden Markram is leading South Africa in the series.
South Africa have put up a dismal show in the series, losing both their opening matches. They lost the 1st T20I and 2nd T20I by huge margins.
Now, they need to put in a good show to avoid a humiliating series defeat. Here’s a look at South Africa’s starting XI for the third match.
South Africa plays West Indies in the 3rd T20I of South Africa tour of West Indies 2024
Ryan Rickelton (WK)
Ryan Ricketton was South Africa’s wicketkeeper in both matches but failed to steal the show with the bat. He is aiming to put in a good performance in the final match.
Reeza Hendricks
Reeza Hendricks had a best performance of 44 off 18 in the last match with 4 fours and 2 sixes at an impressive strike rate of 244+.
Aiden Markram (C)
Aiden Markram is South Africa’s captain in the series and will be looking to come up with a better leadership strategy to win the final match. He has struggled to score runs in both matches.
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Tristan Stubbs
Tristan Stubbs was out for 28 in the last game but played a wonderful knock in the opening game. He will aim to achieve a fabulous finish in the last match.
Rassie van der Dussen
Rassie van der Dussen scored 17 runs off 24 balls in the last match and will be looking to put on a spectacular show in the final encounter.
Jason Smith
Donovan Ferreira scored 4 runs in 4 balls in the last match and failed to score. Jason Smith could make his debut in the next game as Proteas lost both games and he replaced Ferreira.
Patrick Kruger
Patrick Kruger can also be included as an all-rounder in the upcoming match. He has played only 3 matches so far, aggregating 65 runs with the bat at an economy of 9.29. He picked up 2 wickets in the last game.
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Bjorn Fortuin
Bjorn Fortuin will join the playing 11 as a spinner. He failed to pick up any wicket in the previous game and was quite expensive with his economy of 10.30.
Lizaad Williams
Lizaad Williams took 3 wickets in the last match for 36 runs. She had a decent economy of 9.0. She will look for another similar knock in the next game.
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Kwena Maphaka failed to get a wicket in the last match but gave away 29 runs in his 4 overs. He maintained an economy of 7.20 while bowling.
Ottneil Baartman
Ottneil Baartman took 1 wicket in the last match and maintained an economy of 32 runs. He had an economy of just 8.0 in his 4 overs and has impressed in the series so far.
