India and South Africa will face each other in the third T20I of the ongoing series. The third T20I of India vs South Africa will take place on Thursday, December 14. The venue for the match is the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

South Africa leads all three games 1-0. Previously, the opening match was interrupted by rain. South Africa won the second T20I. Therefore, India needs to win the third game to level the series. South Africa will try to win the third and final match to sweep away the visitors.

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Aiden Makram is the captain of South Africa in the India vs South Africa T20I series. Suryakumar Yadav is India’s captain in the series. In the previous game, South Africa crushed India by 5 wickets.

After winning the toss, South Africa opted to bowl first. Losing openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill for ducks in the first two overs, the visitors faced a big blow early on. Later, captain Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 36) quickly scored a half-century.

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Rinku Singh delivered another shocking blow. The left-handed batsman smashed an unbeaten 68 runs off 39 balls to take the score to a mammoth total of 180-7. Rain affected the match after 19.3 overs. The Proteas were given a revised DLS target of 152 in 15 overs.

During the chase, Reeza Hendricks (49 off 27) and Aiden Markram (30 off 17) gave a good start to South Africa’s batting. They collected 66 runs in the first 5 powerplay overs. David Miller later added 17 runs while Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten 14. Proteas reached the target in 13.5 overs with six wins from all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo.

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Head-to-head records between India and South Africa in T20Is

StatisticsMatchesIND wonSA wonNRGeneral2513111In New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg3210In the last 5 matches5230In South Africa8530

Recent venue records (New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg)

Statistics: T20Is

Total matches: 26

Games won batting first – 13

Matches won bowling first- 13

1st Inns Average Scores: 171

Average 2nd Inns Scores: 145

Highest total on record: 260/6 (20 Ov) for SL vs KEN

Lowest total on record: 83/10 (15.5 Ov) for BAN vs SL

Highest score pursued: 208/2 (17.4 Ov) by SA vs WI

Lowest score defended: 118/7 (14 Ov) by SA vs BAN

Today’s India vs South Africa Match Prediction: Third T20I, Who will win today’s T20I match? 2023

India vs South Africa match prediction for the draw

The team that wins the toss could choose to pitch first. South Africa opted to bowl first in the last match and won the match. Since there are chances of rain, it is better to bowl first. The chasing team will be aware of the DLS’s target and will be easy to chase when the DLS steps into place.

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Predicted results for India vs South Africa

TeamFirst entrySecond entryIndia180-200170-190South Africa180-200170-190

Player Form- South Africa- Batting

PlayersMatchesWicketsAverageGerald Coetzee1310.66Tabraiz Shamsi1118.0Aiden Markram1129.0Lizaad Williams1132.0Marco Jansen1139.0

India vs South Africa Match Prediction 2023: Who will pick the most wickets for South Africa in the match: Gerald Coetzee or Tabraiz Shamsi