The third and final T20 international between India and South Africa takes place in Indore on Tuesday, India have already wrapped up the series and now go in search of a clean sweep.
This is the final game of series (to be followed by 3 x ODI's) and India won both of the earlier games.
The series opener at Thiruvananthapuram delivered an 8 wicket win for the hosts who restricted the Proteas to 106/8 (Maharaj 41, Singh 3/32). The chase was completed in 16.4 overs with Rahul (51 not out) and Yadav (50 not out) taking India home.
The second match was staged at Guwahati on Sunday and India won by 16 runs. The Proteas won the toss and opted to bowl and India piled on 237/3 with healthy contributions from the top 4 batsmen and Yadav top scored with 61. Maharaj with 2/23 was the only SA bowler with success.
In reply Bavuma and Rossouw perished without scoring but Quinton de Kock was unbeaten on 61, Markram made 33 and the highlight was a century from David Miller (106 not out off 47 balls). Miller hit 7 of the 12 Proteas maximums (India cleared the ropes 13 times).
This was how the teams lined up in the second T20.
India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa : Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
Head to Head
Overall the teams have met 22 times with India winning 13 to South Africa's 8 with 1 no result
The Betting - 3rd T20
At the time of writing India are 12/25 to win the match and South Africa are 33/20
Rahul is 5/2 to top score for India and de Kock is 11/4 to do likewise for South Africa
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
We might see a couple of changes in the line ups with this being the final contest and the bowlers will be hoping for some assistance after taking a pounding on Sunday.
Suryakumar Yadav continues to impress and is once again the choice for the top India bat. Aiden Markram is a speculative choice in the equivalent market for the Proteas.
Bets: Top India Run Scorer Suryakumar Yadav at 4/1
Top SA Run Scorer Aiden Markram at 4/1
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Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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