IND vs SA 3rd ODI: India opts to bowl against South Africa in deciding third ODI

Arshdeep Singh, with teammates, celebrates the wicket of South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton during the third ODI in Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: PTI

India skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the deciding third and final One-day International in Visakhapatnam on Saturday (December 6, 2025).

India made one change to the side that lost the second ODI at Raipur, bringing in Tilak Varma in place of all-rounder Washington Sundar.

South Africa, hit by injuries to key players, Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi, have included Ryan Rickelton and Ottneil Baartman in their place.

Burger and de Zorzi have been ruled out for a couple of week. Burger experienced right hamstring discomfort during the previous game, while de Zorzi encountered pain in the right hamstring while batting.

The series stands at 1-1, after India won the first ODI and South Africa levelled it in Raipur.

An India captain has won a toss after losing 20 straight losses.

Teams:

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (w), Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman

India: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

Published – December 06, 2025 02:28 pm IST

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