India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: South Africa Skipper Aiden Markram Wins Toss, Opts To Bowl vs India

IND vs SA Live Score: Toss

South Africa skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the third and final T20I on Thursday in Johannesburg  

IND vs SA Live Score: Pitch report

“77 metres straight, square boundaries 59 metres and 69 square. It does fly here. The story is about altitude. 12 sixes per game, that’s the average here. It’s quite dry. A bit of grass on that, it’s been very hot. There’ll be lots of runs on this, it looks pretty good. Expect a whole lot of runs and many sixes.”

IND vs SA Live Score: Will management still stick to Arshdeep Singh?

India pacer Arshdeep Singh had a horrible outing in the previous match against South Africa. In two overs, he conceded a total of 31 runs in just 2 overs. There are chances that the management might bench him and bring in Avesh Khan. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Will Jaiswal get another chance?

Talented India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal got dismissed for duck in the second T20I against South Africa. There are chances that the management might drop him and include Ruturaj Gaikwad in the Playing XI for the third T20I. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Pace or spin? Who will have an upper hand

Pacers have been very successful at the New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. They have taken 67 per cent of the total wickets at this arena. It will be interesting to see that which pacer among Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, and Mohammed Siraj will be a stand out performer for India. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Will rain play a spoilsport?

After rain played a crucial role in the first two matches, all eyes are on the weather of Johannesburg, ahead of the third T20I between India and South Africa. According to AccuWeather, there is about an 2% chance of rain during the day in Johannesburg, with the cloud cover being 54%. However, the chances of rain will increase during the night to about 36%, with the cloud cover being 88%.

IND vs SA Live Score: Big match for India

After the first T20I got washed out due to rain in Durban, South Africa went to register a victory by five wickets (DLS method) over India in the second match. They have gained an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series and will aim for a clean sweep. On the other hand, Team India will eye a draw. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third and final T20I match between India and South Africa, straight from New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Stay tuned for all the live updates.