The India national cricket team will take on the South Africa national cricket team in the third match of the four-match T20I series. The four-match T20I series between Team India and South Africa is levelled 1-1. In the first T20I, India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson hammered 107 runs, which guided his side to 202/8. While chasing, host South Africa bundled for 141 runs and lost the one-sided contest by 61 runs. Samson was awarded the Player of the Match Award. In the second T20I, the host bounced back and won the low-scoring contest by three wickets against the Indian cricket team.  South Africa's Tristan Stubbs was named Player of the Match for his match-winning knock of unbeaten 47 runs while chasing 125 runs. IND vs SA 2024: Teammates Sing Birthday Song For Sanju Samson as India National Cricket Team Arrives in Centurion Ahead of 3rd T20I Against South Africa (Watch Video).

IND vs SA Head-to-Head Record in T20I Matches

The Indian national cricket team and the South African national cricket team have played 29 T20I matches against each other so far. Out of these, India has clinched 16 victories, whereas South Africa has 12 wins to its name. One T20I match between these two sides has ended without a result.

IND vs SA 3rd T20I Key Players

Suryakumar Yadav
Sanju Samson
Varun Chakaravarthy
Tristan Stubbs
Gerald Coetzee

IND vs SA 3rd T20I Key Battles

India spinner Varun Chakarvarthy has been dominant against South Africa's premier batters Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. Varun has removed both twice in the series. In the upcoming third T20I, this will be one of the main battles to watch out for. An interesting battle between Marco Jansen and Sanju Samson might decide the faith of the game. Jansen dismissed Samson in the second T20I for a duck, which dented visitors attacking approach. As a result, India lost the second T20I by three wickets. IND vs SA 2nd T20I 2024: From Varun Chakravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, Take a Look at Top Five Performers From India Against South Africa.

IND vs SA 3rd T20I 2024 Venue and Match Timing

IND vs SA 3rd T20I 2024 will be live telecast on the Sports18 network for the Indian audience. The JioCinema app and website will live stream the third T20I between India and South Africa.

IND vs SA Likely XI for 3rd T20I 2024

India National Cricket Team Likely 11: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan.

South Africa National Cricket Team Likely 11: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter.

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