Cape Town, February 7: South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the third ODI of the six-match series.  India have fielded an unchanged playing eleven. For South Africa wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen and Lungi Ngidi will make their debut, while Morne Morkel has been rested. Ngidi has been drafted in the team in place of Tabraiz Shamsi.

The Virat Kohli-led side are currently boosting with confidence after taking a 2-0 lead in the series by dismantling South Africa in the first two matches in Durban and Centurion with consummate ease. South Africa, on the other hand, have been hit by injuries, losing their top three players - skipper Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock due to their respective injuries.

AB de Villiers was ruled out prior to his side's six-wicket win over India in the first ODI while skipper Faf du Plessis was pulled out before the second match, which the visitors went on to win by nine wickets.

Playing XI: South Africa: Aiden Markram (capt), Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Heinrich Klaasen, 5 David Miller, Khaya Zondo, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir.

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.