Delhi gears up for series decider as India and South Africa meet in the final chapter of the tour

After a cracker of a contest at Ranchi that saw Team India restoring parity in a three-match ODI series, both the contingents will be hoping to finish this campaign on a high as they joust for the silverware in the Indian capital at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

South Africa has shared India’s bowling woes and have excelled in their batting unit. In almost a similar display of heroics, the visitors seized the lead in the opener, thanks to an emphatic batting display while India ensured that they are pulling off a similar stunt to do the level pegging.

As the series decider looms on the horizon, India may opt to go to the forthcoming contest with an unchanged side while South Africa would probably be hoping to bring their captain back into the side who has shown a decline in form, but his on-field decisions have worked wonders for the Proteas.

Head-to-head:

Matches played: 89

India: 36

South Africa: 50

Match Details:

India vs South Africa

Arun Jaitley Stadium

11th October

1:30 PM

Squads:

India: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi