India Opt to Bowl, Claim Early Wicket Against South Africa in ODI Decider

India made one change from the side that lost the second ODI in Raipur, bringing in Tilak Varma in place of all-rounder Washington Sundar. South Africa, where important players Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi were injured, replaced them with Ryan Rickelton and Ottneil Baartman. Burger and de Zorzi will be out of action for a few weeks. In the previous match, Burger felt discomfort in his right hamstring, while de Zorzi encountered pain in his right hamstring while batting. The series remained at 1-1 after India won the first ODI and South Africa equalized in Raipur. An Indian captain won the toss after 20 consecutive defeats. 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. PTI