India takes on South Africa in the series decider at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, October 11. The match was initially slated to start at 1:30 but because of a rain delay, the toss eventually took place at 1:40, with the match taking place at 2 pm. Stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan was seen alongside a new skipper for South Africa, with David Miller making his captaincy debut in the absence of regular skipper Temba Bavuma.
The proteas are also without Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj, who woke up feeling unwell and as a precautionary measure, he has been ruled out of today's match. Meanwhile, Dhawan will be fielding an unchanged side as India look to seal the series after their emphatic win in the second ODI.
Miller, who has been in good form for India in the last few match, shared his feelings about the toss and captaining his side, "It is always a privilege to be the skipper. We would have bowled first. We have three changes. Few guys have fallen sick. Maharaj fell sick. Shamsi and Bavuma are down as well."
And Dhawan gave his reasoning for choosing to chase down a target to win the series, "We will bowl first. I feel there is some moisture on the wicket and we would want to explore that. The boys played well under pressure. We are going with the same team."
South Africa Playing XI:
Quinton de Kock(w), Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller(c), Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje
India Playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson(w), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan
