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SA vs IND | 3rd ODI: India make four changes, inlcude Suryakumar Yadav in playing XI

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India skipper KL Rahul once again won the toss and this time around decided to bowl first in the third ODI against South Africa on a bouncy wicket at Newlands, Cape Town. The Indian team has made four changes in the XI that played in the second ODI at Paarl while the hosts have also brought in one change. 

Suryakuamr Yadav has come in place of Venkatesh Iyer while Prasidh Krishna gets the first chance after his debut against England at the start of 2021. He has been drafted in place of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar while Deepak Chahar and Jayant Yadav have been named as like for like replacements for Shardul Thakur and Ravichandran Ashwin. 

As far as the Proteas are concerned, they have chosen to play the tall fast bowler Dwaine Pretorious in place of chinaman Tabraiz Shasmi conjuring the bouncy conditions of the wicket. 

This game is inconsequential in the sense that South Africa have already won the series with a 2-0 unassailable lead.

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