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"I hope people don’t say that he’s an overrated coach."
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar came to newly-appointed India head coach Rahul Dravid's defence with the latter's first major overseas assignment going haywire with series defeats in both the Tests and one-dayers.
Read: Rahul Dravid has to prove he is not an overrated coach, says Shoaib Akhtar
13:10 (IST)
Quinton made it easy for me
South Africa opener Janneman Malan scored a match-winning 91, forging valuable partnerships with wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock and skipper Temba Bavuma along the way that helped setup the seven-wicket victory in the second ODI. Malan credited de Kock's fearless approach from Ball One that helped him settle down at the crease and accumulate runs at a steady pace.
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"Two matches running against South Africa then, this strategy has come unstuck. In the first ODI, Dhawan-Rahul got a start and Kohli built on it. The chase faltered when they got out because the unreliable middle-order couldn’t finish the job. Batting first in the second ODI, they gave a start again despite Kohli’s duck. Neither of the top three batsmen batted deep enough to make a lasting impact though."
In his analysis of Team India's defeats in the first two ODIs, Chetan Narula delves deeper into the batting performances and where the KL Rahul-led team got it wrong.
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Squads:
India: KL Rahul(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa: Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, George Linde, Zubayr Hamza, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen
12:40 (IST)
3rd ODI preview:
Indian team's strategy is expected to undergo a paradigm shift with some players getting a subtle yet stern message to lift their games as they face an embarrassing possibility of a clean sweep against South Africa in the third ODI, here on Sunday.
India's strategy looked completely out of sync with modern-day white ball game as the batters failed to keep the momentum in the middle overs and more importantly the bowlers, save Jasprit Bumrah, looked club class and without ideas of getting breakthroughs.
Ravichandran Ashwin and especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the two senior-most bowlers looked far from threatening and the young Proteas batters like Rassie van der Dussen, Janneman Malan along with seniors like Quinton de Kock have feasted on the pedestrian stuff dished out by them.
With the two having flopped completely, it needs to be seen whether Rahul Dravid, the man who is currently calling all the shots as far as tactics is concerned, takes a dim view and at least try out Jayant Yadav and Deepak Chahar in the next game which would lend some freshness to the attack.
The two Iyers — Shreyas in batting and Venkatesh as an all-rounder haven't yet set the stage on fire and the main problem has been their inability to force the pace in the middle overs.
England became a solid ODI outfit by scoring consistently in the middle overs and this young South African team has also followed that template in the series which is missing in the Indian game.
In all, massive improvement is required in order to be competitive.
12:30 (IST)
Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the third ODI between South Africa and India. It's a dead rubber at Cape Town, but for India, there's still a lot to work upon. Lack of wickets in early and middle overs combined with middle-order issues resulted in a series loss for India and they will hope to find quick solutions to avoid a series sweep.
India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI Today's Match Updates: It's a dead rubber at Cape Town, but for India, there's still a lot to work upon. Lack of wickets in early and middle overs combined with middle-order issues resulted in a series loss for India and they will hope to find quick solutions to avoid a series sweep.
3rd ODI preview: India take on South Africa in the 3rd ODI at Newlands, Cape Town.
In recent times India have been impressive on away tours but they haven't had a good outing in South Africa. They started off well with a win in the first Test at Centurion but then lost the next two matches to surrender the series. Then they lost the first two ODIs to lose the three-match series as well.
Having been thoroughly outclassed in both their ODIs, India will be looking to play for pride in the dead rubber on Sunday.
Their batting approach in both games has come under the scanner. Do they need to score quickly in the powerplays? In the 2nd ODI, they managed 287 but it was easily chased down by South Africa. Their bowling too has been listless. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no one has looked threatening.
KL Rahul took 79 balls for his 55. It was Rishabh Pant who brought some urgency to the proceedings with a breezy 71-ball 85. The middle order disappointed again with Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer scoring 11 and 22, respectively. Kohli got out for a duck off an uncharacteristic erratic shot.
Heading into the third ODI, India will have to improve their batting drastically. Shardul has played a couple of very good innings to bring respectability to their totals but India can't keep depending on him.
India is also expected to ring in changes for the Sunday's game. Deepak Chahar might replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jayant Yadav may be brought in for R Ashwin. They could bring in Suryakumar Yadav in place of Shreyas Iyer.
South Africa, on the other hand, will look to continue with the momentum to achieve a series sweep.
They have been brilliant with the bat and their bowlers have done an impressive job. In the last match, every batsman contributed in the chase of 288. Malan - 91, De Kock 78, Bavuma - 35, Markram - 37 not out and Van der Dussen 37 not out.
With confidence in their arsenal, South Africa start off as favourites.
Here's all you need to know about the India vs South Africa 3rd ODI.
When will the third ODI between South Africa and India take place?
The second ODI between India and South Africa will take place on 23 January 2022.
What is the venue for the South Africa-India match?
The match will take place at Newlands, Cape Town
When will the match start?
The match will begin at 2 pm IST. The toss will take place at 1.30 pm IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast India vs South Africa match?
The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.
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