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Harshal Patel made a name for himself in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore by bowling exceptionally well in the death overs and with his wide array of variations. Harshal's well disguised slower deliveries foxed several top quality batters in the league and paved the way for his selection in the Indian team.
India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Live Updates: Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma have started the South African innings against India in the third and final T20I at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Tuesday. India skipper Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted to field first vs South Africa. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have been rested for the game, while Arshdeep Singh too misses out as a "precautionary" measure, informed Rohit at the toss. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer, Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have been roped in into the playing XI. India have already gained an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series and they will now look for a clean sweep. On the other hand, the Proteas will aim to get a consolation victory. Notably, India had won the first match by 8 wickets and second match by 16 runs to seal the series. (LIVE SCORECARD)
With the series already in the bag, the 3rd T20I against South Africa offers the Indian team an opportunity to test some of their reserves. The likes of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli were already expected to give the match in Indore a miss but Arshdeep Singh's absence came as a surprise.
Connacht's Cian Prendergast will captain Emerging Ireland in tomorrow's second tour match against the Pumas in Bloemfontein, with Simon Easterby naming a brand new starting XV for the meeting with the Currie Cup champions.
India on Sunday announced their squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa. The series that kicks off in Lucknow on October 6 will see Shikhar Dhawan lead the Indian side with Shreyas Iyer being his deputy. While many other old faces were named in the team for the series against the Proteas, the 16-member squad also included two new faces -- right-handed batter Rajat Patidar and right-arm pacer Mukesh Kumar. India's wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik expressed his excitement on the selection of the two players while he also named two domestic players -- Sarfaraz Khan and Baba Indrajith, who he feels are in line to make it to India's Test squad.
Time is running out, but Bulls director of rugby Jake White admits that he still hopes to convince Walt Steenkamp to ditch his plan of continuing his career in Japan.
Former India selector Saba Karim has been left highly impressed by star batter Suryakumar Yadav, who is going through a purple patch in the shortest format of the game. Suryakumar, who is currently the second ranked batter in the T20I rankings, played knocks of 61 and 50 not out in the first two T20Is of the ongoing three-match series against South Africa. Speaking exclusively on SPORTS18's daily sports news show 'SPORTS OVER THE TOP', Karim feels that India's chances of winning the T20 World Cup now rely on Suryakumar's form during the tournament.
Whatever hopes India had of Jasprit Bumrah's return in time for the T20 World Cup 2022 were thrown out of the window as the Board of Control for Cricket in Indi a (BCCI) confirmed that he will miss the showpiece event in Australia. Bumrah's fans, former cricketers, pundits and teammates have since taken to social media, wishing the speedster a speedy recovery. Even India's stars Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav posted heartfelt messages for Bumrah, hoping for his quick recovery.