Series level at 1-1, to be decided in Visakhapatnam
Tilak Varma comes in for Washington Sundar in Indian playing XI
Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi miss out for South Africa due to injuries
India captain KL Rahul won the all-important toss and elected to field first against South Africa in the third and final one-day international at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday (December 6, 2025). The series is level at 1-1, and India are hoping to avoid a second straight series defeat after the humiliating 0-2 whitewash in the preceding Tests.
Tilak Varma replaced Washington Sundar in the Indian playing XI, while Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi missed out for South Africa due to injuries.
India Vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Playing XIs
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wk), 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 (wk/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
With KL Rahul winning the toss in Vizag, India broke a remarkable streak of 20 consecutive one-day international coin toss losses. Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma said he would have bowled first as well.
India Vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Squads
India: KL Rahul (C/WK), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Prenelan Subrayen.
