Having lost the ongoing ODI series against South Africa, KL Rahul-led India would look to salvage some pride by winning the final match, and avoiding a whitewash. The third and final ODI will be a chance for Virat Kohli to end the tour on a high as he would look to end his century drought. Kohli had last registered an international century way back in 2019 as he scored a ton against Bangladesh in the day-night Test at the Eden Gardens. After that, the batter managed to breach half-century several times, but the three-figure mark has kept on evading him.
India had suffered a 31-run loss in the first ODI while the KL Rahul-led side suffered a seven-wicket loss in the second game of the three-match series.
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In the first two ODIs, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul both showed glimpses of brilliance, but they failed to get it together as a unit, and the duo would hope to go all the way in the final match. Rishabh Pant impressed one and all with his 85-run knock in the second ODI, and the wicketkeeper would look to continue with his form.
Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer have failed to impress with the bat so it needs to be seen whether the team management wants to have a look at Suryakumar Yadav in the final ODI. Talking about bowling, India has been lacklustre in the ongoing series with Bhuvneshwar Kumar giving the worst performance of them all.
It looks like the time is running out for Bhuvneshwar and the team management might give a chance to Mohammed Siraj who is waiting within the wings. Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal have bowled probing spells but the wickets have kept on evading them.India will play for pride in the third and final One-Day International against South Africa at the Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. Having already lost the three-match series, the Indian team will hope to end, what has been a disappointing tour, with a win. India's middle-order has been a concern and it has clearly reflected in the first two games in Paarl. Meanwhile, in the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah has managed to give a tough fight to the Proteas batters while the rest of the bowlers have leaked runs. India could make wholesale of changes and test their bench strength in the dead rubber.
Ahead of the third and final ODI, let's take a look at how India could line-up at Newlands in Cape Town:
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1. Shikhar Dhawan
Despite not playing much cricket off late, Shikhar looked in decent touch in the first two He, however, failed to convert the good starts into big scores, losing his wicket on 79 and 29 in the first two The veteran batter is likely to retain his place in the playing XI, and would want to make the most of it by scoring a big knock.
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