IND vs SA: Why is KL Rahul Not Playing Today’s India vs South Africa 3rd T20I?
Published on: Oct 4, 2022 6:07 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 4, 2022 6:47 pm IST
KL Rahul India vs South Africa: In an important news development, India’s vice-captain KL Rahul is not part of the side for the final T20I encounter against South Africa scheduled to be held at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. During an exciting run-fest in Nagpur, India managed to secure an impressive 16-run win over the Proteas side in the second T20I match on Sunday. The Men in Blue have now taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in this three-match T20I series.
IND vs SA: Why is KL Rahul Not Playing Today’s India vs South Africa 3rd T20I?
During the toss, Indian captain Rohit Sharma revealed that they have rested KL Rahul for this third and final T20I game against South Africa. Rahul has gained some crucial form with the bat having notched up as many as 4 fifties in his last 6 T20I innings. The right-handed opener scored a brilliant knock of 57 runs off just 28 balls during the second T20I against South Africa where he was also named the Man of the Match. The team management have given both Rahul and Virat Kohli a couple of days off before the Indian team takes the flight to Australia on Wednesday for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
“We’re going to field first. It’s a very high scoring ground, I feel the pitch won’t change a lot so nice to know what target is in front of us. Three changes for us, Rohit and KL are out, and Arshdeep misses out for some issues with his back. It is precautionary, nothing serious. We’ve got Shreyas Iyer, Umesh Yadav and Siraj in. We want to keep challenging ourselves, keep improving and keep batting the same way,” said Indian captain Rohit Sharma during the toss.
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India Playing 11
1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. Rishabh Pant (wk)
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Dinesh Karthik
6. Axar Patel
7. Deepak Chahar
8. Harshal Patel
9. Ravichandran Ashwin
10. Mohammed Siraj
11. Umesh Yadav
Captain Rohit Sharma wins the toss and elects to bowl first in the final T20I.
Three changes for #TeamIndia in the Playing XI
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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 4, 2022
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India vs South Africa 2022 Schedule
| Date | Format | Match | Time | Venue | Result |
| 28 September, 2022 | 1st T20I | India vs South Africa | 7 PM IST | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | India won by 8 wickets |
| 2 October, 2022 | 2nd T20I | India vs South Africa | 7 PM IST | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | India won by 16 runs |
| 4 October, 2022 | 3rd T20I | India vs South Africa | 7 PM IST | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | TBA |
| 6 October, 2022 | 1st ODI | India vs South Africa | 1:30 PM IST | JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi | TBA |
| 9 October, 2022 | 2nd ODI | India vs South Africa | 1:30 PM IST | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | TBA |
| 11 October, 2022 | 3rd ODI | India vs South Africa | 1:30 PM IST | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | TBA |
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