IND vs SA Head to Head, Playing XI, Players List, Match Prediction, Pitch Report | India vs South Africa 3rd ODI 2025

India and South Africa will be playing the 3rd ODI or the must-win game, at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam on December 06, 2025. Virat Kohli scored two back-to-back centuries in this series, and it is expected that the third consecutive century will also come in Vizag. However, the Indian Team seriously needs to take care of their bowling unit to win this match.

As of now, the series is tied by 1-1 therefore both teams will be looking to play their best cricket and win the series. Indian batters are doing a fantastic job, but the bowling needs to do better, while South Africa’s both batting and bowling department are playing exceptional and collective cricket.

IND vs SA 3rd ODI Match Details:

Match Between: India Men’s National Cricket Team vs South Africa Men’s National Cricket Team 

Date: December 06, 2025

Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam

Time: 1:30 PM (IST)

Live Streaming Details: Star Sports & JioHotstar (India & Sri Lanka), SuperSports (South Africa), PTV Sports & Myco/Tamasha app (Pakistan).

India vs South Africa Head to Head in ODI:

ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Vizag Pitch Report:

PC: X

The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Pitch for the 3rd ODI between India and South Africa is expected to be a batting surface, but with good bounce and pace. If we look at past records, the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium favors batters due to its flat surface and fast outfield. Dew is expected in the second inning, which will favor the chasing team.

India vs South Africa Playing XI [Expected]

Who Will Win IND vs SA Today Match:

Currently, the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa is tied by 1-1; therefore, the 3rd ODI is going to be the series decider. India has played quite good cricket, but South Africa has outsmarted India in the second ODI, and they are expected to do the same and will exploit the poor bowling unit of the India Men’s National Cricket Team.

Therefore, South Africa will win the 3rd ODI match against India, and with this, they will win the ODI series by 2-1. Recently, South Africa won the two-match test series against India by 2-0, and now, they are almost set to win the ODI series.

India Men’s National Cricket Team ODI Squad:

KL Rahul (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh.

South Africa Men’s National Cricket Team ODI Squad:

Temba Bavuma (Captain), Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch.

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