South Africa vs India 2018: India's probable playing XI for third T20I

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, like he has been for India ever since returning to the side, was right on the money in the second T20I, going for just 19 runs from 3 overs. While he went wicketless, his knuckleballs have become a thing of beauty; much like how Picasso wielded his magic on a canvas, Bhuvneshwar's fingers possess similar wizardry, with his variations proving to be quite the handful for even the best to deal with.

Blessed (or cursed depending on how you look at it) with an action about as conventional as a ballet dancer in jeans, Jasprit Bumrah has somehow managed to make it work for him, propelling himself to the top of the T20I rankings at one point in time. He has slipped from that lofty perch, however, with a few sub-par performances and was even overlooked for the second T20I after going for plenty in the opening encounter. He is set to return though at the expense of Jaydev Unadkat. Bumrah is one of the best death bowlers going around and will play a key role in restricting South Africa to a chaseable total.

Having replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the second T20I, Shardul Thakur gave a fairly good account of himself, picking up the wicket of Reeza Hendricks and going for a shade over 7 an over, impressive figures in this era of small boundaries and large bats. Shardul is likely to keep his place ahead of Kuldeep Yadav considering the Newlands surface is not expected to take a lot of spin.