Jasprit Bumrah did not become a part of the Indian playing 11 in the third T20 against South Africa, which surprised the fans. Let us tell you that Bumrah is not injured, nor has he been given rest. The big reason behind his exclusion from the third T20 has come to light. BCCI issued an official clarification on this.

Bumrah out of the entire T20 series?

During the toss, Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has gone back home due to personal reasons, due to which he is not playing in this match. After this, an official statement was also issued by BCCI. BCCI said that information about whether Bumrah will be able to participate in the remaining two matches of the series or not will be shared at the appropriate time.

BCCI said, “Jasprit Bumrah has returned home due to personal reasons and will not be available for the game. Updates regarding his inclusion in the squad for the remaining matches will be given at the appropriate time.”

Harshit Rana got a chance in place of Bumrah

Harshit Rana was included in the playing 11 in place of Bumrah, who took 2 wickets for 34 runs in his 4 overs. Arshdeep Singh bowled brilliantly, he gave only 13 runs in 4 overs and took 2 wickets.

Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav also took 2-2 wickets. Shivam Dubey and Hardik Pandya got 1-1 wicket. Batting first, the entire South African team collapsed for 117 runs.

Today the third T20 match will be played between India and South Africa. The toss of this match will take place in some time. Teams of India and South Africa will clash in Dharamshala, Himachal. The five-match T20 series is currently tied at 1-1. Today in Dharamshala where Team India will take the field with the intention of avenging the defeat in New Chandigarh. South Africa will be eyeing a lead in the series.

India or South Africa, who is ahead in head-to-head record?

If we look at the head to head record in T20 matches between India and South Africa, 33 matches have been played between the two so far. During this period, Team India has won 19 matches, while South Africa has won 13 times. The result of one match could not be declared. India has won six times in the last 8 T20 matches played between the two teams.

pitch report

Bounce will be seen on the pitch of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Here fast bowlers will get help in the beginning, hence batsmen will have to avoid taking big risks in the beginning. Although this game itself is such that you have to hit big shots from the first over, but still you have to stay here and try to play 2 or 3 overs. As the game progresses, the batsmen will get help. The spinners are not likely to get much help here, so once again Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh can play together.

So far 10 T20 International matches have been held on this ground of Dharamshala, in which the team batting first and the team chasing the target have won 4 matches each, 2 matches have been inconclusive. There is a possibility of dew in Dharamshala, so winning the toss is most important.

Indian’s probable playing 11- Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Akshar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa’s probable playing 11- Quinton de Kock, Reza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brewis, Donovan Ferreira, David Miller, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamala, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Baartman.