India vs South Africa 3rd ODI is being played in Visakhapatnam, which is the deciding match of the 3 match series. Before this, South Africa got a big shock, Tony de Jorzi and Nandre Berger are not playing this match. Not only this, two big players of the visiting team including Jorji have been ruled out of the entire T20 series of 5 matches.

The first two matches of the India vs South Africa ODI series have been competitive. The first match was won by India and the second match by the visiting team, now the series is equal and the team which wins the third match today will win the series. The exit of Jorji and Berger is a big blow for Temba Bavuma and the team. Jorji, who had scored 39 runs in the first match and 17 not out in the second, was out due to a hamstring injury.

30-year-old Nandre Berger took 2 wickets in Ranchi ODI and 1 wicket in Raipur, he was the main bowler of the visiting team who is not playing the decider match. There was also a change in India’s playing 11 in the third ODI, Tilak Verma has been included in place of Washington Sundar.

The South African Cricket Board said in its statement, “Burger suffered a hamstring injury while bowling during the second ODI on Wednesday, and De Zorzi suffered pain in the right hamstring area while batting and was unable to continue batting. Both players underwent scans on Friday which revealed the severity of their injuries.”

Mafaka and Tony De Jorzi out of T20 series

Tony De Jorji has been ruled out of not only the third ODI but also the India vs South Africa 5-match T20 series due to a hamstring injury. 19-year-old young bowler Kwena Mafaka has also been ruled out of the entire T20 series.

South Africa defeated Pakistan badly in the second ODI. Nandre Berger did wonders in bowling, while Quinton de Kock thrashed Pakistan bowlers in batting. Batting first, Pakistan had set a target of 270 runs for South Africa to win, which the visiting team achieved in 40.1 overs and won by 8 wickets.

Quinton de Kock’s 22nd ODI century

While chasing the target, Quinton De Kock scored a century, this is the 22nd ODI century of his career. He has come third among the batsmen who have scored the most centuries in ODIs for South Africa.

Luan-Dre Pretorius and Quinton de Kock had made a partnership of 81 runs for the first wicket, Pretorius was out after scoring 46 runs in the 12th over. Mohammad Wasim made him his victim. After this there was a partnership of 153 runs between De Kock and Tony De Zorzi.

Tony De Zorzi scored 76 runs in 63 balls, in this innings he hit 3 sixes and 9 fours. Quinton de Kock scored unbeaten 123 runs in 119 balls, in this innings he hit 7 sixes and 8 fours.

8 players of Pakistan bowled

South African batsmen worsened the condition of Pakistan’s main bowlers, due to which Afridi had to bowl to his part-timer bowlers. Let us tell you that a total of 8 Pakistani players bowled.

Shaheen Afridi bowled a spell of 7 overs, he did not get any wicket. He gave 41 runs. Naseem Shah, Faheem Ashraf also did not get any wicket. The only wicket in the innings was taken by Mohammad Wasim, who spent 48 runs in the spell of 8 overs.

Deadly bowling by Nandre Berger and Nakaba Peter.

Earlier, South African bowlers had wreaked havoc on Pakistan. Nandre Berger had already taken a big wicket in the form of Fakhar Zaman on the third ball of the over. After this, Berger scattered Pakistan’s top order by sending Babar Azam (11) and Mohammad Rizwan (4) to the pavilion cheaply. After 3 wickets fell at 22, a partnership of 92 runs between Sam Ayub and Agha Salman took care of Pakistan.

Ayub played a good inning of 53 runs and Salman played a good inning of 69 runs, after which Mohammad Nawaz scored an important half-century to help Pakistan reach a respectable score. Nawaz scored 59 runs in 59 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. Pakistan had scored 269 runs while batting first.

Nandre Burger took 4 wickets for 46 runs in his spell of 10 overs. Nakaba Peter took 3 wickets after spending 55 runs in 8 overs. Corbin Bosch took 2 wickets for 58 runs in 10 overs. The 3-match ODI series is now tied at 1-1. The deciding match of the series will be played on Saturday, 8 November.

Sandeep Sharma replacement nandre burger: Speed ​​star of Rajasthan Royals Sandeep Sharma has been ruled out of the remaining matches of IPL 2025. Sandeep has suffered a finger injury, due to which he will not be able to play in further matches. In his place, the RR team has included South African fast bowler Nandre Burger in his squad. Nandre Burger is known for its deadly speed and can bowling at a speed of 150 km per hour.

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