Both India and South Africa are expected to play with the same squads for the third ODI to be played on Sunday.
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. Another run fest is expected as the pitch will support the batsmen.
The five-ODI series is currently tied at 1-1.
There is small threat to the match today as Hardik Patel has threatened to disrupt the stop the players from reaching to the ground.
Tight security has been arranged for players of both the teams in Rajkot.
The toss, team news and playing XI shall be posted here just before the match starts.
Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
City: Rajkot
Date: Sunday, Oct 17, 2015.
Time: 1:30 p.m. India time
Umpires – Aleem Dar and C Shamshuddin
TV telecast: Star Sports, Doordarshan (India)
Live Streaming: Starsports.com
The live streaming can be watched online on StarSports.com here or HERE.
The players are as below:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, MS Dhon, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis Farhaan Behardien, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir.
After the one-sided t20 series, this ODI series has come to life after India clinched the second ODI to level the five-ODI series.
South Africa pacers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel are yet to fire in this series and this can be expected today. Kagiso Rabada has bowled better in this series by troubling the Indian batsmen.
For India, their star players Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are not playing to their potential. Needless to say if these three players play well, the Indian score will go past the 300 mark easily.