IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 3rd ODI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for South Africa tour of India 2025
Virat Kohli has hit a century in both matches of the series.
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India will take on South Africa in the third ODI of the ongoing series on Saturday, December 6, at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. India won the first game by 17 runs after posting a total of 349 runs for the loss of eight wickets on the board. Virat Kohli won the Player of the Match award after he scored his 83rd century.
In the second match, South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kohli had a partnership of 195 runs for the third wicket. It was the highest partnership for India against South Africa for any wicket. Gaikwad scored his maiden ODI century and was dismissed after scoring 105 runs off 83 deliveries. Kohli made 102 runs off 93 deliveries, and it was the 11th time Kohli made centuries in two or more consecutive ODI innings. KL Rahul finished with an unbeaten knock of 66 runs off 43 deliveries. India posted a total of 358 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Marco Jansen was the pick of the bowlers and took two wickets for 63 runs.
Aiden Markram made 110 runs off 98 deliveries. Matthew Breetzke (68 runs off 64) and Dewald Brevis (54 runs off 34) made for South Africa. The trio helped the Proteas chase down the target of 359 runs in 49.2 overs with four wickets in hand. Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna took two wickets each for India. Markram won the Player of the Match award for his batting performance.
Match Information
India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI
South Africa Tour of India, 6 Dec 2025, Sat, 1:30 PM IST ,Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
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Players Stats in current Series
Tristan Stubbs
SA - bat
163 Runs
2 Matches
Virat Kohli
IND - bat
237 Runs
2 Matches
Washington Sundar
IND - all
124 Runs
2 Matches
Matthew Breetzke
SA - wk
140 Runs
2 Matches
Senuran Muthusamy
SA - all
109 Runs
1 Match
KL Rahul
IND - bat
126 Runs
2 Matches
Shubman Gill
IND - bat
133.33
1 Match
Marco Jansen
SA - all
175.61
2 Matches
Marco Jansen
SA - all
96.36
2 Matches
Harshit Rana
IND - bowl
150.00
2 Matches
Rishabh Pant
IND - wk
80.33
2 Matches
Dewald Brevis
SA - bat
146.77
2 Matches
Simon Harmer
SA - all
17 Wkts
2 Matches
Kuldeep Yadav
IND - bowl
5 Wkts
2 Matches
Marco Jansen
SA - all
12 Wkts
2 Matches
Arshdeep Singh
IND - bowl
4 Wkts
2 Matches
Ravindra Jadeja
IND - all
10 Wkts
2 Matches
Harshit Rana
IND - bowl
4 Wkts
2 Matches
Simon Harmer
SA - all
1.92
2 Matches
Lungi Ngidi
SA - bowl
5.10
1 Match
Marco Jansen
SA - all
2.13
2 Matches
Arshdeep Singh
IND - bowl
5.90
2 Matches
Aiden Markram
SA - bat
2.20
2 Matches
Ottniel Baartman
SA - bowl
6.00
1 Match
Probable Playing XI
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, RD Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (C), RA Jadeja, H Rana, KL Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Bench : K Nitish Kumar Reddy, DC Jurel, Rishabh Pant, Tilak Varma
South Africa
Q de Kock (wk), AK Markram, T Bavuma (C), MP Breetzke, T de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, M Jansen, C Bosch, KA Maharaj, N Burger, L Ngidi
Bench : RD Rickelton, RA Herman, OEG Baartman, P Subrayen
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Pitch Report
46%
Pace Bowling
54%
Spin Bowling
60%
Batting Pitch
240
Average Score
40%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Rohit Sharma IND | BAT
Rohit is the second-highest run-scorer for India in ODIs this year. He has made 575 runs in 13 matches this year at an average of 47.91 and a strike rate of 100.17.
Virat Kohli IND | BAT
Virat is the leading run-scorer in the series and has amassed 237 runs in two games at a strike rate of 111.26. He has hit a century in both games.
Aiden Markram SA | BAT
Markram is the second-highest run-scorer for the Proteas in ODIs this year. He has made 419 runs in 10 outings at an average of 46.55 and a strike rate of 106.88.
Quinton de Kock SA | WK
de Kock has played five matches this year and has amassed 247 runs at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 90.47.
Keshav Maharaj SA | BOWL
Maharaj is the second-highest wicket-taker for South Africa this year in ODIs. He has taken 17 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 31.88, an economy of 5.33, and a strike rate of 35.8.
Marco Jansen SA | ALL
Jansen is the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in the series and has taken four wickets in two games at an average of 34.75. He has made 72 runs in the series at a strike rate of 175.60.
Arshdeep Singh IND | BOWL
Arshdeep is the second-highest wicket-taker in the series and has taken four wickets in two games at an average of 29.50.
Ravindra Jadeja IND | ALL
Jadeja is the third-highest wicket-taker for India in ODIs this year. He has taken 11 wickets in nine games at an average of 31.90.
Corbin Bosch SA | BOWL
Bosch has made 96 runs in two games for South Africa in the series at a strike rate of 145.45. He has picked up two wickets as well at an economy of 8.05.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Yashasvi Jaiswal
IND | BAT
Jaiswal has made just 40 runs in two games in the series and can be avoided in fantasy teams.
Tony de Zorzi
SA | BAT
de Zorzi has amassed 56 runs in two outings and can be left out of fantasy teams.
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - Dec 5 2025 8:56 PM
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