Akshay Thakur - Saturday, Dec 06, 2025South Africa vs India 3rd ODI Pitch Report: India and South Africa are set to face each other in the third and final ODI of the series at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, December 6. The series is currently tied at 1-1.
Virat Kohli's 52nd ODI century and contributions from Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul helped India secure a thrilling 17-run win in Ranchi. Despite a last-minute South African comeback, their bowlers held their nerve and secured a close 12-run victory to take a 1-0 lead.
The visitors bounced back with one of their best ODI chases in Raipur. Matthew Breetzke and Dewald Brewis, along with Aiden Markram's 110, helped the Proteas chase down a record 359, leveling the series 1-1. Despite centuries from Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad and India's 358, the match ended in South Africa's favour.
SA vs IND 3rd ODI Match Pitch Report: The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam is a good batting ground, with even bounce and good pace early in the match, allowing for easy stroke play and high scores of 270 or more. Fast bowlers benefit from seam movement and bounce early on, while spinners gain more influence as the pitch slows down later. Evening dew benefits the chasing team by neutralizing spin and making the outfield faster.
The average first innings score in ODIs here is 295, with the team batting second winning five of the nine matches and one tie. The difference between a high total like India's 387/5 and a low total like New Zealand's 79 shows how much variation there is. The team winning the toss often bowls first due to the effect of dew.
In today's series decider, expect a high-scoring game without rain interruptions and with dew playing a significant role after sunset. A competitive total for aggressive batting under lights is 290-310.
| Total matches: | 20 |
| Batting first won: | 3 |
| Bowling first won: | 15 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 233 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 213 |
| Highest Total: | 387/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 76/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 331/7 |
| Lowest Defended: | 229/5 |
India (IND) Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa (SA) Playing 11: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma(c), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
