IND vs SA 3rd ODI: A world-threatening stage is about to be served when India and South Africa confront each other in the 3rd ODI match at the ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam.
The game between the two teams on Saturday, December 6, 2025, is a win-lose-all match as the series is a draw 1-1. Both of them have shown excellent performances with batting, with Virat Kohli of India registering consecutive centuries, and South Africa breaking records with the help of the highest-ranked Markram. The weather conditions, such as pitch and evening, might be decisive, with heavy dew likely to place the second batting team at a very big disadvantage.
Live Telecast, Broadcast, and Channel Partner Information
The game will be available to the cricket fans beginning at 1:30 PM IST.
Category Details
Match India vs. South Africa 3rd ODI (Series Decider)
Date & Time Saturday, 6th December 2025, 1:30 PM IST (Match starts)
Final Location: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
Official Broadcast Partner (India) Star Sports Network (On TV)
Free Broadcast (India) DD Sports (On TV)
Formal Digital Broadcasting Partner (India) JioHotstar (Live on App and Website)
Star Sports Network is the only one with a live telecast, and JioHotstar is the official digital streaming event among the online viewers.
Worthy Competitors: Rivalry of dominance
It is the form of the top performers that dominated the first 2 matches, and the deciding team of the series will rely on it.
Team India’s Aces
Virat Kohli (Batter): The unquestioned hero of the show. Kohli has been on his toes with the last two centuries (135 and 102). His average of $97.83, with four centuries at the Vizag venue, makes him the greatest threat, as well as a local favourite.
Kuldeep Yadav (Spinner): the most successful wicket-taker in the series in India. Spin is essential in Vizag, and his command over the middle overs and to destroy the partnership will be important to him, particularly with the challenge of bowling with a wet ball in dew.
Rohit Sharma (batter): Am I ready to make the big score? His experience and blistering debut will contribute to the creation of an enormous score on a ground favorable to batting.
South Africa’s firepower
Aiden Markram (batter/captain): The one who made the historic victory with a match-winning century (110 runs) in the second ODI. The biggest strengths of the Proteas are their well-organized captaincy and anchoring skills in the middle order.
Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper/batsman): A long-term giant in his way against India, de Kock is the scorer of six ODI centuries against the Men in Blue. What South Africa needs is a blazing opening by him in order to refute the best batting line of India.
Lungi Ngidi (pacer): This pacer will play a pivotal role in destroying the batting lineup of India by scoring early wickets.
Why this match matters
The third ODI is of greater importance than the bilateral trophy:
Win streak and momentum: The winning team will experience a lot of momentum. On the part of South Africa, a win in India will be a very infrequent and gigantic declaration, whilst on the part of India, a win that will be needed to shake off the most recent Test series loss.
The nature of the strategy Dew factor: It will be very hard to make the second bowling with the heavy dew that is likely to fall in Visakhapatnam this evening. The winning side of the toss has a higher probability of making a decision to bowl first to take advantage of the good conditions of batting at night. Past records at this ground reveal that teams who won the toss have chosen to bowl first in 100% cases of ODIs in the past five years, with the team chasing having a 100% winning probability.
Bench Strength Test: Potential substitutes of India (Tilak Verma instead of Washington Sundar) and South Africa (Ryan Rickelton instead of the possibly injured Tony de Jorge) ensure that the series will be decided by the final stress test of the young players.
Head-to-head record: A historical advantage of the Proteas
The general ODI competition between the two nations is rather skewed towards the visiting team.
All time ODI performance: Matches played, India won, South Africa won, No result/tie.
The two teams have been very competitive in recent years despite the historic dominance of South Africa. The competition is very tight as South Africa has won 6 out of the past 12 matches.
Recent News and Pitch Changes Pitch Report: There is a batting paradise at the ACA-VDCA surface, where there is always bouncing and a rapid outfield that is facing another high-scoring match (average first innings score $277).
The first movement could be slight with fast bowlers, but in favour of batsmen. The middle overs will be dominated by spinners, but they will not cope with the dew in the evening.
Problems with the Proteas injuries, South Africa is grappling with injuries to fast bowler Nandre Burger and top order batsman Tony de Jongh. Their fitness will see them make the final XI into the Proteas, which may leave Ryan Rickelton with some space. Positive score trend:
Massive scores anticipated. The run chase on run completion of the final match of 359 was well made, and no point is really safe on this flat deck, particularly with the dew. The final game in Visakhapatnam will be a spectacular ending of the series, as everyone will be watching the toss of the coin, as it may determine who wins.
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