The third Twenty 20 International (T20I) cricket match between India and South Africa will be played at the historic Eden Gardens Cricket Ground in Kolkata on Thursday.
Watch the Live Stream HERE and Live Scores HERE. The match starts at 7 p.m. IST (13:30 GMT, 9:30 a.m. EDT or 6:30 a.m. PDT).
South Africa has already won the three match series and taken an unassailable 2-0 lead. South Africa achieved the target of 199 runs in first T20 in Dharmasala, while Indian batting crumbled in the second match at Cuttack handing over an easy victory to the Proteas.
South African skipper Faf du Plessis gave credit to his bowlers for the victories in first two matches. "It was amazing to see all bowlers putting up a fantastic show. I think possibly it's the best bowling performance I've seen ever in T20Is," Plessis said, according to The Hindu.
Indian team is now desperate to win Thursday's game, not only for saving pride, but also for gaining momentum ahead of ODI series against South Africa.
"We have lost the series but we still have a lot to play in the final game. Hopefully we will win tomorrow and from there onward it could be a different story," Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Wednesday, according to Firstpost.
"The ODIs are coming up and then the Tests. We want to play our best game tomorrow and we want to put up our best show. Once we start winning we will be a difficult side to beat," he said.
Probable Squads
India
MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Stuart Binny and S Aravind.
South Africa
Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, David Miller, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abott, Albie Morkel, Imran Tahir, Quninto de Kock, Eddie Leie, Marchant de Lange and Kyaya Zondo.
