The fifth and final One Day International (ODI) of a five-match series between host India and South African will be played at iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Watch the LIVE STREAMING HERE and LIVE SCORES HERE and HERE. The series decider starts at 1:30 p.m. local time ( 8 a.m. GMT, 4 a.m. EDT/ 1 a.m. PDT ) on Oct. 25.
Virat Kohli's brilliant hundred in the fourth ODI, played at Chennai on Oct. 22, helped India to level the five-match series. India won the penultimate match by 35 runs and levelled the five-match series at 2-2.
Kohli described the Chennai knock as one of his more challenging ODI innings. "It is one of my more challenging innings in ODI cricket specially because of the bowling attack they have. South Africa have been bowling pretty well in the series in the right areas. The pitch wasn't that quick for us to get boundaries throughout," Kohli said in an interview, according to NDTV Sports.
"It feels really special to get a big hundred especially when we were 2-1 down in the series. The team winning and you getting a hundred is obviously a very special day," he added.
South Africa not just lost the Chennai game, but its middle order batsman Faf du Plessis was fined for expressing displeasure on the ground over an umpire's decision. "The incident happened in the 15th over of South Africa's run-chase when du Plessis showed obvious dissent by raising his right hand after being declared caught behind off Axar Patel," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday, according to Reuters.
The resurgent Indian team is now looking to seal the series by winning Sunday's game at Wankhede. South African's batting performance, however, remains a matter for concern.
Probable Squads
India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Stuart Binny, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sreenath Aravind.
South Africa
AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Chris Morris, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Kyle Abbott, Dean Elgar, Khaya Zondo, Morne Morkel.
