Rain is likely to play spoilsport in the third and final T20I between India and South Africa. The weather predictions show that thunderstorm and rain are likely in Bengaluru throughout the evening, because of which the match may get curtailed.
The temperature will remain below 25 degrees Celsius with a 30-40 percent chance of precipitation from 7 pm till 11 pm (IST).
Hourly weather forecast of Bengaluru:
Earlier, the first match of the series was abandoned due to rain in Dharamshala whereas the second T20I was comfortably won by India, owing to skipper Virat Kohli’s match-winning knock of 72 runs.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (captain), Rassie van der Dussen (vice-captain), Temba Bavuma, Junior Dala, Bjorn Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, George Linde.
*If there is no rain in Bengaluru, the toss will take place at 6:30 pm and the match will start at 7 pm.
