India win toss and bowl, David Miller becomes third different captain for SA in series

File pic. David Miller became the third different captain in their ODI series with India, as he was handed the reigns for the third match of the series in Delhi on Tuesday. Picture: Dave Vokes/Shutterstock/BackpagePix

File pic. David Miller became the third different captain in their ODI series with India, as he was handed the reigns for the third match of the series in Delhi on Tuesday. Picture: Dave Vokes/Shutterstock/BackpagePix

Published Oct 11, 2022

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Johannesburg -  More illness in the Proteas camp, saw David Miller become the third different captain in their ODI series with India, with home team’s captain, Shikar Dhawan winning the toss and choosing to field in the series decider in Delhi on Tuesday.

Keshav Maharaj, woke up “feeling unwell” and as a precautionary measure, was ruled out of the final ODI, meaning Miller, who has led the team in the T20 format, took over the captaincy.

Maharaj’s misfortune, saw South Africa claim a small slice of cricketing history as the first team to use three different captains in a three-match ODI series.

Temba Bavuma and Tabraiz Shamsi, who both missed Sunday’s encounter, were feeling better on Tuesday, but the team’s management as a precaution have given them extra time to recover fully.

As a result, the Proteas made three changes to the starting side that was hammered in the second ODI on Sunday, with Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo and Lungi Ngidi all starting, in place of Wayne Parnell, Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada.

The toss on Tuesday was delayed because of heavy overnight rains, in the Indian capital, which continued into the early morning  and left the outfield saturated - with the super sopper being used to help dry the outfield.

Teams:

India - Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed.

South Africa - Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller (capt), Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin,  Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje.

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