Updated on: Dec 14, 2025 09:26 pm IST
Here’s why Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel aren’t playing within the third T20I for India against South Africa in Dharamsala.
Suryakumar Yadav-led Crew India were forced to abolish two adjustments to their playing XI for the third T20I against South Africa on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. The hosts brought in Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav into the playing XI barely than Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel. The Board of Preserve an eye on for Cricket in India (BCCI) accept now confirmed that Bumrah become unavailable attributable to deepest reasons, while all-rounder Axar missed out owing to an illness.
“Axar Patel is unavailable for the third T20I attributable to illness. Jasprit Bumrah has long past serve home for deepest reasons and will doubtless be unavailable for the sport,” the BCCI’s media physique of workers confirmed proper after the toss for the third T20I.
“An change on him becoming a member of the squad for the last matches will be supplied within the wreck,” the change added.
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Bumrah will be a immense miss for India as he has the knack of picking wickets. The main sport of the series saw him tackle shut two wickets; on the opposite hand, he wasn’t at his simplest within the 2nd T20I, going wicketless and conceding forty five runs in his quota of four overs.
On the opposite hand, Axar scored 23 and 21 within the first two T20Is, and he become even promoted to the No.3 slot within the 214 scuttle in Mullanpur.
The third T20I is of key importance for every India and South Africa, brooding concerning the five-match series stands on level phrases. The 2nd match of the five-sport series saw the hosts scramble down comprehensively after India failed to scuttle down the aim of 214.
Suryakumar Yadav identifies areas of issues
After winning the toss within the third T20I and opting to bowl, India captain Suryakumar Yadav stated that he would want his aspect to be switched on for the full duration of the match.
“Hopefully, when we bat and bowl, we can give everyone some good entertainment. Every game is important. The way they played in the second game showed the beauty of this sport. What matters most is how you come back, and that’s what we want to do tonight, play our best game, enjoy ourselves, and be fearless,” said Suryakumar in a chat with Ravi Shastri at the toss.
“If we stay switched on for all three hours, that will be key for us. It looks like a good pitch,” he added.
On the other hand, South Africa also made three changes to their playing XI, bringing in Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje and Tristan Stubbs.
Here are the playing XIs:
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman.
