IND vs SA 3rd ODI: Team India eye second series win in South Africa

India`s captain KL Rahul, far right, with teammates leave the field at the of the second One Day International cricket match between South Africa and India, at the St George`s Park in Gqeberha. Pic/AP, PTI

With a similar storyline of faltering opening combination running through the first two matches, India's hopes of registering their second ODI series triumph in South Africa will revolve around a sturdy start from the openers in the third and final match here on Thursday.

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India's lone ODI series win in the Rainbow nation came in 2018, and for an encore they require a robust beginning from Ruturaj Gaikwad and B Sai Sudharsan as a pair.

Sai Sudharsan has been impressive in his two outings in the series so far, notching up 55 and 62. But Gaikwad could not support him from the other end.

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