Only once before has Virat conjured a hat-trick of ODI tons, but given how switched on he is in his new one-format international avatar, Team India will be hoping for a three-peat in today’s series-deciding clash against South Africa at Visakhapatnam

The three-match series is levelled at 1-1, and India will require a win on Saturday to avoid a second successive series defeat against the Proteas after succumbing 0-2 in the preceding Tests

India lost the two-match Test rubber 0-2 to the Proteas recently, and the ODI series is now levelled at 1-1

Australia No. 3 Marnus Labuschagne heaps praise on openers Travis Head (43-ball 33) and Jake Weatherald (78-ball 72) for providing a quickfire start to help hosts take 44-run lead against England on Day Two at the Gabba

“More work to do but we’re well and truly in this game. It is different fielding to a pink ball, we practise really hard, just one of those days when things didn’t stick to hand,” he added.

It is learnt that Gavaskar’s Mumbai to Vizag flight got cancelled on Friday which is why he was unable to travel. He will now be part of the Hindi commentary team for the crucial ODI encounter and will operate from a Mumbai studio

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