South Africa vs India – 3rd Test Betting Tips

Host South Africa will face India in the third Test of the three-match series at the Newlands in Cape Town, starting from Tuesday. 

After securing an impressive win in the second Test, South Africa will enter the series decider with high confidence and they are unlikely to make any significant changes in the starting XI as well. 

The most pleasing thing for the management will be the way players performed in situations where they’ve surrendered the initiative in the past. 

After suffering a defeat in the second Test, team India will enter the third fixture with low confidence. After missing the second Test due  to back spasm, captain Virat Kohli will be hoping that the Men in Blue can bring their A-game to the table in this series decider at Newlands.

The series is currently levelled at 1-1 after the visitors won the first fixture by 113 runs whereas the visitors clinched the second Test by seven wickets. 

South Africa Form and Team news: 

The coaching staff will be hoping to see the players produce a similar kind of performance in the third Test to ensure an impressive win against a strong team like India. 

In the batting department, the Proteas will be depending on the likes of in-form captain Dean Elgar, opener Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen and veteran Temba Bavuma to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj to produce timely breakthroughs. 

India Form and Team News

After suffering a defeat in the second Test, team India will enter the third fixture with low confidence.

The management will be bitterly disappointed with the performance of the bowlers, in particular, who failed to make inroads in the fourth innings despite defending a more than a decent total of 240 runs.

The coaching staff will be hoping to see the players produce a much better display which might help the visitors in securing a historic series win.

However, to make things even trickier, the Asian giants will have to get the better of the home team at a venue where they’ve never won a Test, losing three out of five outings.

A major booster for team India is that captain Virat Kohli is fit and ready to take part in the third Test. He missed the second fixture because of an injury.

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying on the likes of in-form KL Rahul, captain Kohli, the experienced duo of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur along with the veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to dismantle the home team’s batting lineup.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, India will be firm favorites to win this third and final of the Test series to be played at The Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. For the series decider, India are placed at 2.06 odds, while South Africa at 2.55 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams will have all to play for when they will take the field on Tuesday for the third Test. 

On paper at least, despite losing the second Test, India look a far settled and formidable unit compared to the home team who are still in a transitional phase under their new captain. 

Therefore, the prediction is for the visitors to win the third Test and seal the series win. 

Tip 1- South Africa’s formidable record at Newlands

After pulling off a famous win at The Wanderers, South Africa will be determined to win the Test series against India at Newlands. The home side will take heart from the fact that they have an excellent record in Test matches played at Newlands Cricket Ground. Since 2000, South Africa has won 17 Test matches out of 26 played at the venue. Five have ended in a draw. Given their impressive record at the venue, we can expect South Africa to register a hard-fought win over India at [email protected]

Tip 2-Kagiso Rabada to lead the bowling charge for South Africa

Pacer Kagiso Rabada has shown excellent form with the ball in hand for South Africa in this Test series. With 13 wickets at an average of 19.61, Rabada is currently leading wicket-taker for South Africa in this ongoing series against India. Given his splendid performances so far, we can expect pacer Kagiso Rabada to take four wickets or more against [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect India to beat South Africa and win their first Test series in South Africa.

• South Africa to register a hard-fought win over India at Newlands- South Africa @2.00
• Pacer Kagiso Rabada to take four wickets or more against India- South Africa @2.50

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