From the last match, Ravi Ashwin is out due to injury while Stuart Binny and Amit Mishra have been dropped from the playing XI. Harbhajan Singh, Axar Patel and Mohit Sharma have come into the XI. South Africa are fielding an unchaged side.
Teams
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajikya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Mohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav
South Africa: AB de Villiers (captain), Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, David Miller, JP Duminy, Farhan Behardien, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir and Dale Steyn.
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