ten Doeschate: A different start time could bring down dew effect
Toss, dew in focus as South Africa eye rare double
At home, India have not lost both the Test and ODI series of a tour since 1986-87
06/12 - 08:00 AM GMT
3rd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Dec 6 2025
06/12 - 08:00 AM GMT
3rd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Dec 6 2025
Match Centre Ground time: 00:34
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| KL Rahul (c) † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batter |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Allrounder |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Opening batter |
| Dhruv Jurel † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Virat Kohli | Top-order batter |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Batting allrounder |
| Rishabh Pant † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
| Rohit Sharma | Top-order batter |
| Tilak Varma | Batting allrounder |
| Washington Sundar | Bowling allrounder |
Match Details
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13:30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00
Match days
06 December 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Players To Watch - Batsmen
![Virat Kohli]( "Virat Kohli")
Virat KohliIND- 10MAT
- 529RUNS
- 66.12AVG
- 92.97SR
![Rohit Sharma]( "Rohit Sharma")
Rohit SharmaIND- 10MAT
- 453RUNS
- 50.33AVG
- 95.36SR
- 8MAT
- 392RUNS
- 56.00AVG
- 93.55SR
![Aiden Markram]( "Aiden Markram")
Aiden MarkramSA- 7MAT
- 254RUNS
- 36.28AVG
- 103.25SR
Head To Head
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIND |  | 358/5 | lost to | 362/6 |  | SASA | 03/12/25 | South Africa tour of India 2025/26 |
| INDIND | | 349/8 | beat | 332 | | SASA | 30/11/25 | South Africa tour of India 2025/26 |
| INDIND | | 296/8 | beat | 218 | | SASA | 21/12/23 | India tour of South Africa 2023/24 |
| INDIND | | 211 | lost to | 215/2 | | SASA | 19/12/23 | India tour of South Africa 2023/24 |
| INDIND | | 117/2 | beat | 116 | | SASA | 17/12/23 | India tour of South Africa 2023/24 |
Match Coverage
All Match NewsTen Doeschate explains India's battle with the dew
"We are doing all the practical prep stuff, guys bowling with wet balls," the India assistant coach said on measures being taken to tackle dew
Toss, dew in focus as South Africa eye rare double
At home, India have not lost both the Test and ODI series of a tour since 1986-87
Breetzke getting 'comfortable' in new role at No. 4 in ODIs
He is performing an entirely different role having been pushed down with Markram, de Kock and Bavuma forming the top three, but he's coped well
