India wins toss, opts to bat first, Shahbaz Nadeem makes debut

Ranchi: India won the toss and elected to bat first in the third Test of the three-match series against South Africa on Saturday here at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
South Africa’s skipper Faf du Plessis brought out Temba Bavuma as proxy captain to change the side’s luck for the toss, but Kohli ended up winning it for the third time in a row.
Virat Kohli-led side handed the debut cap to Shahbaz Nadeem. On the other hand, Proteas skipper announced that Quinton de Kock would be opening the batting for the side in place of Aiden Markram.
Nadeem is only the second cricketer in the history of Ranji Trophy to take 50 wickets in a season twice, having taken 51 in 2015-16.
India’s playing XI: Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav.
South Africa’s playing XI: Dean Elgar, Quinton de Kock, Zubayr Hamza, Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma, Heinrich Klaasen, Dane Piedt, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.