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India field first, make one change for ODI series decider

Visakhapatnam, Dec 6 (UNI) India won the toss and elected to bowl in the third One Day International against South Africa, making a single change to their playing XI. Tilak Varma comes in for Washington Sundar, while South Africa made two changes, bringing in Ryan Rickelton and Ottneil Baartman, with Heinrich Burger and Tony de Zorzi ruled out for a couple of weeks.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said, "We would have bowled first. A good start upfront will set it up for the middle order. It's been entertaining. The crowd has come out. Hope today's another thrilling one."
India captain KL Rahul explained the decision to bowl, noting that dew is not expected to play a major role.
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