India win toss, opt to bat against South Africa

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NAGPUR: India have won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the third Test match of the series played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.

The visitors are in a bit of pressure as they are down 1-0 in the four match series while Indian side will be eyeing seal the series in Nagpur after losing limited overs game.

India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma.

South Africa XI: Dean Elgar, Stiaan van Zyl, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla (capt), AB de Villiers, Jean Paul Duminy, Dane Vilas (wk), Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer.