IND vs SA: Ramandeep Singh makes India debut in Centurion, becomes First Player to make Debut...

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In the 3rd T20I between India and South Africa on Wednesday (November 13), India has made a change to their playing eleven.

Ramandeep Singh is set to make his debut for India as the visitors look to bounce back from their defeat in the last match.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed at the toss that Ramandeep will replace Avesh Khan for the important encounter.

"Ramandeep makes his debut. Avesh has done well for us but one of the two bowlers had to make a sacrifice," Suryakumar said at the toss.

Ramandeep Singh becomes 1st to make Debut since IPL Retention List

Ramandeep Singh has now become the first uncapped retained player to make his India debut since the IPL 2025 retention list announcement. The Punjab player was retained by KKR for Rs 4 crore as an uncapped player.

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Playing XI

India: Sanju Samson(wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla

South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and chose to bowl first. Despite Varun Chakravarthy's bowling masterclass, the Proteas managed to snatch a victory in the last match at Gqeberha to level the series.