India have been convincingly beaten in the first two games of the five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at home by South Africa. But one player that has impressed despite the losses has been Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The Indian fast bowler seems to have found his mojo back after his injuries had threatened to derail his career. In the second T20I in Cuttack, in particular, Bhuvneshwar was just brilliant, taking four wickets for 13 runs off his four overs to keep India in the hunt.
On Tuesday, with India taking on South Africa in the third T20I at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Bhuvneshwar will have the chance to take the outright lead.
India face a must-win situation in Vizag and will be hoping Bhuvneshwar can replicate his performance from the previous game. However, other bowlers will need to provide some support to Bhuvneshwar, something which cost India dear in Cuttack.
India have a few options on the bench and it will be interesting to see if they get an opportunity. Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik are yet to get a look-in and one or both could make their India debut in Visakhapatnam.
Axar Patel has been well below par with both the bat and ball and could be the man to sit out. Avesh Khan, though, economical has failed to take a single wicket in the first two T20Is.