South Africa vs India 3rd Test Betting Tips 11/01/2022

January 10, 2022

Zohaib Ahmed, Senior Author

The third Test between South Africa and India will be played from Jan 11 (Tuesday) at Newlands, Cape Town. The match is to begin at 2 pm IST.

Teams Status

South Africa

South Africa head into the final Test with the series even – an equation at which they must be surprised considering that they had spent much of the second Test-playing catch up and had earlier lost the opening Test quite comfortably.

In the final innings of the second Test, chasing a 240, the home side were the underdogs considering they had chased 250+ only twice at home before. But South African top order showed some unbelievable resolve and even uncharacteristic skills to get their team over the line.

Despite the result, they will still be underdogs for the final Test as the Indian side is way too strong.

They say don’t fix what isn’t broken and word is that the Proteas will stick to that advice. Keshav Maharaj has been a non-factor in the series so far but his place in the side is unlikely to be under threat. Thus, Marco Jansen, Maharaj, Duanne Olivier, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi to be their bowling five again.

India

India might be surprised at what transpired towards the end of the second Test but they won’t be too shaken up. Their batting did underperform, especially in the first innings when the deck was fresh, but that can happen to any side at some point in a Test series.

Conventional wisdom had suggested that their bowlers would have a field day in the final innings but the wicket stayed under covers for so long that it became easier to bat on when it was supposed to act the other way.

India coach Rahul Dravid acknowledged recently that a lack of height in the Indian pace unit was why they couldn’t get as much joy on the Wanderers wicket. Judging by that, one can expect hamstrung Mohammad Siraj to be replaced by one of Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma.

Another big lift ahead of the decider is the fact that Virat Kohli is expected to recover and lead the side.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

South Africa	Draw	India
2.74	4.60	2.06
2.772	4.78	2.116
2.744	4.72	2.096

India are the favourites for the third Test. Parimatch has India priced at 2.06, Draw at 4.60, and South Africa at 2.74. Paripesa has India available for 2.116, Draw for 4.78, and South Africa for 2.772. Lastly, 22Bet has India priced at 2.096, Draw at 4.72, and South Africa at 2.744.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: India to win @ 2.116

India’s loss in the second toss was widely deemed an upset and an anomaly. With adjustments, squad tweaking, and better reading of the wicket, normal service shall resume. The odds have been sourced from Paripesa.

Tip: Virat Kohli Total Runs Under (75.5)

Virat Kohli missed the second Test and had scored 35 and 18 in the first Test. On both occasions, his wicket was taken by African pacers, who have been on song for this entire series and have looked menacing. The injury and the time missed could mean that Kohli could struggle for runs at a personal level, even if we think his return would shore up his side’s confidence and lead them to a win. The odds have been sourced from 22Bet.

Conclusion

India’s chance to clinch their first Test series win is right in front of them. Will they be able to grab it? We think they would.

Zohaib Ahmed

16:44, 10 Jan 2022

Senior Author

Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

16:44, 10 Jan 2022

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.