The team that wins the toss should opt for batting, as the fourth inning will be very difficult. A score of 250–300 in the first innings would be considered a competitive one. The pitch is likely to begin favoring spin bowlers from the second session of Day 1.
India vs South Africa: Predicted Playing 11s
South Africa
Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Temba Bavuma (c), Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada
India
Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
Who will win the match?
India should come back with great power in Guwahati to display their better batting technique as well as a more powerful spin attack. South Africa will confront them but the Indian side will have enough strength in their squad to equal the series 1-1.