Arshdeep, Harshit set the tone in seam-friendly Dharamsala as India go 2-1 up

The DY Patil Stadium and the Kotambi Stadium will be the two venues

India have a largely settled side, while this series may give us our first glimpse of the kind of XI SA hope to play in the 2026 tournament

Anil Kumble feels that on flat pitches, India would ideally want the “comfort of playing eight batters, rather than going in with seven and five specialist bowlers”