India, Dec. 14 -- Suryakumar Yadav-led Team India were forced to make two changes to their playing XI for the third T20I against South Africa at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. The hosts brought in Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav into the playing XI in place of Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have now confirmed that Bumrah was unavailable due to personal reasons, while all-rounder Axar missed out owing to an illness.

"Axar Patel is unavailable for the third T20I due to illness. Jasprit Bumrah has gone back home for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the game," the BCCI's media team confirmed right after the toss for the third T20I.

"An update on him joining the squad for...