India beat South Africa in the 3rd and final ODI of the three-match series. The two nations battled it out at the Boland Park in Paarl, and India won the game by 78 runs. The Men in Blue bagged the series 2-1, as the make up for the lackluster performance in Gqeberha.
The victory in Paarl meant that Indians lifted only their second-ever bilateral ODI series silverware on Proteas Soil.
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This is a historic moment for the young Indian side, without the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami.
Batting first, KL Rahul & Co. put up a convincing total of 296 runs on the board. Sanju Samson scored his maiden ODI century as the Kerala-born cricketer stepped up in Paarl, scoring a 114-ball 108. Youngster Tilak Verma (52 off 77) partnered with Samson to lead India to a total of 296 runs.
In response, the Proteas fell short of the 297-run target by quite a mile. The visitors were bundled up for 218 runs as Tony de Zorzi tried his best to get his team over the line.
But unlike the last game, de Zorzi was unsuccessful in Paarl. He lacked support from other batsmen in the team, recording a string of low scores. Speedster Arshdeep Singh impressed yet again, bagging himself a 4-fer.
South Africa vs India 3rd ODI: Final Score
India - 296/8 (50 overs)
South Africa - 218/10 (45.5 overs)
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South Africa vs India 3rd ODI: Result
India beat South Africa by 78 runs. India clinched the three-match ODI series, 2-1.
South Africa vs India 3rd ODI: Highlights
A full length dive and Sai sends Paarl into the wave of silence.#SouthAfrica in trouble.
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Pitched 🔴
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Impact 🔴
Wickets 🔴
Three reds and #TeamIndia get the prized scalp of in-form batter #TonyDeZorzi!
Massive breakthrough for 🇮🇳
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A reverse-sweep gone wrong!
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 21, 2023
The South African captain departs courtesy of #WashingtonSundar 👏
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A dream realised, a landmark breached!#SanjuSamson batted out of his skin to bring up his maiden ODI 💯 in a crucial series decider!
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 21, 2023
How important in this knock in the greater scheme of things?
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"A really emotional one, so very happy about it." 💙#SanjuSamson was all smiles after the hard work came to fruition with his maiden ODI ton 💯
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 21, 2023
Will it be a match-winning one?
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What next for South Africa and India?
After the white-ball series, it is now time for the red-ball to take over! India have won the ODI series by 2-1 after both teams shared silverware for the T20I series. The two teams will don the Whites, as a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) Cycle, 2023-25.
India and South Africa will play a two-match Test series in the final stretch of India's tour to the Rainbow Nation. The First Test is scheduled on December 26th, 2023. The Boxing Day Test match will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
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