TEAMS :-

India:-

• Rohit Sharma
• Shikhar Dhawan
• Virat Kohli(c)
• Ajinkya Rahane
• MS Dhoni(wk)
• Kedar Jadhav
• Hardik Pandya
• Bhuvneswar Kumar
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Yuzvendra Chahal.

South Africa:-

• Hashim Amla
• Quinton de Cock(wk)
• Aiden Markram(c)
• JP Duminy
• David Miller
• Khaya Zondo
• Chris Morris
• Kagiso Rabada
• Morne Morkel
• Tabraiz Shamsi
• Imran Tahir.

South Africa batted 1^st & were bowled out in the 33^nd over. They scored only 118 runs. As India got JP Duminy’s wicket, South Africa lost their last 5 wickets for 11 runs. 4 of the batsman were able to score more than 20 runs.

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This is South Africa’s lowest total at home.

Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets from his 6 overs. Chahal recorded his career best ODI figures of 5 wickets for 22 runs in 8.2 overs. Bumrah & Bhuvneshwar took 1 wicket each. Bumrah was the most economic bowler, with an economy of 2.4. Chahal’s figures were best by any Indian bowler on South African soil in odi.

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Both the wrist spinners are bowling faboulous in this series & with this type of spinning attack India is aiming for a whitewash of the proteas in their home.

A very funny event occurred in the last moment of the match. The umpire called off for lunch break when India only needed 2 runs for victory.

South African skipper Faf du Plessis has been ruled out of the series. Hopefully AB de Villiers will play from the 4^th odi, without their presence South African team is lacking in both experienced batsman who can easily tackle Indian spinners & a captain.

Shikhar Dhawan scored his 22^nd half century. He scored 51 runs of 56 balls, with 9 fours. Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 46 runs of 50 balls, with 4 fours & a six. Their partnership took India past victory.