Kuldeep Yadav led India's bowling attack as they tamed South Africa's batting line-up in the 3rd and final ODI of the 3-match series to win the series 2-1. Having opted to field first, India restricted the Visiting side to just 99 runs with Kuldeep claiming 4 wickets!
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Toss Update: India won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, South Africa scored 99 on the board losing 10 wickets in 27.1 overs. Heinrich Klassen top-scored for them with 34 runs but as a team couldn't even cross the 100-run mark. Indian spinners accounted for 8 wickets among them and Siraj again contributed with two wickets.
India, chasing 100 runs to win, managed to score 105 losing 3 wickets in 19.2 overs. Shikhar Dhawan once again did not get a good score while Shubman Gill was the pick of Indian batters with his 49, unlucky to miss out on his personal milestone. Shreyas Iyer was in a good flow with the bat as he scored the winning runs with a Six over long-off.
Match result: India defeated South Africa by a margin of 7 wickets.
Kuldeep Yadav has been declared as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 4-18 from 4.1 overs including a maiden over. With this 7-wicket victory, India have completed a series victory by 2-1. It was a brilliant comeback series victory for young and inexperienced India after losing the first match of the series in Lucknow.
Brief Scores: India: 105-3 in 19.2 overs (Shubman Gill - 49, Bjorn Fortuin - 1-20) defeated South Africa: 99-10 in 27.1 overs (Heinrich Klassen - 34, Kuldeep Yadav - 4-18) by a margin of 7 wickets
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