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3rd ODI: India win by 124 runs, lead series 3-0
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23:44 Kuldeep, Chahal take 4 wickets each
SA 179 (40 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
India beat South Africa by 124 runs in the 3rd ODI at Cape Town after another fine display of spin bowling by Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, both batsmen scalping four wickets a piece.
Earlier, on the back of Virat Kohli's 160 (not out), India reached a total of 303 for 6 in their 50 overs.
Kuldeep and Chahal once again broke the back of the South African middle order as no one stood up to the challenge and lost wickets at regular intervals.
Duminy made a notable contribution with his 51 runs but once he was dismissed the Proteas folded like a pack of cards.
Kuldeep continues and Ngidi on strike.
Full toss and the batsman hammers the ball to long-off for a couple.
Ngidi then goes down on one knee, swings his arms and that is over long on for a four.
Ngidi is the last man out as Kuldeep traps him in front of the stumps.
11 runs and wicket come in that over.
Rabada comes in to bat and he connects. He sends the ball flying deep over mid-wicket for a six.
Chahal continues and with that South Africa lose another wicket. They are nine down now.
Tahir is caught by Kohli for 8 off 6 deliveries.
Tahir charges down and hits a four straight down the ground.
23:29 Yadav picks his 3rd
SA 162-8 (38 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Yadav continues and Phehlukwayo starts with a couple down to third man.
Phehlukwayo tries to go after Yadav, the ball balloons into the air and Kohli takes a simple catch to send back the batsman.
Tahir comes to the crease and he gets four runs as he plays the ball through covers.
6 runs and a wicket come off the over.
23:23 Kuldeep, Chahal strike again
Chahal comes back into the attack and strikes!
Zondo tries to attack Chahal, miscues completely only for the ball to swirl up and gift Manish Pandey a catch inside the ring.
Rabada comes in to bat and gets off the mark with a single.
Phehlukwayo then gets a single.
Rabada gets a lucky four as the ball races to the fine leg boundary off the inside edge.
What a wicket and what a time it has come.
India have not allowed partnerships to flourish.
Phehlukwayo comes in to bat.
He faces 3 challenging dot balls to see off the over.
Kuldeep comes back into the attack as India search another breakthrough.
Zondo starts with a run to fine leg.
India get what they want. Morris, going on one knee, looks to pull, he misses the quicker delivery, it goes on to hit him high on the back leg and the umpire raises the finger.
Pandya comes back into the attack and the scoring has been pushed up a bit for SA here.
Morris and Zondo are willing to play the ball around and run the singles and twos.
Seven runs come off the over.
23:08 Miller out for 25
SA 142-5 (34 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Drinks are called.
Bhuvi continues.
Just what was expected of the batsmen. Morris comes in to bat and ups the ante.
He and Zondo take 9 runs off Bhuvi, including a crisp boundary through covers.
Morris comes in to bat and gets off the mark with three runs -- he plays the ball to mid-on for his first runs.
Five runs and a wicket come in the over.
Bumrah strikes!
Bumrah bowls short, Miller tries to go after, only manages to get the inside edge and straight into the hands of Dhoni.
Miller gone for 25 and South Africa now staring down the barrel.
Bhuvi continues and he gives just 3 runs in the over as the run rate keeps climbing.
The South African run rate is plunging while their required run rate has gone above 9 here.
They need to act and act fast. Zondo and Miller have a responsibility to bat out this innings.
Bumrah continues and he gives just 3 runs in the over to further stifle the batsmen.
Hardik Pandya continues, 4 runs come off the over, that includes a wide.
Bumrah comes back into the attack and the batsmen clearly prefer his bowling as they take 7 runs off him.
22:37 Chahal gets 2 quick wickets
SA 111-4 (28 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
After Chahal and Kuldeep have made the breakthrough in the middle overs, the runs have dried up here for the hosts.
Zondo and Miller finding it difficult to get the big shots in.
Pandya back in the attack and he gives 3 runs in the over.
22:29 SA struggle against spinners again
SA 102-4 (25 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
The run-rate is just above 4 and the Proteas need to up the ante if they are to get anywhere close to the total.
Kuldeep continues and just two runs come off the over.
Chahal continues and the 100 comes up for South Africa as 6 runs come off the over.
Kuldeep continues. Zondo sees him off and that is a maiden.
22:21 Chahal gets his second
SA 96-4 (22 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Just when Duminy was looking good to play a big innings, he has been dismissed here.
South Africa's batting, once again, crumbling against the onslaught of the spinners.
Zondo comes in to bat and gets off the mark with a single.
Chahal continues.
This time Duminy is his victim. The ball pitches, Duminy goes on the backfoot, the ball thuds into the pads. Umpire raises the finger. He goes up to the third umpire for the DRS and the umpire's decision stays.
Kuldeep Yadav continues.
Duminy gets a single and gets to his half-century.
Just that single comes in the over.
22:10 Duminy fights on
SA 90-3 (20 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Will we see another middle-order collapse by SA?
Chahal comes back into the attack and strikes!
Klaasen is gone for 6. He was squared up, the ball hits his back pad after pitching and the umpire raises his finger.
David Miller comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single.
2 runs and a wicket in that over.
Kuldeep continues and he gives 5 runs in the over.
Hardik Pandya continues and he gives away four runs.
22:01
SA 79-2 (17 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
A change is made, Yadav comes in gets the breakthrough.
Markram is stumped by Dhoni. Yadav gets his first of the match.
Pandya and Chahal get smashed all over the park.
Chahal continues and he gives 8 runs in the over.
Pandya continues and both the batsmen take four runs in the over.
And both the
Leg-spinner Chahal comes in to the attack.
3 runs come off the over.
21:30 Bumrah, Bhuvi get the treatment
SA 48-1 (10 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Pandya comes in to bowl and gives just one run off the over.
Bumrah and Bhuvi continue and gave 13 runs off the over.
Bhuvi continues and Duminy plays it down to third man boundary.
The batsmen take three runs as 7 runs come off the over.
Bumrah continues and gives 6 runs in the over.
Duminy and Markram striking the ball well.
Bhuvi continues and Duminy gets a gift ball.
The ball is bowled on his pads and he just helps it to fine leg for a boundary.
6 runs come off the over.
Bumrah comes back nicely to give away just two runs in the over.
Bumrah continues.
Aiden Markram coming into his own here.
He first hoicks Bumrah for a six over long-on and follows that up with a classy drive through the off side.
11 runs come off the over.
21:05 India set SA 304 for victory
SA 10-1 (3 ovs) vs India 303-6 (50 ovs)| Scorecard
Bhuvi continues and he gives four runs in the over.
South Africa opener Hashim Amla is gone for 1.
Rapped on the pads and Bumrah gets his first wicket in the second over of the SA innings..
Duminy gets off the mark with a four.
Bhuvneshwar starts with just a single in the over as Amla and Markram open the batting for SA.
20:22 Kohli makes 160 not out
India 303-6 (50 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Kohli makes a massive 160 not out (159 balls) as he propels India to a massive 303-6 in 50 overs.
Thanks to some not so accurate bowling from Rabada, Kohli and Bhuvi pulled off 15 runs off the last over.
JP Duminy, with 2 wickets for 60 runs off his 10 overs, was the standout bowler for SA as the others were hammered for nearly 8 runs an over.
Kohli gets to 150 with a single on the on-side from the first ball off the last over of the innings.
Bhuvi takes a run off the fourth ball and brings Kohli to the strike.
10 runs come off the last two balls as the total goes past the 300-mark.
Morris continues and Bhuvi has done well to keep the runs ticking from one end while Kohli goes on the attack at the other.
12 runs come off the over.
20:08 Pacers get a pasting
Phehlukwayo continues and Kohli takes him to the cleaners. 11 runs come off the over.
India 278-6 (48 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
31 runs have come off the last four overs.
Rabada continues and 6 runs come off the over.
Chris Morris comes back into the attack and 5 runs come off the over.
Rabada gets back into the attack and he gives away nine runs in the over.
19:46 India 6 wickets down
Tahir continues and Kohli smacks him for a four over mid-wicket.
Kohli then gets two leg byes, Tahir asks for DRS and SA lose their review.
9 runs come off the over.
6 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Phehlukwayo continues.
Kohli gets a four off the 2nd ball.
Phehlukwayo then chases a wide ball, trying to run it down to third man only to give a simple catch to the keeper.
19:35 Tahit gets the first wicket
Just 3 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Jadhav comes in to bat and gets off the mark with a single.
Tahir comes back into the over. First he nearly has Kohli and next ball Dhoni holes out to Ngidi at long-on as he tries to go after him. He is deceived by the googly and is gone for 10 off 22.
Phehlukwayo gets back into the attack and he gives just 4 runs off the over.
19:23 India cruise along
India 223-4 (40 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Kohli is on 99 and takes strike as Duminy comes to bowl.
Kohli gets to his 34th ODI 100 with a couple to fine leg.
His 100 includes just 7 boundaries.
Duminy bowls a full toss and Kohli places it well to mid-wicket for a boundary.
11 runs come off the 40th over.
Tahir back in the attack.
Kohli takes a couple of singles to get to 99.
Three runs come off the over.
Duminy continues and Kohli starts the over with a four.
7 runs come off the over.
Morris continues and he has given just two runs in the over.
Nice way to keep the runs down.
19:09 Kohli, Dhoni keep runs coming
India 200-4 (36 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Duminy continues and again runs coming easily off singles and twos. The SA fielders are failing to cut down these runs and now 6 runs have come off the over as the 200 comes up for India.
Morris continues he is now testing Kohli here with variations in line and length.
Kohli goes for the pull and falls just short of Amla at mid-wicket.
Just three come off the over.
Duminy continues and gives 3 runs in the over as Dhoni gets off the mark with a single.
18:59 India lose their 4th wicket
India 188-4 (33 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Dhoni comes to the crease.
Morris comes back into the attack and against the run of play, South Africa strike.
Pandya edges the ball to the keeper and is gone for 14 off 15.
Duminy continues and 10 runs comes off the over.
Rabada continues and Kohli and Pandya just milking the bowling for singles and twos.
Another 6 easy runs as the scoreboard keeps ticking.
Duminy continues and Pandya now keeps the scorecard ticking.
6 runs come off the over.
Rabada comes back into the attack as Pandya takes an unnecessary single to get off the mark.
3 runs come off the over.
18:36 Rahane gone for 11
India 161-3 (28 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Pandya comes in to bat. He plays the first ball down for nothing.
Good over by Duminy. 3 runs and a wicket there.
Duminy continues and he strikes!
Rahane tries to go over mid-off, he gets no control of the shot is now gone for 11. He has gifted his wicket here with that nothing shot.
Rahane was batting nearly run-a-ball and the in-form batsmen is out.
Tahir continues and he gives four runs in the over.
18:28 India keep scoreboard ticking
India 154-2 (26 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Rahane and Kohli creaming the bowling here. Even after Dhawan's dismissal the runs continue to flow.
Duminy continues.
Easy four runs in the over.
Tahir continues and the runs are leaking here. 5 runs come off the over.
18:20 Duminy puts the breaks on India here
India 145-2 (24 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Duminy continues and strikes!
Dhawan gone for 76 (63). Duminy gives the ball flight, Dhawan comes down the track and a lovely catch by Markram at mid-wicket.
Rahane comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single.
Five runs and wicket off that Duminy over.
Tahir continues and that is a googly!
Another expensive over as Tahir gives away 8.
JP Duminy brought into the attack.
Kohli plays a single to long on and gets to his 46th ODI 50.
Little turn here for Duminy.
Loose ball and Kohli cuts it through point and gets 3 for it. Nice work by Rabada at the crease.
5 off the over.
Tahir continues and Dhawan goes after him.
Dhawan comes down the track and launches into the ball. One bounce and past the deep mid-wicket field for a four.
9 runs come off it.
18:04 India cruise along
India 118-1 (20 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Ngidi continues, short ball and Dhawan cuts it square on the off for a boundary.
He is proving mighty expensive, leaking runs from both sides of the wicket and 10 runs come off it.
Tahir continues and that is a better comeback. He gives just three runs in the over.
Ngidi is come back into the attack. And he gives away 8 runs on return for his second spell.
Dhawan gives Tahir a not so good welcome as 10 runs come off the over.
Markram brings Tahir into the attack and Dhawan just sweeps him to deep backward square for a boundary to bring up his 50.
Dhawan then gets two to long off.
Dhawan going after Tahir here, he just goes down on one knee and gets a four to deep mid-wicket for another four.
17:46 SA bowlers under pressure
India 87-1 (16 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
India are batting at ease, putting the SA bowlers under pressure as drinks are called.
Morris continues and Kohli starts with a single.
The batsmen do well to keep the scoreboard ticking. Dhawsn then gets a short one and Dhawan just pulls it down to fine leg for a four.
And that is 8 runs off the over.
Phehlukwayo continues.
Dhawan gets 2 runs.
Dhawan comes down the track and slams the ball over mid-wicket for a four.
The batsmen rotate the strike and 10 runs come off the over.
17:35 Dhawan, Kohli keep scoreboard ticking
India 71-1 (14 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Morris continues.
Dhawan gets a small inside edge off the slower ball. Lucky it didn't carry through to the keeper.
Dhawan plays the ball down to third man off the last ball of the over.
2 runs come off the over.
Phehlukwayo continues.
This period of play has gotten a bit in favour of India as the bowlers are trying but getting no fruit for their effort.
He gives away 10 runs.
Morris continues and he gives 5 runs in the over.
Andile Phehlukwayo comes into the attack in place of Rabada at the other end.
Starts well. Gives just two in the over.
17:17 Good fight back after losing Rohit for a duck
India 50-1 (10 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Six runs off the over and 50 up for India.
Chris Morris replaces Ngidi and he is bowling well herw.
Kohli gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes to third man for a couple.
The last ball of the over is a four down to fine leg courtesy another inside edge.
Five runs off the over.
Rabada continues. He is varying his lengths here to make Kohli think.\
Kohli takes a single.
Slightly over-pitched and Dhawan just crashes the ball through the off-side for a boundary.
Ngidi continues and Dhawan gets a run down to third man.
What a short. The ball is pitched in line for the drive, Kohli just leans in and pushed it through covers for a single.
Kohli then just plays the ball down and scampers for the single.
Another wide ball and Dhawan cuts it through point for a boundary.
Rabada bowling a tight line and giving very little away.
Just one off that over.
Rabada continues and he starts with a quick ball.
Short and wide, Dhawan cuts and point fielder JP Duminy jumps at the ball in a flash to save a certain boundary.
Rabada comes around the wicket, a little movement, Dhawan gets the edge, no gully and the ball goes once bounce to the third man for a single.
16:59 Ngidi leaking runs
India 28-1 (6 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Nigidi continues and Dhawan gets the inside edge down to third man for a single.
Slightly straight, Kohli picks it and flicks it through his pads for a boundary to square leg.
Nice comeback after that loose ball.
Rabada continues. Bowls two dot balls and follows that up with a wide down the leg side.
Short ball and Kohli pulls it down to mid-wicket for a boundary.
Nice finish to the over that has produced five runs.
16:51 Rohit out for a duck!
10 runs come off the over.
Nigidi continues and it's another half-volley and Dhawan just hits through the line and that is a four through covers.
Dhawan then gets a run to fine leg.
Kohli then gets a single down to fine leg for a single.
Dhawan plays the ball past slip and gully for a boundary.
Rabada continues.
And what a ball to Kohli first up! That is a play and a miss.
The next ball is a bouncer.
Has Rabada struck? Kohli is hit flush on the pads. Umpire Gould raises the finger. Kohli in disbelief and asks for a review.
On the evidence that there was some bat involved, the umpire's decision has to be reversed.
Good bit of bowling there by Rabada.
Rabada stays and Rohit plays it to fine leg for a boundary to end the over.
Ngidi comes in to bowl his first over in ODI cricket and starts with a juicy half-volley. Dhawan connects and times it to perfection for a boundary on the off side.
Ngidi comes back nicely to give away just those four runs in the over.
16:37 SA win toss, elect to bowl
India 0-1 (1 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
India lose first wicket without a run on the board.
Rohit gone for a duck and Rabada makes early breakthrough.
India open the batting with Rohit Sharma and Shkhar Dhawan as Kagiso Rabada starts off for South Africa.
And that is a nice start. Some movement for Rabada there off the second ball.
That's a quick one angled in.
Banged it in, the ball flies off the shoulder of the bat but falls short of
Rabada is on fire! Lovely ball.
Rohit is gone here! A slight inside edge, fuller ball and it takes Rohit's inside edge to the keeper.
16:21 SA have 2 debutants
South Africa's captain Aiden Markram wins toss, puts India in to bat
Lungi Nigidi and Heinrich Klaasen make their debut for the injury-ridden Proteas.
India will have their sights set on an unprecedented 3-0 lead when they take on a depleted South Africa in the third ODI of the six-match series, in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Teams (from):
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur.
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Lungisani Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Khayelihle Zondo, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen (wk).
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