India bundled out South Africa for a paltry 99 in the third and final ODI.
Invited to bat first, the Proteas got bowled out for a meager 99 in 27.1 overs. It was a listless batting performance as most of them fell for a single-digit score. Heinrich Klaasen was the top scorer with 34 from 42 balls.
Mohammed Siraj (2-17), Washington Sundar (2-15) and Shahbaz Ahmed (2-32) wreaked havoc on South Africa’s top and middle order by taking two wickets each while Kuldeep Yadav (4-18) ran through the lower order.
Chasing the paltry target, the hosts rode on Shubman Gill’s 57-ball 49 and Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 28 off 23 balls to get over the line with 30.5 overs to spare.
With this victory, the Men in Blue bagged the three-match ODI series 2-1. The Shikhar Dhawan-led young side bounced back to clinch the series after losing the first ODI in Lucknow.
For their emphatic performance in the series-decider, Indian bowlers received rich praise from the cricket fraternity on Twitter.
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