India vs South Africa 3rd ODI highlights, with this win India won the series 2-1. Sanju Samson made his first international century. Arshdeep Singh played a pivotal role claiming four wickets while Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan contributed with two dismissals each.
Match – 3rd ODI, SA vs Ind, India tour of South Africa, 2023-24
Venue – Boland Park, Paarl
Date – 21 December 2023, Thursday
Time – 4:30 PM
Toss – South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field first
Rajat Patidar made his debut in One Day Internationals (ODIs), while Ruturaj Gaikwad is sidelined due to a finger injury. Additionally, Kuldeep Yadav was replaced by Washington Sundar.
Player of the match – Sanju Samson
Player of the series – Arshdeep Singh
Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI):
Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks
India (Playing XI):
Sanju Samson, Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul(w/c), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI highlights
India Innings
After losing the toss, India batted first in the 3rd ODI but struggled to acquire runs. Both openers Sai Sudharsan and Rajat Patidar started well but could not convert it into a big innings.
Rajat Patidar who debuted in this match played well and contributed 22 runs from 16 balls, dismissed by Nandre Burger. Sai Sudharsan scored 10 runs lbw by Beuran Hendricks.
Sanju Samson and KL Rahul rebuild the innings. Unfortunately, KL Rahul playing 21 runs, got out by Wiaan Mulder. Then Sanju Samson made a strong partnership with Tilak Varma, Tilak Verma made his maiden international half-century (52 runs), but he was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj.
Rinku Singh also hit some boundaries, contributed 38 runs from 27 balls, and Washington Sundar 14 runs from 9 balls.
Sanju Samson played a stellar innings, achieving his maiden century in international cricket.
India managed to accumulate 141 runs in the last 14 overs, concluding the innings at 296/8.
Beuran Hendricks claimed a hat-trick of wickets, while Nandre Burger secured two wickets. Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, and Lizaad Williams each contributed with one wicket.
India Scorecard
South Africa Innings
Reeza Hendricks and Tony de Zorzi begin this 297-run chase for South Africa. Reeza Hendricks scored 19 runs, dismissed by Arshdeep Singh. Rassie van der Dussen was also removed earlier. Tony de Zorzi showcased his batting powers once again, crafting a fluent 81 runs.
Aiden Markram and de Zorzi made significant contributions, but the total they managed wasn’t sufficient for South Africa to secure a victory. Apart from this, no other South African batter could build a partnership in the third match, wickets fell at regular intervals.
Arshdeep Singh claimed four wickets, while Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan each contributed with two dismissals.
South Africa Scorecard
In a calendar year, most ODI wins for a team
Australia – 30 – 2003
India– 27 – 2023
Australia – 26 – 1999
South Africa – 25 – 1996
South Africa – 25 – 2000
Squad
ODI squad of India:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep
ODI squad of South Africa:
Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Nandre Burger, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi
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