India hosted South Africa The three-match contest was tied 1-1 in the series-deciding third ODI at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
captain KL Rahul In the end, keeping in mind the dew expected during the chase, India broke their streak of 20 consecutive toss losses in ODIs by winning the flip and opting to bowl first. This strategic call set the stage for a disciplined Indian bowling effort, which restricted South Africa to 270 runs in 47.5 overs, despite quinton de kockAggressive seventh ODI century against India (106 runs on 89 balls, including 8 fours and 6 sixes).
Virat Kohli-Kuldeep Yadav’s dance made headlines amid wicket celebrations in Visakhapatnam
Virat Kohli Brought infectious joy to the field with a hilarious bromance moment -Kuldeep Yadav During South Africa’s innings collapse. Kuldeep made his third victim in the 43rd over. Corbin BoschThe Proteas’ late lead was derailed, through a sharp return catch off a googly. Kohli ran in, grabbed Kuldeep’s hand and started doing playful couple-dance moves with straight-up swag, which baffled the spinner and sent the crowd into frenzy.
The clip went viral on social media platforms, with Kohli’s rare light-hearted antics enthralling fans amid his back-to-back series centuries. The viral celebration underlined the team’s camaraderie as they decisively changed the momentum. Kuldeep’s wizardry was at its peak with match figures of 4/41 from 10 overs, which also included a spell of demolition of the lower order after the dismissal of Bosch.
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Indian bowlers bowled out the Proteas for a lower score than usual.
Prasidh Krishna The turnaround began with a devastating second spell, demolishing the South African middle order and taking 4/66 – trapping Matthew Britzke LBW, Inspirational aiden markramCaught by Kohli at short cover, and cast by De Kock on a full delivery. After De Kock and Temba Bavuma (48 runs from 67) after a 113-run partnership to reach 168/2, India counterattacked ruthlessly, losing only three overs and taking three wickets to reduce the visitors to 199/5.
After this Kuldeep got out Dewald Brewis, Marco JanssonAnd Bosch restricted South Africa’s innings to well below a competitive total on the batting-friendly Visakhapatnam track. Arshdeep Singh removed and pasted quickly Ryan RickeltonWhereas Ravindra Jadeja Bavuma trapped in the safe hands of Kohli at point. This collective effort with a mix of pace and spin put India firmly in charge of the target of 271 runs under lights.