India vs South Africa 3rd ODI: Deepak Chahar's Heroics In Vain As Clinical Proteas Beat India By 4 Runs, Series whitewash in South Africa.

NEGI RK Sunday, January 23, 2022

India vs South Africa Highlights 3rd ODI: Chahar's 54 in vain as SA beat IND by 4 runs. Lost 5 international matches in a raw. Series whitewash in South Africa....

By:- NEGI RK || 23/01/22 ||10:23 || PM || IST

India vs South Africa 3rd ODI Highlights: Temba Bavuma-led SA have edged past KL Rahul-led India by 4 runs in the final game to complete a 3-0 series whitewash. Chahar's 34-ball 54 goes in vain. India are still winless in 2022. Follow IND vs SA Score and Updates from Newlands, Cape Town.

South Africa put up a thoroughly impressive all-round performance to defeat team India by just 4 runs in the nail-biting third and final ODI of the three-match series at the Newlands Cricket Ground on Sunday. Team India's new ODI era under stand-in skipper KL Rahul got off to a horrible start as Proteas clean swept the Men in Blue 3-0.

Chasing a tough 289-run target, Deepak Chahar's fiery cameo (54 runs off 34 balls) in the death overs pushed India to the doorstep of a memorable win but unfortunately the all-rounder failed to get his team over the line. With this, KL Rahul has also become the first-ever Indian skipper to lose all three first ODIs against any international side. Lungi Ngidi (3 for 58) and Andile Phehlukwayo (3 for 40) starred with the ball for Proteas.

Earlier, team India won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first on a tricky pitch. Quinton de Kock (124) and Rassie van der Dussen (52) stitched a solid 144-run partnership for the fourth-wicket to put a mammoth 288-run target against the visitors.

After dealing with some early blows, the hosts were in desperate need of a partnership to bring some stability to their innings. De Kock and Dussen then steadied South Africa's sinking ship by getting a century stand to put their team on top and momentum in their favour.

Young Prasidha Krishna was the pick of bowlers for team India as he ended up picking three wickets in his spell.

RSA playing XI: Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Dwaine Pretorius

IND playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

India vs South Africa 3rd ODI Highlights: SAhave clean swept the series 3-0 by beating IND by 4 runs at Newlands in Cape Town t In chase of 288, KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan hit a couple of boundaries each before Lungi Ngidi dismissed the Indian skipper on 9 to get his team an early breakthrough. Then, Virat Kohli and Dhawan put on 96 runs for the second wicket before Andile Phehlukwayo sent the latter packing on 61. Rishabh Pant then got out first ball as SA fought back. However, Kohli continued on his merry way, notching up his 64th ODI 50. But he fell after a few runs as Maharaj dismissed Kohli on 65. Magala then broke a crucial 39-run stand between Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav by dismissing the former on 26. SKY didn't last for too long as he was sent packing on 39 as SA clawed back into the game. Deepak Chahar came out next with all guns blazing and kept India's hopes alive with his shot-making. But his 34-ball 54 went in vain as India lost the game by 4 runs. In the first innings, India got what they wanted, an early breakthrough as Deepak Chahar dismissed Janneman Malan on 1. Then, skipper Temba Bavum and de Kock steadied ship by scoring at more than 6 runs per over before KL Rahul ran Bavuma out on 8 with a direct hit at mid-off. Then, Aiden Markram stitched a handy stand with de Kock before holing out to a fielder in the deep off Chahar on 15. Then, de Kock and Rassie vd Dussen piled heaps of misery on the visitors by stitching a massive 144-run stand. Eventually, they were dismissed for 124 and 52, respectively, as India fought back through Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal. Eventually, Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets, while Chahar and Bumrah took 2 each to bowl Sa out for 287 in 49.5 overs.