IND vs SA 3rd ODI Match Highlights: Finally, Team India won the ODI series, giving them a 2-1 victory over South Africa. The Men in Blue chased down the target with ease, showing perfect control.
KL Rahul, the captain, chose to bowl first after winning the toss. India stopped South Africa to 270 runs. In response, India’s batting was amazing, as they reached their goal with 9 wickets in hand in just 39.5 overs.
With such a big win, people are now looking at the individual performances to see who was a match-winner and who didn’t do their job in this important game.
South Africa Performances
In the first over, South Africa lost their 1st wicket to Arshdeep Singh, who bowled R. Rickelton out for a duck. Q de Kock and Captain Temba Bavuma had a good partnership. Q de Kock scored 106 runs in 89 balls, and the captain just missed his half-century by 2 runs (48 runs). Thereafter, all players in the middle and lower order simply played at their usual level. Now let’s talk about Keshav Maharaj, who played quite well in the last game and scored 20 runs. The Indians were out after that, at 270/10 in 47.5 overs.
India Performances

People ought to cheer Team India’s win. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma both played great innings, and together they scored 155 runs. Rohit scored 75 runs off of 73 balls until Keshav Maharaj eliminated him out.
Virat Kohli joined Jaiswal after that, and together they made sure India finished the match in style. Jaiswal was the best of the chase, hitting 116 runs off 121 balls. Kohli added a fast 65 runs off 45 balls. Together, they won the match and the series for India.
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India Bowlers Performance
The Indian bowlers played very well today. Arshdeep Singh got a wicket right away in the first over, putting the other team under a lot of pressure right away.
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Kuldeep Yadav was the true game-changer, taking 4 wickets and only giving up 41 runs in 10 overs. Prasidh Krishna, who had played poorly last time, came back strong this time, taking 4 wickets and giving up 66 runs in his whole set of overs. Ravindra Jadeja also got an important wicket to keep the match moving.
In the end, it was a team effort. Every Indian bowler helped win the important match and show off their skills.
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South Africa Bowlers Performance
South Africa’s bowling attack looked unusually weak today. The only breakthrough came from Keshav Maharaj, who only took one wicket for his team. None of the other bowlers were able to make an impact.
Ottneil Baartman proved the most expensive, giving 60 runs in his 7 overs. Overall, the South African bowlers are looking very weak against India’s batting line‑up, struggling to apply pressure or contain the flow of runs.
IND vs SA 3rd ODI Match Highlights
Top Performers 1st Innings
| Player | Performance |
|---|---|
| Q. de Kock | 106 runs in 89 balls |
| Temba Bavuma | 48 runs in 67 balls |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 wickets for 41 runs |
Top Performers 2nd Innings

| Player | Performance |
|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 116 runs in 121 balls |
| Rohit Sharma | 75 runs in 73 balls |
| Virat Kohli | 65 runs in 45 balls |
