* In the third and last ODI, IND beat SA by 9 wickets to secure series 2-1
* Another match-winning display produced by Virat Kohli
* The aim of Team India now shifts to the T20Is
Team India gained their payback over South Africa for their Test series defeat, by beating the South Africa team in the final and third ODI by nine wickets and secure the three-match series 2-1, in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. The Indian Cricket Team now shift their aim on the T20Is.
Captain KL Rahul finally won the toss in the third and Final ODI and opted to bowl against Proteas with the visitors losing an early wicket in the form of Ryan Rickleton. However captain Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock did make a partnership but India kept removing away wickets.
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In spite of century of De Kock, the South African Team could not gain advantage of it and post only 270 runs in 47.5 overs. In the reply of South African Team total run, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma with the latter falling in the run-chase, made light of the SA bowling.
Virat Kohli then come to play with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease as both of them chased down the score in 39.5 overs to secure the series.
India secure series with Virat Kohli paving the way
63 – India vs South Africa ODI 2025 series built as many maximum with only the 2021 series versus England producing 71 sixes in a three-match bilateral series.
Last four ODI knocks of Virat Kohli have seen him beat two centuries as many fifties. Virat Kohli is in purple patch right now and appears his questions around his future of ODI is too soon to talk.
11 – Player of the series Awards for Virat Kohli. He is now only three awards away from overtaking legendary Sachin Tendulkar who still on the top with 14.
6 – The INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA series of the three-match bilateral ODI series saw six individual centuries for either sides. Only series between South Africa vs Zimbabwe produced more (7).
