third ODI: India undergo 1st-ever ODI sequence whitewash in South Africa after hosts win thriller in Cape Town

South Africa registered a historic 3-0 ODI sequence whitewash over India after profitable the third ODI by 4 runs in Cape Town. Deepak Chahar’s 54-run knock went in useless as India misplaced the thriller within the ultimate over. Deepak Chahar 54-run knock went in useless as South Africa gained last-over thriller in Cape Town (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSSouth Africa beat India by 4 runs to take sequence 3-0India suffered their first ODI sequence whitewash in South AfricaQuinton de Kock high scored with 124 in South Africa’s thrilling winIndia slipped to their first-ever ODI sequence whitewash in South Africa after the hosts sealed an exhilarating win within the ultimate ODI of the three-match sequence at Newlands, Cape Town on Sunday. A 4-run win within the third and ultimate ODI at Newlands, which got here after two resounding victories within the opening two clashes, noticed hosts South Africa full a historic 3-0 clear sweep over India within the 50-over format.

KL Rahul turned solely the 4th India captain after Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli to be on the receiving finish of a whitewash in an ODI sequence that had 3 or extra matches. Deepak Chahar, who additionally took two wickets along with his tempo bowling to bowl out South Africa for 287, was concerned in a 55-run eighth-wicket stand nevertheless it went in useless.South Africa vs India, third ODI: Highlights from Cape TownEarlier within the day, India bought off to a poor begin as they misplaced captain KL Rahul early as Lungi Ngidi struck for the hosts within the fifth over. Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan then hit his thirty fifth ODI fifty and joined fingers with ex-captain Virat Kohli because the duo added 98 runs for the second wicket to regular India within the chase.Andile Phehlukwayo then struck twice within the twenty third over to dismiss Dhawan for 61 and Rishabh Pant for a duck. Kohli then performed a pleasant hand and hit his sixty fourth ODI fifty however fell 35 runs wanting his 71st worldwide hundred when Keshav Maharaj outfoxed the star batter in his final over. After Kohli departed, India misplaced Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav after each batters bought good begins.De Kock 124 helps SA submit 287Earlier, India bowled South Africa out for 287 after opener Quinton de Kock hit his seventeenth ODI hundred and Rassie van der Dussen scored one other top-class fifty within the ultimate match of the sequence.De Kock scored 124 off 130 balls and solid a 144-run stand for the fourth wicket with van der Dussen earlier than Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal utilized the brakes on the house group’s scoring by sending again each the batters in fast succession.De Kock bought out to a Jasprit Bumrah (2/52) brief ball, giving Shikhar Dhawan a easy catch at deep sq. leg, after which, Chahal had van der Dussen brilliantly caught by Iyer within the deep.David Miller got here up with a 39-run knock earlier than Prasidh Krishna struck twice within the final over to finish the South African innings with a ball to spare. With his sixth ODI century, de Kock equaled AB de Villiers’ file of scoring essentially the most a whole bunch towards India by a South African.Click right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.