India vs South Africa: Team India win the final ODI by seven wickets
New Delhi: In the last ODI between Team India and South Africa as part of the three ODI series, Team India won by seven wickets. The Indian team smashed the short target of 100 runs set by the South African team.
Team India won this match and took the series 2-1. Team India won the toss and chose to bowl, but the South African team, who came to bat first, miserably failed to score runs. South African openers Malan and Quinton de Kock failed to score runs.
Malan was dismissed by Siraj for 15, while Quinton de Kock was caught by Avish Khan off Washington Sundar for six. Hendricks was also caught by Ravi Bishnoi at slip off the bowling of Siraj for three runs. Markram was caught by the keeper Sanju Samson for nine runs and headed for the pavilion.
The Safari fans were left disappointed as Klaasen was clean-bowled by Shahbaz Ahmed bowling for 34 runs. Miller was also clean-bowled by Washington Sundar for seven runs. Phehlukwayo scored five and Marco Janssen scored 14 runs. The South African team failed miserably and was bowled for 99 runs.
Team India lost the wicket of opener Dhawan at the score of 42 runs, who came into the field to achieve the target of 100 runs. Dhawan was run out for eight runs. Ishan Kishan, who came to the crease after Dhawan was out, was caught by the keeper for 10 runs and went to the pavilion.
However, another opener Shubman scored 49 runs and played a vital role in the team's victory. Shreyas Iyer (22) and Sanju Samson (four) scored runs to end the match with a victory. Among the Indian bowlers, Kuldeep was the best with four wickets, Washington Sundar, Siraj and Shabad Ahmed excelled with two wickets each.
Among the South African bowlers, Lungi Ngdi took one wicket and Fortuin got two wickets. Team India lost three wickets, along with Dhawan's run out. If there is anything that disappointed the fans of Team India in this match, it was Gill getting out for 49 runs. After the match, Gill also expressed his opinion that he felt a little sad.
