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Patna : South Africa (SA) defeated India by 4 runs in the 3rd ODI at Newlands, Cape Town, SA, on January 23, 2022, night, in a close contest to win the three-match series 3-0as fast bowler Lungi Ngidi and medium fast bowler Andile Phehlukwayo took three wickets each while fast medium bowler Dwaine Pretorius took wickets. India had won the toss and opted to bowl.
Chasing a target of 288 runs, India were all out for 283 runs in 49.2 overs with opener Shikhar Dhawan scoring 61, Virat Khli scoring 65, and medium fast bowler Deepak Chahar scoring a blistering 54 in 34 balls hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes. Suryakumar Yadav made 39 runs 32 balls hitting 4 fours and 1 six while Shreyas Iyer made 26 runs. Kohli played a terribly slow innings scoring 65 in 84 balls with 5 fours while Dhawan scored 61 runs in 73 balls with 5 fours and 1 six.
Batting first, SA were all out for 287 runs in 49.5 overs with opener Quinton de Kock scoring 124 runs in 130 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes, his 17th ODI ton, the 6th against India. Rassie van der Dussen scored 52 runs in 59 balls with 4 fours and 1 six while all-rounder David Miller scored 39 in 38 balls with 3 fours and 1 six. Captain Temba Bavuma was run out for 8. For India, fast medium bowler Prasidh Krishna took 3/59 in 9.5 overs while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and medium fast bowler Deepak Chahar took 2 wickets each.