Twitter Reactions: Bowlers shine as India humiliate South Africa to seal series victory in 3rd ODI
Shubhman Gill guided India in a comfortable chase after Indian spinners spun a web around the Proteas in the first innings.
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India dismantled the Proteas in the final ODI of the series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on the 11th of October, Tuesday, to secure another bilateral series win, their fifth against South Africa. The visitors, who took the field under a third different skipper in the series, were battered by seven wickets after being restricted for their second-lowest total against India in ODIs.
Defending a meager 99 runs on the board, South Africa needed a miraculous bowling effort to claim an unlikely series victory. But the slightest of hopes of a Protean win were extinguished by Shubhman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan as they added 42 runs in just six overs.
But the Indian skipper's quiet run with the bat in the series was extended after he was run out on six runs following a mix-up. One of the protagonists of India's series leveling win in Rachi, Ishan Kishan, followed suit soon after. That is when the in-form Shreyas Iyer (28*) and Shubhman Gill (49) joined hands to take India to the cusp of victory, with the former sealing the win with a handsome six.
Although Anrich Nortje produced a hostile bowling spell, a Rabada-less South Africa looked toothless for the second game in a row.
Mohammed Siraj and Indian spinners restrict South Africa to a modest total
Earlier in the match, Shikhar Dhawan opted to field first after winning the toss on a sluggish surface in Delhi. The visitors were rocked early, as Dhawan's move to bowl Washington Sunar in the powerplay got him the valuable wicket of Quinton de Kock. After that wicket, it was all India as Mohammed Siraj, who is in contention for a spot in the Indian T20 WC squad, dished out a fiery opening spell.
Siraj got rid of the in-form Reeza Hendricks and Janneman Malan in his spell to ensure India's best powerplay in ODIs since the 2019 World Cup. Heinrich Klaasen, South Africa's top scorer in the innings, threatened for a brief while before the spinners tightened the noose around the Protean batters.
Kuldeep Yadav had the South African batters on toast, scalping 4/18 in just under five overs. Kuldeep's partners in crime, Shahbaz Ahmed and Washington Sundar also impressed, scalping two wickets each. The Indian spinners accounted for eight of the ten wickets as the hosts restricted South Africa to a paltry score of 99, their fourth-lowest in ODIs.
Here is how Twitter reacted to India's utter dominance in the third ODI in Delhi:
Well played young and unexperience Indian team. Series win with high note#INDvSA #IndvsSAodi
โ Abd17forever (@Abd17forever1) October 11, 2022
Cruising to a win ๐คฉ#TeamIndia bag victory in Dilli as well as the series ๐
โ Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 11, 2022
The sensational home run continues ๐๐ผ#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/3GlCkJc1KX
Shreyas Iyer doing MSD thing ๐ฅ๐ฅ
โ Shiva Shankar (@imShivaShankr) October 11, 2022
Convincing victory for ๐ฎ๐ณ#BCCI #INDvSA #TeamIndia
๐๐ฎ๐ณ SERIES VICTORY! We take the series 2-1.
โ The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) October 11, 2022
๐ Well played, Team India!
๐ธ Getty โข #INDvSA #INDvsSA #SAvIND #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/q4MICwOmCD
India equals Australia for the most wins across formats in a calendar year - 38.
โ Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal) October 11, 2022
Most wins in a year across formats:
38 - Australia (30 ODIs, 8 Tests) - 2003
38 - India (2 Tests, 23 T20Is, 13 ODIs) - 2022*#INDvSA https://t.co/itrCGdRhUV
India complete a thumping win to seal a 2-1 series victory ๐๐ป#INDvSA | ๐ Scorecard: https://t.co/YRwvpvvKyQ pic.twitter.com/blRiLcmNLd
โ ICC (@ICC) October 11, 2022
๐ #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/giGbv39PEx
โ Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 11, 2022
Well done Shikhar Dhawan and team. Top stuff from team india ๐ฎ๐ณ. #INDvSA
โ Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 11, 2022
Terrific performance from an inexperienced Indian team to come back and win the series against a very good South African team ๐๐ป๐๐ป#INDvSA
โ Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) October 11, 2022
Indian fans can rest easy, there is quality waiting in the wings to take over when the time comes. #IndianCricket #IndvSA
โ Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 11, 2022
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