RSA VS IND - 3rd ODI, India tour of South Africa, 2023-24

So that wraps the ODI series up and now it's time to look ahead to a highly anticipated Test series that starts on the 26th. A lot of India's senior players will be returning to the field to try and conquer what is in many ways a final frontier for the Indian Cricket Team - a Test series win in South Africa. We'll be right here bringing all the action to you but until then, this is Anurag Hegde signing off on behalf of Sagar Chawla, Saurabh Shankar and Vinod Kumar. Take care and goodbye.

Stats courtesy Roshan Gede
Most ODI wins in a calendar year
30 - Australia in 2003
27 - India in 2023
26 - Australia in 1999
25 - South Africa in 1996
25 - South Africa in 2000

IND vs SA bilateral series results in SA
1992/93: SA won by 5-2
2006/07: SA won by 4-0
2010/11: SA won by 3-2
2013/14: SA won by 2-0
2017/18: IND won by 5-1
2021/22: SA won by 3-0
2023/24: IND won by 2-1

Highest batting strike-rates in a calendar year (min. 900 runs)
140.66 - Heinrich Klaasen (2023)
137.91 - AB de Villiers (2015)
118.22 - Jonny Bairstow (2018)
117.07 - Rohit Sharma (2023)
113.59 - Sanath Jayasuriya (1997)
113.26 - Aiden Markram (2023)
112.66 - David Warner (2023)
112.48 - Sanath Jayasuriya (1996)

BBI for India quicks vs South Africa in ODIs
5/37 - Arshdeep Singh, Johannesburg, 2023
4/27 - Venkatesh Prasad, Mumbai WS, 1996
4/27 - Avesh Khan, Johannesburg, 2023
4/29 - Munaf Patel, Johannesburg, 2011
4/30 - Arshdeep Singh, Paarl, 2023

Most 4-plus wicket hauls for IND vs SA in ODIs
3 - Yuzvendra Chahal
3 - Kuldeep Yadav
2 - Sunil Joshi
2 - Anil Kumble
2 - Arshdeep Singh

Visiting bowlers with most 4-plus wicket hauls in a bilateral series in SA
2 - Keith Arthurton (West Indies, 1998/99)
2 - Brett Lee (Australia, 2001/02)
2 - Yuzvendra Chahal (India, 2017/18)
2 - Kuldeep Yadav (India, 2017/18)
2 - Arshdeep Singh (India, 2023/24)
Arshdeep Singh's 10 wickets across the three matches is the second most by an India quick in a bilateral ODI series in South Africa, after Munaf Patel's 11 in 2010/11.

KL Rahul | India captain: Always love being around the boys. Nice to get back on the cricket field after a disappointing world cup. Have played with a lot of them in the IPL, nice to get out here and play with them. Usually my message is to always enjoy the game, to give your best and not worry about the rest. They’re great cricketers but few of them haven’t played internationally so it’s about giving them some time to adjust. It’s about making their roles clear and they all gave their 100% so nothing more I can ask. Sanju has been a phenomenal performer in the IPL, unfortunately hasn’t got a lot of chances at the top of the order for various reasons but nice to see him do well today.

Arshdeep Singh | Player of the Series: There was always something in the wicket throughout the day. Sometimes it was gripping and stopping. The plan was simple, it was to bowl wicket-to-wicket and get LBWs and bowleds. IPL has been a very good platform for us youngsters, there isn’t a big gap between IPL and international cricket. You understand the mindset of international cricketers and it helps. We are all loving the chances we got. We’d love to give our all in the future as well and do well.

Sanju Samson | Player of the Match: Proud of it, especially considering the result as well. Have been working hard, not just for the past couple of months so it’s nice. This format gives you some extra time to understand the wicket and the bowler’s mindset. Batting at the top of the order gives you those 10-20 extra deliveries. The whole country is very proud of how Tilak Verma has stepped up, lot more to expect from him. The seniors have set the standards of Indian cricket and the juniors are coming in and doing the job. It’s not very easy, traveling in between and playing every 2-3 days but they’re getting the job done.

Aiden Makram | South Africa captain: We were certainly up for it, always a nice feeling in a series decider, nice venue and good crowd in, unfortunately we couldn’t get it done. We were good in patches, just couldn’t stitch the momentum up in our favor for long enough. The surface didn’t change much throughout the game, thought 290 was very chaseable. We were good with the ball. Not sure the toss played a major factor today. The Test series is very exciting, two great venues for two Test matches in South Africa, doesn’t get much better than that.

20:44 Local Time, 18:44 GMT, 00:14 IST: A clinical performance from India, they win the game and thereby also win the series 2-1. Considering this isn't nearly India's full strength team, that's an excellent result. It was a great effort with bat from India as they posted 296 after being in a spot of bother. They were led by a prolific century from Sanju Samson, his first in international cricket, and although it wasn't the biggest of totals, they bowled well to make it seem like a lot more than it was. South Africa were actually going along nicely, de Zorzi was once again the pick of the batters as he made a fluent 81. They were going along nicely at 141/2 at the halfway mark but that's when the tide turned. Aiden Markram's wicket proved to be just the opening India needed as they kept chipping away at the wickets at regular intervals. None of the Protean batters were able to hold fort and build a partnership and once Miller departed in the 38th over, it was only a matter of time before India won. Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 4/30 from 9 overs.

Avesh Khan to Hendricks, out Caught by Samson!! That's all done then. Fitting in a way that Samson takes the catch. Was a fuller length delivery on off-stump, Hendricks shuffled across looking to scoop it fine but there was too much pace on it, it looped up off the face of the blade and Samson took an easy catch at short third man. Hendricks c Samson b Avesh Khan 18(26) [4s-2]

Avesh Khan to Hendricks, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Avesh Khan to Nandre Burger, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, Nandre Burger makes some room before easing it down to third man

Avesh Khan to Nandre Burger, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Nandre Burger backs away and gets a thick outside edge that goes to the left of slip, was along the ground

Avesh Khan to Hendricks, 1 run, full on off-stump, slogged away towards cow corner, protection out there so just one

Avesh Khan to Hendricks, no run, length delivery on middle, Hendricks looked to slog it away and got a thick inside edge on to pad

Arshdeep Singh to Nandre Burger, no run, nails the yorker on middle-stump again, Nandre Burger is up to the task though

Arshdeep Singh to Nandre Burger, no run, slower yorker on middle, Nandre Burger blocks

Arshdeep Singh to Nandre Burger, no run, short of length on off-stump, Nandre Burger hangs back and bunts it into the off-side

Arshdeep Singh to Nandre Burger, no run, goes for the dipping yorker again, Nandre Burger keeps it out

Arshdeep Singh to Nandre Burger, no run, hat-trick ball and Nandre Burger survives! Full and just outside off, hint of reverse it looked like as Nandre Burger was beaten

Nandre Burger, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Arshdeep Singh to Williams, out Lbw!! Not sure why he reviewed that! Was a full-toss that was dipping into middle-leg, Williams didn't pick it at all and it hit him flush on the front pad. He'd moved across a touch too so it was plumb in front. Hawkeye returned with all reds. Arshdeep now has an opportunity to pick up a fifer here. Williams lbw b Arshdeep Singh 2(3)