South Africa captain Temba Bavuma didn’t mince phrases as he stated the hosts had been comfortable to show their naysayers incorrect after hammering India 3-0 within the ODI sequence. Bavuma’s males held their nerves in a tense thriller within the last ODI in Cape Town on Sunday to finish their first-ever sweep of India within the 50-over format.
When India arrived in South Africa, they had been thought of favourites for each the Tests and the ODI sequence. However, after Dean Elgar impressed a superb come-back-from behind win for South Africa within the Test sequence, Bavuma’s males rode on that confidence and placed on medical performances within the ODI sequence.South Africa vs India, third ODI: Report | HighlightsAfter the departures of the likes of AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla and the absence of Faf du Plessis, South Africa are in a interval of transition however the win over India within the ODI and Test sequence ought to give them a whole lot of confidence.”Very satisfying, mission accomplished for us. Many people didn’t give us much of a chance. Hope through our performances, we’ve been able to get a couple of supporters. Making good strides as a team. Challenge is to get better and better,” Temba Bavuma stated.”This was a big challenge, a big obstacle in our journey. To come out the way we did – winning Tests, winning ODIs convincingly will do a world of good. What pleased me most – if you look at the Test series, feel like it’s the hardest series I’ve been part of. Indian bowlers asking questions regularly.”Even within the subject the depth. Physically we have been challenged – it has been extremely popular the final couple of weeks. These circumstances weren’t precisely South African like – extra just like the subcontinent.”Temba’s captaincy shone by way of all through the ODI sequence and the skipper conceded that they bought a bit complacent after getting fast wickets in center overs within the last ODI whereas defending 288.Deepak Chahar scored a fantastic 54 from 33 balls to get India shut, however they misplaced their final three wickets for the addition of 5 runs as the house facet bundled out the decrease order.De Kock’s seventeenth ODI century boosted South Africa’s whole, his 124 coming from 130 balls and he added 134 for the fourth wicket with Rassie van der Dussen who made a stable 52 from 59 balls.David Miller weighted in with 39 on the finish of the innings, however South Africa could have felt they had been 30 runs brief having been 214 for 3 within the thirty sixth over. Prasidh Krishna was the choose of the visiting assault with 3-59.India had been heading in the right direction of their chase after they reached 116 for one within the twenty third over, however two fast wickets proved an enormous setback.Shikhar Dhawan (61) skied a pull shot to wicketkeeper De Kock off seamer Andile Phehlukwayo (2-38), and off his first ball the damaging Rishabh Pant tried to launch the identical bowler for six however was caught at deep cowl.It was poor shot choice from Pant, not for the primary time on the tour.When former captain Virat Kohli (65) departed, solely the vigorous 54 from Chahar bought India inside touching distance.
