Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav give India third straight ODI win over South Africa

Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 160 and four wickets each from Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal helped India crush South Africa by 124 runs to go 3-0 up in the six-match ODI series. (BCCI )

Updated on: Feb 08, 2018 12:25 AM IST

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Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 160 and four wickets each from Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal helped India crush South Africa by 124 runs to go 3-0 up in the six-match ODI series. (BCCI )

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South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl. (BCCI )

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The hosts got off to a good start as Kagiso Rabada removed Rohit Sharma in the first over of the match. (BCCI )

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Shikhar Dhawan, who scored a fifty in the second ODI, continued to pile on the runs. (BCCI)

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Kohli started cautiously but picked up momentum later on. (BCCI )

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Dhawan hit his 25th fifty and looked set to get a big one. (BCCI )

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He put on a 140-run partnership with Kohli before falling to JP Duminy for 76. (BCCI )

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The visitors lost Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav cheaply and it looked like they wouldn’t cross 280. (BCCI )

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Kohli batted sensibly and brought up his 34th century. India scored 303/6 in their allotted 50 overs. (BCCI )

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In reply, the hosts got off to a poor start as Jasprit Bumrah removed Hashim Amla in the second over. (BCCI )

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Stand-in captain Aiden Markram steadied the ship alongside JP Duminy. (BCCI )

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Duminy, who failed in the first two ODIs, hit a fifty. (BCCI )

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Kuldeep then got the wicket of Markram to halt South Africa’s progress. (BCCI )

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Chahal got rid of Duminy and debutant Heinrich Klaasen in quick succession to leave the hosts in all sorts of trouble. (BCCI )

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Kuldeep took three more wickets and finished with figures of 4/23. (BCCI )

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Chahal also took four wickets as South Africa were bundled out for 179. (BCCI )

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The fourth ODI will be played in Johannesburg on January 10. (BCCI )