India defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in the third and deciding One Day International at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Tuesday, Oct 11,2022. India thus sealed the three-match series 2-1. Kuldeep Yadav impressed with figures of 4 for 18 in just 4.1 overs, while Mohammed Siraj, Shajbaz Ahmed and Washington Sunadar claimed two wickets apiece. Thus, South Africa were Restricted to just 99 runs. For South Africa, Heinrich Klaasen was the top scorer wit a 34-run knock, while seven South African batters got out for single-digit scores.
In the pursuit of chasing 100 runs, India lost Shikhar Dhawan early, but the target was not too much which allowed Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer to play their shots with freedom. Gill scored 49 0ff 57 balls and Iyer an unbeaten 28 0ff just 23 balls. Thus, India comfortably reached the target in 19.1 overs with a lost of just 3 wickets. For the Guests, Lungi Ngidi and Imaad Fourtuin took a wicket apiece. Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan had opted to bowl first in the game.