Kolkata: Team India lost their chance to salvage pride while South Africa, clearly ahead on current form, may well feel they were denied a sweep as the final match of the T20 series was washed away at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.

Having thus clinched the series 2-0, the Proteas head into the five-match ODI, which begins in Kanpur on Sunday, with the confidence of having drawn first blood. The Indians, having delivered some uninspiring cricket, will have to quickly put the disappointments behing and regroup.