Kuldeep Yadav shines with four-wicket haul as India trump South Africa in third ODI, clinch series 2-1

Fourwicket haul from spinner Kuldeep Yadav and vital contributions from other Indian bowlers powered India to defeat South Africa by seven wickets in the third and final ODI of the series here on TuesdayIndia won the series 21 South Africa were bowled out for a paltry 99 in 271 overs Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped four wickets for 18 runs He was ably assisted by Washington Sundar 215 and Mohammad Siraj 217 Shahbaz Ahmed also took two wickets and gave away 32 runsHeinrich Klaasen scored 34 runs but none of the other batters could stay long on the crease India comfortably chased the target in 191 overs with opener Shubman Gill 49 and Shreyas Iyer 28 making major contributionsAlso read Binny filed nomination for president post Ashish Shelar for treasurer BCCI VP Rajiv ShuklaIndia got off to a solid start as Shubman Gill feasted on the pace of Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi hitting them for some delightful boundariesLefthander Shikhar Dhawan was more cautious though he also hit a stylish cover driveThe 42run opening stand came to an end after Dhawan was run out by wicketkeeperbatter Quinton De Kock and Marco Jansen after a mixup between the batters Dhawan had made 8 runs in 14 ballsIshan Kishan joined Gill on the crease and the team reached the fiftyrun mark in 93 oversAt the end of the power play in 10 overs India were 531 with Gill 31 and Kishan 6Spinner Bjorn Fortuin ended Kishans stay at the crease as he nicked the ball to keeper De Kock for 10 runs of 18 balls India were 652 at this pointShreyas Iyer joined Gill and hit some impressive strokes smashing Anrich Nortje for a six and Fortuin for two straight fourrun hitsWith three runs left for India to win the match pacer Lungi Ngidi trapped Gill lbw for 49 which came of 57 ballsSanju Samson joined Iyer on crease and levelled the scores with a taking two runsIyer finished the match with a huge six taking India to 1053Ngidi 121 and Fortuin 120 took wickets for Proteas but their effort was not enoughEarlier Indian bowlers justified the decision of their captain Shikhar Dhawan to field as they bundled out South Africa for just 99Washington Sundar took the prized scalp of wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock for 6 as Proteas lost their first wicket for 7 The other opener Janneman Malan too did not last long as pacer Mohammed Siraj dismissed him for 15 and India lost their second wicket with only 25 runs on the boardSiraj struck for the second time in his next over dismissing Reeza Hendricks for 3 as Proteas lost their third wicket in the first 10 overs of mandatory powerplay with only 26 runs on the boardAiden Markram too failed to deliver as slow leftarm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed dismissed him for 9 stumped by Sanju Samson South Africa scratched their way to the 50run mark in 171 overs Skipper David Miller too had no answer to Indian bowlers as he was cleaned up for 7 by Sundar as the visitors lost half of their side for 66Kuldeep Yadav too joined the party dismissing Andile Phehlukwayo as the visitors lost their sixth wicket for 71 Heinrich Klaasen was the only batter who was showing some fight but he also perished for 34 off 42 balls by Shahbaz who got his second scalp in the matchBjorn Fortuin became the second scalp of Kuldeep Yadav as he was dismissed leg before wicket to leave visitors tottering at 94 for 8 In the next ball the Chinaman bowler cleaned up Anrich Nortje for a duckMarco Jansen became his fourth victim of Kuldeep as he was caught in the boundary line by Avesh Khan to bundle out South Africa for 99 in just 271 overs The 27yearold UP bowler finished with figures of 418Shahbaz Ahmed also took 2 wickets for 32 runsBrief scores South Africa 9910 in 271 overs Heinrich Klaasen 34 Kuldeep Yadav 418 Washington Sundar 215 lost to India 1053 Shubman Gill 49 Shreyas Iyer 28 Fortuin 120This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever