India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE Score: Rohit Out For 75, Virat Kohli Joins Yashasvi Jaiswal; India 1 Down In Chase

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India vs South Africa LIVE Score, 3rd ODI: India opener Rohit Sharma has set his sights on century while Yashasvi Jaiswal is solid after fifty. India cruise against South Africa in the chase of 271 in the series-deciding third ODI in Visakhapatnam. Rohit has become only the fourth Indian to achieve the huge milestone of 20,000 international runs. Earlier, the hosts bowled South Africa out for 270, with Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav taking four wickets each. Prasidh repaid the faith shown in him by captain KL Rahul and head coach Gautam Gambhir, recovering from a poor start and derailing SA's middle order. For South Africa, Quinton de Kock was the highest run-scorer, as he smashed 106. (LIVE SCORECARD)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score, 3rd ODI LIVE Updates, straight from ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam:
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India vs South Africa LIVE: Rohit Sharma departs!
IND 155-1 (25.5)
India vs South Africa LIVE: 12-run over!
Ottneil Baartman was brought into the attack, and he turned out to be expensive, leaking 12 runs in the over. Rohit Sharma smashed the pacer for a four on the off-side before Yashasvi Jaiswal also hit two fours in the same over.
IND 153-0 (25)
India vs South Africa LIVE: FIFTY for Yashasvi Jaiswal!
A single and there is the FIFTY for Yashasvi Jaiswal! After failing to play any noticeble knock in the first two ODIs vs South Africa, the southpaw finally manages to score a fifty here. That is the first half-century for Jaiswal in ODI cricket.
IND 129-0 (23.1)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Another SIX from Rohit!
Rohit Sharma has pulled that away for a SIX! There is nothing stopping the India opener at the moment. Anything close to short, and he sends it over the ropes for a biggie. Coming to this one, Corbin Bosch bowled a short-of-length ball outside off-stump, and Rohit hit it over the deep square leg fence.
IND 125-0 (22.1)
India vs South Africa LIVE: SIX!
Maximum! Classic Rohit Sharma! Reacts quickly and helps it over square-leg for 6 runs. His second maximum of the game. Rohit now progressing at more than a run-a-ball. He has paced his innings beautifully.
IND 111/0 (21)
India vs South Africa LIVE: 50 for Rohit Sharma! 100 up for India
FIFTY for Rohit Sharma! The opener has been imperious once again. He's played some wonderful strokes, and hit 6 boundaries a six en route to the half-century. 100 comes up for India as well!
IND 102/0 (20)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Short ball from Corbin Bosch, pulled away for 4 by Yashasvi Jaiswal! Second boundary of the day for Jaiswal, and it comes on the 58th ball that he has faced today. He is slowly nearing a first half-century in ODI cricket.
IND 94/0 (18.2)
India vs South Africa LIVE: FOUR more, Rohit!
The boundaries are coming quicker now for Rohit Sharma. He guides it through third-man for another 4. Moves up to 45, and goes past AB de Villiers in the list of most all-time international runs.
IND 85/0 (17)
India vs South Africa LIVE: FOUR! Lovely shot from Rohit!
Wonderfully played! Rohit Sharma comes down the track and caresses Keshav Maharaj's delivery over mid-wicket for 4 runs. Lovely shot from the Indian opener. He takes a single on the next ball and moves up to 40.
IND 78/0 (16)
India vs South Africa LIVE: FOUR!
Inside edge, boundary! Rohit Sharma picks up his fourth 4 of the day. Bit of luck for this one. The inside edge goes between his legs and runs away for 4 through fine-leg.
IND 71/0 (15)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Rohit Sharma completes 20,000 international runs
Take a bow, Rohit Sharma. 20,000 international runs. He needed 27 runs today to get to the feat, and he has done so without a fuss. Rohit becomes only the fourth Indian - after Sachin, Dravid and Kohli - to achieve this feat.
He becomes the 14th cricketer overall to do so. If he scores 15 more runs, he'll overtake AB de Villiers' career total of international runs.
IND 63/0 (14)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Jaiswal mistimes, but survives!
Jaiswal looks to play a big shot against Maharaj but ends up mistiming it. It goes high in the air, mid-off gives chase, but luckily for Jaiswal, it lands safely. Reprieve for the India opener.
IND 59/0 (12)
India vs South Africa LIVE: 50 up for India! FOUR!
The 50-run mark has come up for Team India. First half-century partnership between Rohit and Jaiswal. Rohit slams another boundary square of the wicket. Width offered by Ottneil Baartman and punished by Rohit.
IND 54/0 (11)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR! India 48/0 after 10 overs
FOUR to end the powerplay! Rohit Sharma brings out the sweep against Keshav Maharaj and slams a boundary through square-leg. Tidy start by India, they've not lost a wicket in the first 10 overs for the first time in this ODI series.
IND 48/0 (10)
India vs South Africa LIVE: SIX!
Huge hit from Rohit Sharma! What a shot! Rohit Sharma comes down the track and slams it over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. That sends the Vishakapatnam crowd into a massive cheer.
IND 38/0 (7.4)
India vs South Africa LIVE: India in no hurry
The Indian openers have made a cautious start to proceedings, and they've probably been able to do so because the target isn't a mammoth one. So far, Jaiswal and Rohit have done well to dispatch the bad balls.
IND 31/0 (7)
India vs South Africa LIVE: SIX!
Jaiswal goes big! Scrambled seam from Ngidi, fuller, and Jaiswal tonks it straight back over the bowler's head for 6 runs. First maximum of the Indian innings, and the talented opener is getting into his groove now.
IND 27/0 (5.1)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: FOUR! Jaiswal!
Thrashed for 4! Yashasvi Jaiswal rocks onto his back foot and cuts it hard for 4 against Jansen. He's taken a lot of time to settle in, but finally opens his arms and hammers it square for a boundary, dispatching the short and wide delivery.
IND 20/0 (4.3)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
FOUR! Rohit opens the face of the bat and slams Ngidi over the in-field and into the fence for 4 through the off-side. First boundary for Rohit. He is now 22 runs away from achieving 20,000 international runs.
IND 14/0 (3.1)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: Maiden over from Marco Jansen!
Marco Jansen comes back excellently. Bowls a maiden over, with his deliveries swinging away from the left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal. India's openers taking their time to settle in, in the early stages.
IND 10/0 (3)
India vs South Africa LIVE: India chase begins!
We are underway again! India begin their run chase of 271, with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal out to bat. Marco Jansen takes the new ball and errs a little, bowling a wide that goes for 4 too.
Rohit needs to reach 27 today to complete 20,000 international runs!
IND 8/0 (1)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Kuldeep Yadav stars
A top-notch spell from Kuldeep Yadav as well. Decimated the South African lower-middle order, which has caused India so much pain in this series. Took the wickets of Brevis and Jansen in the same over, then got Bosch and Ngidi as well. 4/41.
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Take a bow, Prasidh Krishna
What a comeback from Prasidh Krishna. The pacer was tonked for three sixes in his opening two overs, and such was his struggle that KL Rahul even handed the ball to Tilak Varma. But Prasidh bounced back tremendously in his second spell, triggering the South African collapse by himself.
Matthew Breetzke and Aiden Markram were sent back in the same over. And then Prasidh avenged Quinton de Kock by taking his wicket too. A wicket at the death, and figures of 4/66.
Gautam Gambhir and KL Rahul took a bold call by persisting with him for the third ODI, and he's paid them back in flying colours.
India vs South Africa LIVE: BOWLED! SA 270 all out
GONE! Prasidh Krishna gets Ottneil Baartman out bowled, and ends with four wickets! South Africa, who were cruising and looking set for 350 at one stage, have been bundled out for just 270 by India.
SA 270 all out (47.5)
IND Target: 271
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: FOUR!
What a shot from Keshav Maharaj! Slower delivery from Prasidh and chipped over extra cover smartly for 4. These are crucial runs for South Africa.
SA 269/9 (47.3)
India vs South Africa LIVE: OUT!
GONE! This time Kuldeep gets him out LBW! Lungi Ngidi has had absolutely no idea on how to pick Kuldeep, and he finally falls prey to the left-arm chinaman. Umpire gives it out, Ngidi takes the review, hawkeye shows umpire's call.
SA 258/9 (44.4)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: Kuldeep denied a review again!
Lungi Ngidi trapped on the pads by Kuldeep Yadav again, another appeal turned down by the umpire. KL Rahul rejects Kuldeep's request for a DRS. Later, the big screen shows that the ball was missing the stumps, bringing out a chuckle from Rohit!
SA 258/8 (44.2)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Punched away for 4! Much-needed boundary for South Africa. Width offered by Prasidh Krishna and Keshav Maharaj cashes in, first 4 of the game for him. Welcome runs for the Proteas, who will need to bat really well to get to 300 from here.
Prasidh comes back well and concedes just 2 runs in the rest of the over.
SA 258/8 (44)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Rohit turns down Kuldeep's requests
Two big appeals for LBW from Kuldeep Yadav against Lungi Ngidi. The umpire says no both times, Kuldeep requests Rahul for a review, but Rohit Sharma appears to say no for a DRS! Kuldeep does not seem to happy.
SA 252/8 (43)
India vs South Africa LIVE: OUT! Bosch departs, Kuldeep strikes
GONE! Corbin Bosch, caught and bowled! Kuldeep Yadav is ending his spell on a stunning note. He takes his third wicket of the day, as Bosch ends up giving it straight back to him. South Africa lose their last batter of note.
SA 252/8 (42.3)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: 250 up for South Africa
250 up for the Proteas. No boundary yet for either Bosch or Maharaj, who are struggling to navigate the final overs of Kuldeep and Jadeja. The frequent wickets have really pegged the visitors back.
SA 250/7 (42)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Strange review!
Strange review! Dropped? KL Rahul attempts to catch after a faint edge from Keshav Maharaj's bat, but he ends up dropping the ball, which then gets stuck between his boots! Appeal for caught behind, and they go upstairs.
Replays confirm that while Maharaj did edge it, the ball hit the floor before being stuck between Rahul's boots. Surely, that means it's a dropped chance!
SA 244/7 (40.3)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: SA 244/7 after 40 overs
40 overs done in the South African innings, and how have things changed in the last 10! SA are now seven wickets down, and need a mega effort from Corbin Bosch to get to 300. They're still going at more than 6 runs per over, which shows exactly how good Quinton de Kock was.
SA 244/7 (40)
India vs South Africa LIVE: OUT! OUT! 2 wickets in 3 balls!
South Africa are falling apart! 2 wickets in 3 balls! Kuldeep Yadav has struck, and both Dewald Brevis and Marco Jansen have departed in the same over. Brevis goes to play a big shot, ends up skying it and Rohit Sharma takes a superb catch.
2 balls later, Jansen goes for the slog but ends up finding Ravindra Jadeja at deep mid-wicket.
SA 235/7 (38.3)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Stunning fielding from Rohit
Rolling back the years! Rohit Sharma displays terrific instincts, fielding at gully, and saves a certain 4 off Brevis' blade. The crowd at Visakhapatnam goes ga-ga as the former India captain makes the save.
SA 234/5 (38)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE Score: FOUR! Dropped?
A low full toss from Prasidh Krishna is slammed for another boundary by Jansen through mid-wicket. Two balls later, Jansen mistimes a pull. Tilak Varma runs in from square-leg, appears to drop it initially but replays showed that the ball fell just short.
SA 218/5 (35)
India vs South Africa LIVE: FOUR!
Lovely drive from Marco Jansen! Short-ish from Prasidh and punched away through the covers by Jansen. Big responsibility on the shoulders of Jansen and Dewald Brevis to take South Africa towards 300 after the flurry of wickets in the last few overs.
SA 209/5 (34.2)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Quinton de Kock is OUT!
BOWLED! Prasidh Krishna has dismissed Quinton de Kock! What superb revenge this is for the India pacer! De Kock had been smashing Krishna earlier in the innings, but the fast bowler has cleaned him up this time. Slower delivery breaks through the opener's defence. South Africa are now five down.
QDK departs for 106.
SA 199-5 (32.5)
India vs South Africa LIVE: SIX from Dewald Brevis!
It was an eight-run over from Arshdeep Singh. On the fourth ball, Dewald Brevis smashed the pacer for a biggie. Arshdeep delivered a slower short ball, and Brevis smoked it over deep mid-wicket for an 82-metre six.
SA 196-4 (32)
India vs South Africa LIVE: CENTURY for Quinton de Kock!
29.3 - A SIX over deep mid-wicket and Quinton de Kock has raced to the three-figure mark. What an innings this has been from the South Africa southpaw! He kept the scoreboard ticking for the Proteas and reaches his CENTURY in just 80 balls.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Krishna strikes again!
Another wicket for Prasidh Krishna! This is a big one as Aiden Markram has handed a catch to Virat Kohli at cover.
SA 170-4 (29)
India vs South Africa LIVE: WICKET!
First wicket for Prasidh Krishna! After going expensive in his first three overs, the right-arm pacer has finally struck. It was a short-of-length delivery aimed at the stumps, and Matthew Breetzke attempted to play it with a cross bat. The South African missed completely, and the ball struck him plumb in front. The umpire raised his finger, and although Breetzke reviewed the decision, he ended up losing one for his team.
SA 168-3 (28.2)
India vs South Africa LIVE: FOUR!
Poor delivery from Harshit Rana, and it gets the treatment it deserves. The pacer bowled it down the leg side to Quinton de Kock. All the South African southpaw needed was to beat the short fine leg, which he did quite easily.
SA 166-2 (27.3)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Prasidh returns
Prasidh Krishna returns to the attack, and does quite well in his first over back. Concedes just 2 runs, switching his line and length and not allowing Breetzke to settle into a rhythm.
SA 160/2 (27)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: SIX! SIX! Breetzke!
Breetzke goes bang! He is taking Tilak Varma to the cleaners here. Two maximums, both absolutely hammered and sent way back into the stands by the right-hander. 150 comes up for South Africa.
SA 155/2 (25.2)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Tilak Varma bowled a tidy second over but Quinton de Kock went for a drive on the final ball and got a lucky edge that went for 4. The left-hander is now into the 80s. He is racing to his hundred, batting at a strike-rate of 124.24.
SA 138/2 (24)
India vs South Africa LIVE: SIX!
Massive hit! Quinton de Kock looks in no mood to get out. Short from Kuldeep and absolutely clobbered over mid-wicket by the left-hander for his fifth 6 of the game. De Kock now on 74 off 60, and rapidly nearing his ton.
SA 126/2 (22)
India vs South Africa LIVE: OUT! Bavuma departs!
GONE! Big wicket! Ravindra Jadeja gets his first of the match. Bavuma, on 48, looks to drive hard on the final ball of the 21st over, but sends it straight to Virat Kohli at backward point, who takes a sharp catch.
SA 114/2 (21)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: SA 104/1 after 20 overs
20 overs done in the South African innings, and the visitors have done a magnificent job of rebuilding their innings after losing Ryan Rickelton in the very first over. Quinton de Kock has slammed an excellent half-century, while Temba Bavuma is nearing his own fifty.
SA 104/1 (20)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE Score: Pressure on Bavuma? 100 up for SA
Unlike Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma is not being able to navigate the spinners too well. His strike-rate has fallen off a cliff in recent overs. But he plays a cheeky reverse sweep and picks up 4 against Jadeja! Bavuma on 38 off 58. 100 up for SA
SA 100/1 (19)
India vs South Africa LIVE: Tilak Varma into the attack! FOUR!
Tilak Varma has been entrusted with the ball here by KL Rahul, but he ends up bowling a juicy full toss first up and is hammered to the mid-wicket fence by de Kock. Necessary for Tilak to do a decent job with the ball, given Prasidh's poor showing so far.
6 off the over.
SA 92/1 (17)
India vs South Africa LIVE: 50 for Quinton de Kock!
FIFTY! Top, top knock from Quinton de Kock. Survived the tricky opening phase, and has then taken his chances against the likes of Prasidh and Jadeja. Slams a 6 over deep square-leg to get to his first half-century of the series.
SA 86/1 (16)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Lovely shot! Quinton de Kock continues to play a fine knock. Fuller delivery from Kuldeep and whacked away over mid-wicket by the experienced left-hander. Takes a single two balls later, and now he is just 3 away from a half-century.
SA 78/1 (15)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE Score: Spin introduced
Damage control is the need of the hour after Quinton de Kock's charge against Prasidh, and KL Rahul has introduced spin for the first time. Ravindra Jadeja concedes a boundary in his first over, but Kuldeep Yadav keeps things tight and concedes only 2 runs first up.
SA 67/1 (13)
India vs South Africa LIVE: SIX! SIX! FOUR!
Quinton de Kock goes on the charge! The left-hander is really getting into his groove, and he's decided Prasidh Krishna is the bowler he'll take on. First slams a delivery outside off over extra cover for 6. Next ball is short from Prasidh and de Kock pulls hard and gets 6 more. And a boundary to end the over too! 18 off it. 50-run partnership up between de Kock and Temba Bavuma.
As it stands, Gautam Gambhir's decision to back Prasidh Krishna for the third ODI is backfiring!
SA 60/1 (11)
India vs South Africa Live: Big milestone for Temba
WOAH!!! Temba Bavuma takes a double on Harshit Rana's delivery and completes his 2,000 ODI runs. A big milestone for him as he joins the elite list of batters. Aged 35 years 203 days, Bavuma is the oldest of the 22 SA batters to reach 2000 ODI runs, followed by Rassie van der Dussen (34y, 247d).
SA 42/1 (10 overs)
India vs South Africa Live: SIX
SIX!!! Quinton de Kock hits a massive six off Prasidh Krishna's delivery. KL Rahul opts for a bowler change and his strategy gives the Proteas a chance to open their arms. Back of a length outside off, de Kock gets into a good position and hammers the pull over deep midwicket.
SA 34/1 (8.5 overs)
IND vs SA, 3rd ODI Live: 2 runs off the over
South Africa batters Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma are not taking any unnecessary risks. In the previous over of pacer Harshit Rana, the duo scored just two runs. They will definitely aim for some boundaries from here.
SA 25/1 (8 overs)
IND vs SA, 3rd ODI Live: Arshdeep in good touch
Pacer Arshdeep Singh is looking in terrific touch with the ball today. The Proteas batters are also playing a cautious game against him. After the dismissal of Ryan Rickelton, Arshdeep Singh is eyeing another wicket at the earliest. In the previous over, he conceded five runs.
SA 23/1 (7 overs)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Another maiden from Harshit
Second maiden for Harshit Rana! Top stuff from the young Indian pacer. Him and Arshdeep are making life really difficult for the South African top order early on. Temba Bavuma does not manage a run in the sixth over of the innings.
SA 18/1 (6)
India vs South Africa LIVE: FOUR!
First shot of authority today! South African captain Temba Bavuma whacks it over the in-field on the off-side and slams it for 4. Excellent shot by the right-hander. Arshdeep comes back well, and concedes just 1 more run in the rest of the over.
SA 18/1 (5)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: Two edges, two 4s!
Big chances! Twice in a row, Quinton de Kock counts his lucky stars against Harshit Rana. Two thick outside edges, the first one goes over the slips and the next one past them. Two boundaries, unlucky for Harshit.
SA 13/1 (4)
India vs South Africa LIVE: SA score after 17 balls
After 17 balls, South Africa finally get their second run. Arshdeep Singh follows up his first over with a maiden over. De Kock finally gets another run by nudging it square on the first ball of Harshit's second over.
SA 2/1 (3.1)
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: OUT! Arshdeep removes Rickelton!
GONE! What a start for India! Arshdeep Singh makes an instant impact, and Ryan Rickelton is gone for a duck for the second time in this series. Goes for a drive against a delivery outside off-stump, ends up nicking it and KL Rahul takes a comfortable catch.
2 matches, 2 ducks for Rickelton in this ODI series. The visitors' decision to bring him back into the playing XI and demote Markram has backfired big time.
SA 1/1 (1)
India vs South Africa LIVE Score: No Markram!
Aiden Markram, who smashed a century as an opener in the previous match, is not opening today. Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton are opening the batting. Markram is likely to come in at No. 3 or No. 4.
Arshdeep Singh will take the new ball.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: Focus on Indian pacers
Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana will likely take the new ball for India. The two young pacers have shone so far in this series, and will be hoping to deliver some quick wickets, without the pressure of having to defend a total.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Prasidh Krishna backed
Despite conceding 85 runs in just 8.2 overs in the previous ODI, and receiving a lot of criticism, Prasidh Krishna has been backed by Gambhir and Rahul for the third ODI as well. A huge show of trust in the pacer, who will be hoping to repay it with some wickets today.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Tilak Varma to bat No. 5?
The role of Washington Sundar has been questioned by fans and experts, with the all-rounder failing to make much of a mark batting at No. 5 and also barely getting any overs with the ball. Tilak Varma's introduction certainly adds more steel to India's batting, but leaves India with an option less.
India vs South Africa LIVE: South Africa playing XI
South Africa XI vs India: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman.
India vs South Africa LIVE: India playing XI
India XI vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (c/wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.
India vs South Africa LIVE: SA to bat first
South Africa will have to bat first for the first time in this ODI series. 2 forced changes announced by Temba Bavuma - out go Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi due to injury; Ottneil Baartman and Ryan Rickelton come in.
India vs South Africa LIVE: India win toss, opt to bowl!
India have won the toss! After 20 consecutive tosses lost in ODI cricket, India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul has won the toss. India opt to bowl. One bold change for Team India - Washington Sundar goes out, Tilak Varma comes in.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE Score: Kohli's stunning record in Visakhapatnam
Virat Kohli boasts an incredible record in Visakhapatnam. In 7 ODIs at the venue, Kohli has smashed 587 runs at an average of 97.83, with 3 hundreds and 2 fifties. He also has a duck, though!
India vs South Africa LIVE: Will India make any changes?
It will be interesting to see what combination Gautam Gambhir and KL Rahul go with for the third ODI. India's weakness has been their lower-middle order batting and their bowling. However, will they bring in someone like Tilak Varma or show continued faith in the likes of Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna? We'll find out in around 15 minutes, at toss time.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Rohit Sharma eyeing big feat
Not just Kohli, but Rohit Sharma is also on the verge of completing a mega milestone in cricket. If he scores 27 runs today, he will reach 20,000 international runs. If he does, he would become just the fourth Indian to do so, after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: The imperious South African batting
The incredible thing about South Africa's batting lineup... is that it just does not seem to end. The Proteas were down to 11/3 inside five overs in the first game, but took the game down to the last over. Then they pulled off 359, with significant contributions from nearly everyone in the top 8.
Markram, Bavuma, Breetzke, Brevis, De Zorzi, Jansen, Bosch, even Maharaj, Subrayen and Burger have all chipped in with valuable runs in this ODI series.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Pressure on India's bowling attack
The pressure is firmly on India's bowlers heading into the third ODI. South Africa scripted the joint-highest successful run chase in an ODI in India in the previous game, chasing down 359. India's attack - comprising Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja - will have to step up to help India win today.
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE: Kohli on verge of huge milestone
Virat Kohli can reach two massive milestones today in the third ODI. Here's what he can achieve:
1. If Kohli scores 90 runs, he will become only the third batter in cricket history to score 28,000 international runs.
2. If Kohli scores 107 runs, he will overtake Kumar Sangakkara and become the second-highest all-time international run-scorer in cricket history.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Virat Kohli's series so far
All the talk is about Virat Kohli heading into the third ODI. The maestro slammed a stunning 135 in the first game in Ranchi, showing us signs of vintage Virat. He followed it up with another masterful ton in the second game, even though India lost. Such has been his impact, that Visakhapatnam has been sold out today just to watch him bat.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Hello and welcome!
A very warm welcome to NDTV Sports, for the live coverage of the third ODI between India and South Africa in Visakhapatnam. It's a series-decider! India won the first game, SA bounced back in the second. Winner today wins the series.
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