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India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
RSA 99 (27.1)
IND 105/3 (19.1)
India won the T20I series by a 2-1 margin, and they take the ODI series by a similar scoreline as Dhawan collects the trophy and the young Indian blokes pose for the cameras along with that trophy. South Africa started this tour with a poor batting performance in the first T20I, and they end it with a disappointing batting performance in the final ODI. India's bench strength showed their prowess in the ODIs, but South Africa will be hurt after these losses against a second string Indian side. The T20 World Cup starts soon, so they need to pick themselves and gather their confidence before the showpiece events gets underway. The conditions will be a lot different to the ones in India, so they should look to be positive and start afresh. Also, they need to put up an even better effort when it comes to qualifying for the ODI World Cup next year. We'll take your leave now folks. This is Nikhil signing off on behalf of Sagar Chawla, KAD and Mukesh Gowda. Ciao!
Shikhar Dhawan: I am proud of the boys, the way they played in the series. The way they carried the responsibility and showed maturity. Would like to thank the support staff. We showed a lot of character in the first game, we dropped a few catches, but we never really put pressure on ourselves. We tried to stick to the process. I am enjoying the journey, I'll try to keep performing well for my team. The boys showed great character on such tough batting pitches. The bowlers were clinical today.
Mohammad Siraj | Player of the Series: Performing against a good team gives you a lot of confidence. I had to take the responsibility. I try to figure out the right lengths at the start of the innings. As a fast bowler you need that fire and passion inside you. Happy with my performance, and happy to get this Player of the Series award.
Kuldeep Yadav | Player of the Match: Feeling very happy, to be honest. Getting the Player of the Match award, the wicket was perfect and I am enjoying my bowling. I am not thinking too much about the result, just focusing on the process and focusing on my rhythm. I am trying to bowl in good areas. Not thinking too much, my next target is to perform well in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament.
David Miller: It was very tough. Didn't help scoring just 99. Disappointing result today, to finish off the series in that way. There was a bit of spin, and it was two paced, it was tacky as it was under covers due to the rain. We were really good in certain areas, we managed to find our feet. We just need to extend the good periods when it comes to ODIs.
Gill: Quite disappointed by the way I got out. But all learnings from the series - the way we were down and the way we came back was tremendous. The bowlers did a great job in this series. Really pleasing series for us. There were a lot of young players including myself. The way we came back showed we have the character that it takes. The talk was just to express ourselves and trust the process. Doesn't matter what the result is. Exciting times for us with the 50-over Asia Cup coming up. And the WC being here in India, definitely a lot of excitement around.
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