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India vs South Africa Scorecard, 3rd ODI, South Africa vs India 2023/2024
Result · Dec 21 2023, Thu - 04:30 PM (IST)
3rd ODI, - Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
INDIA296/8
SOUTH AFRICA218
India won by 78 runs
CRR:4.76
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Match Info
| Series: | India in South Africa 2023/2024 |
| Date: | Dec 21 2023, Thu - 04:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Paarl |
| Venue: | Eurolux Boland Park |
| Toss: | South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks |
| India Playing XI: | Rajat Patidar, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Lokesh Rahul (c) (wk), Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar |
- South Africa won by eight wickets in their last men’s ODI against India, snapping a four-game losing streak against them in the format; their last win against India prior to that was a nine-run victory in October 2022.
- India will be looking to win the third of their last four bilateral men’s ODI series against South Africa and their second in a row after picking up a 2-1 win in their last series (October 2022); though, they haven’t won successive series against the Proteas since 2007-2010.
- South Africa have won both of their two previous men’s ODIs against India at Boland Park in Paarl with both of those fixtures taking place in January 2022; in fact, South Africa have won eight of their nine men’s ODIs at the venue overall including their last five in a row.
- Each of South Africa’s last four men’s ODIs have been won by the team batting second on the day after only one of their previous 12 fixtures in the format was won by the chasing team; though, India have won their last six games in a row when batting second on the day.
- India have lost two of their last three men’s ODIs including an eight-wicket loss in their most recent game against South Africa; they’ll be aiming to avoid back-to-back losses in the format for the first time since March 2023, picking up 19 wins and five losses since.
- India have taken 40 wickets via LBW in men’s ODIs in 2023, the second most of any full member nation in that time (Sri Lanka – 50) and more than twice as many as South Africa (17); though, South Africa have had just 20 batters dismissed by this method in 2023.
- South Africa have bowled 63% of their total deliveries on a good length in men’s ODIs in 2023, the lowest rate of any full member side, and have a bowling strike rate of 26 when bowling on any other length which is the best of any such team in that time.
- Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) has scored 37* and 129* across his two career ODI innings at Boland Park in Paarl and has a career batting strike rate of 123.9 at the venue which is the second highest of any player to have faced at least 60 deliveries there (AB de Villiers – 154.6).
- Lokesh Rahul (India) has made a good connection on 75% of his 64 balls faced in the ongoing men’s ODI series against South Africa, the highest rate of any player to have faced at least six deliveries in the series.
- Arshdeep Singh (India) has a bowling economy of 3.6 runs per over in the current men’s ODI series against South Africa, the best of any player to have bowled more than one over in the series; though, he has a career bowling economy of 4.9 runs per over.