India vs South Africa Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard IND vs SA, 3rd ODI, South Africa tour of India, 2025, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
39.5: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli polishes off the chase! Lungi Ngidi bends his back and goes into the surface, outside off. Kohli dances down the track again and gets his hands high. Slaps it up and over extra cover for a boundary. India romp home in a dominant fashion and win the series 2-1!
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39.4: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Lungi bowls the leg-cutter, on a length, outside off, Virat Kohli gives the bowler the charge and firms the drive past the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary. India need just 4 more runs.
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39.3: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, A dipping off-cutter by Lungi, full and on middle. Virat Kohli picks it and watchfully plays it back to the bowler.
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39.2: Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye! At the hips, on a short of a length, Jaiswal misses out on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes behind on the leg side.
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39.1: Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Hammered! Ngidi pushes one across but this is too wide on off, on a back of a length. Jaiswal frees his arms and slaps it past point for a boundary.
End of over 39
IND258/1
IND Batting Y Jaiswal 112(119) V Kohli 57(42)
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38.6: Ottneil Baartman to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pace off again but into the surface, over middle. Jaiswal nurdles it in front of square on the leg side for a single. 16 runs off the over. India need 13 more.
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38.5: Ottneil Baartman to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Thrashed! Off-cutter from Baartman but ends up serving width, on a length. Jaiswal leans on and cracks the drive to the left of backward point for four more.
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38.4: Ottneil Baartman to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a hard length, on off, Yashasvi punches it off the back foot back towards the bowler. Baartman sticks out a hand and parries it in front of mid off.
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38.3: Ottneil Baartman to Virat Kohli, Pace off, the length is pulled back, on middle. Kohli swings across and gets it away in front of short fine leg for a single.
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38.2: Ottneil Baartman to Virat Kohli, SIX! All the way! Ottneil Baartman keeps it full, on middle and leg. Kohli clears the front leg and uses his bottom hand to whip it over mid-wicket for a flat six. 250 UP FOR INDIA!
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38.1: Ottneil Baartman to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Back-to-back centuries and now, a breezy FIFTY from Virat Kohli. This is his 76th ODI half century. He has looked in fine touch this series. Pitched up, on middle, Virat gets his hands through the ball quickly and drills it to the left of long on for a boundary.
End of over 38
IND242/1
IND Batting V Kohli 46(39) Y Jaiswal 107(116)
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37.6: Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Another bumper, around off, Kohli plays the upper cut down to deep third for a single.
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37.5: Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli wants to get this done quickly. Slanting in, on a good length, on middle. Kohli puts the dancing shoes on and clubs it over mid-wicket for a four.
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37.4: Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Bosch responds by bowling the yorker, at the base of the off pole. VK digs it out beside the strip on the off side.
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37.3: Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, SIX! Into the stands! Bosch angles in a bumper into the right-hander, under the right armpit. Virat Kohli stands tall and nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
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37.2: Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, On a good length, on the pads, helped straight to short fine leg.
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37.1: Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Kohli shows his cards early as he advances. Bosch spots that and bangs it into the surface, wide on off. Virat is made to reach out and ends up tapping it to cover.
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37.1: Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Wide! Dug in short, over middle and leg. Kohli attempts the pull but the ball goes over his head. Wide given for height.
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47.5: Prasidh Krishna to Ottneil Baartman, OUT! BOWLED! Prasidh Krishna finishes with a four wicket-haul. A nicely executed yorker from 'Skiddy', lasered on the stumps and it tails in a bit as well. Ottneil Baartman tries to work it into the off side, but plays all over it as his feet go nowhere. The ball beats the inside edge and smashes into the stumps behind. SOUTH AFRICA ARE BOWLED OUT ON 270!
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47.4: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, Spears in a full toss, on off. Keshav Maharaj slaps it to the left of extra cover for a quick single.
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47.3: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, FOUR! Up and over! Slower one, full and on middle. Keshav Maharaj effortlessly lofts it over mid off for a boundary.
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47.2: Prasidh Krishna to Ottneil Baartman, Hard length, on top of middle and leg, tucked away to deep square leg for a single.
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47.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ottneil Baartman, Brilliantly fielded! On the fourth stump line, on a tad fuller length. Ottneil Baartman cuts it hard, but Ravindra Jadeja at backward point prevents the ball from racing away as he dives to his left to stop.
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47.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ottneil Baartman, WIDE! Too short and over the leg stump line. The ball goes over the batter's head as Ottneil Baartman ducks under it. Wide called.
End of over 47
SA263/9
SA Batting K Maharaj 15(27) O Baartman 2(4)
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46.6: Harshit Rana to Keshav Maharaj, A deceptive slower delivery, on a good length, outside off. Keshav Maharaj leaves as the ball passes over the stumps.
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46.5: Harshit Rana to Keshav Maharaj, Full and straight at the stumps, Keshav smashes it straight down the ground. However, the ball crashes into the stumps at the non-striker's end.
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46.4: Harshit Rana to Ottneil Baartman, A length ball, angling on the leg stump. Ottneil Baartman works it to long on for one.
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46.3: Harshit Rana to Keshav Maharaj, Lands safe! Harshit Rana is not happy with the fielder in the deep for not going for the catch. On a good length, outside off. Keshav Maharaj flays at it tamely, and gets a thick top edge. The ball lands between the cover and deep point fielder. Kuldeep Yadav runs in off the ropes, but collects it on the bounce. A single taken.
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46.2: Harshit Rana to Ottneil Baartman, Fires in a full ball, on off. Baartman drives it to mid off and straightaway is called through by Maharaj for a single. He obeys his partner, but has to hurry. Ruturaj Gaikwad fails to pick it up at one go, allowing Ottneil Baartman to get in at the other end.
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46.1: Harshit Rana to Keshav Maharaj, Fractionally full and outside off, Keshav Maharaj shimmies down the track and slaps it to pierce the cover gap, but Yashasvi Jaiswal dives to his left and stops it. Just a single.
End of over 46
SA259/9
SA Batting K Maharaj 13(23) O Baartman 0(2)
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45.6: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, Pinpoint yorker, on middle, Keshav Maharaj works it across to the mid-wicket region for a single.
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45.5: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, At 128.9 kph, this is on a good length, outside off. Keshav Maharaj leaves but it is not given a wide. Clearly inside the tramline. Maharaj admonishes himself for not taking it on.
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45.4: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, Play and a miss! Rolls his fingers on the rock, and hurls in a slower one, full and just outside off. Keshav Maharaj shuffles across to scoop it to the leg side, but misses to connect.
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45.3: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, Full and straight, slower ball angled at the leg stump. Keshav Maharaj presents full face of the bat and blocks it down the strip.
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45.2: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, Another pace-off delivery, full and outside off, sliced away by Keshav, but straight to backward point.
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45.1: Prasidh Krishna to Keshav Maharaj, Slower one, full and around off, Keshav smashes it down to long off for a single.
39.5: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli polishes off the chase! Lungi Ngidi bends his back and goes into the surface, outside off. Kohli dances down the track again and gets his hands high. Slaps it up and over extra cover for a boundary. India romp home in a dominant fashion and win the series 2-1!