Illustrated Story

De Villiers, De Kock and Du Plessis hammer India

Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock gave South Africa a bright start, adding 33 in four overs, after South Africa opted to bat in the series decider in Mumbai  Associated Press
Amla was dismissed by Mohit Sharma for 23 but not before becoming the fastest to 6000 ODI runs  Associated Press
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Faf du Plessis soon found his range and went on to hit a ton of his own, before retiring hurt due to cramps  BCCI
The 154-run partnership between de Kock and du Plessis was broken by Suresh Raina...  BCCI
... but AB de Villiers, joining du Plessis, took charge and unleashed 11 sixes and three fours, on his way to become South Africa's third centurion of the innings  Associated Press
India's sloppy fielding did not help their chances as South Africa ran up 438, the highest total by any team in India  BCCI
Chasing a mammoth 439, India's innings started poorly, as Rohit Sharma holed out to third man in the fifth over  BCCI
Shikhar Dhawan, however, found the boundary regularly from the other end  BCCI
Kagiso Rabada then had Virat Kohli caught behind for 7 which temporarily stalled the flow of runs  BCCI
Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane both hit fifties and formed a 112-run stand to keep India in the hunt  BCCI
De Villiers brought Rabada back and he struck again, having Dhawan caught at cover for 60  BCCI
Suresh Raina struck a six and a four in his brief innings before he was bowled around his legs, as the visitors kept chipping away at the wickets  BCCI
Rahane fell for a 58-ball 87 and the hosts never recovered from there as the tail was blown away  BCCI
South Africa bowled India out for 224, completing a 214-run victory and also sealing the series 3-2 in a thoroughly dominant display  BCCI
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