India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd ODI at Cape Town: Quinton de Kock brings up 17th ODI hundred

16:29 (IST)

After 31 overs,South Africa 174/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 102 , Rassie van der Dussen 40)

Shreyas Iyer brought into the attack after the drinks interval. Van der Dussen collects a single off the first ball, before De Kock drives through the covers to bring up the three-figure mark with a double off the third delivery, taking 108 balls to bring up his 17th ODI hundred — his sixth against the Indians. Gets off strike with a single off the penultimate ball. Four from the over.

16:27 (IST)

Quinton de Kock brings up his 17th ODI hundred! The wicketkeeper-batter brings up the milestone in 108 balls, smashing nine fours and two sixes along the way in what has been yet another scintillating innings from the southpaw who is enjoying the form of a lifetime at the moment. SA 173/3

16:23 (IST)

After 30 overs,South Africa 170/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 99 , Rassie van der Dussen 39)

Seven from the over, including a boundary to van der Dussen off the first delivery as he works the ball through the midwicket region. RvDD later brings up the century stand with QdK with a single off the penultimate delivery. Drinks called on the field at the end of this over with De Kock stranded on 99.

16:21 (IST)

Van der Dussen brings up the hundred partnership with De Kock for the fourth wicket with a single! Punches the ball off the backfoot through the cover region for a single in the 30th over. The pair have consumed 107 deliveries so far in the partnership that has put the Proteas in firm control of the proceedings. SA 170/3

16:20 (IST)

After 29 overs,South Africa 163/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 99 , Rassie van der Dussen 33)

SIX! De Kock makes room and smacks the short-of-length ball from Krishna down the ground for the second maximum of the innings, making the most of the free hit after Krishna had overstepped in the previous delivery. Nine from the over. De Kock’s batting on 99 at the end of this over.

16:13 (IST)

After 28 overs,South Africa 154/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 92 , Rassie van der Dussen 32)

De Kock decides to attack Chahal in this over, collecting two boundaries in three deliveries from the leg-spinner — the first one a reverse sweep behind square, followed by a slog sweep over deep square leg. The South African keeper-batter moves into the 90s in the process. 10 from the over.

16:09 (IST)

After 27 overs,South Africa 144/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 83 , Rassie van der Dussen 31)

Prasidh Krishna returns to the attack, replacing Jayant Yadav. De Kock and van der Dussen continue to accumulate runs at a steady pace, with three singles coming from this over.

16:08 (IST)

After 26 overs,South Africa 141/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 82 , Rassie van der Dussen 29)

Tidy over from Yuzi, with De Kock and Van der Dussen collecting a single each. The leg-spinner has been economical so far in the three overs that he has bowled.

16:00 (IST)

After 25 overs,South Africa 139/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 81 , Rassie van der Dussen 28)

De Kock and van der Dussen keep the scoreboard ticking with singles in this over, as the Proteas reach 139/3 at the halfway stage in their innings after being put in to bat by the visitors. De Kock moves into the 80s in the meantime.

15:59 (IST)

After 24 overs,South Africa 134/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 78 , Rassie van der Dussen 26)

Chahal keeps it tight in the first five deliveries of this over, giving away just one single, before van der Dussen decides to have a go in the last delivery, sweeping the googly through midwicket.

15:53 (IST)

After 23 overs,South Africa 129/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 77 , Rassie van der Dussen 22)

Jayant Yadav continues, and we have spin from both ends for the first time. Van der Dussen, meanwhile, moves into the 20s with a firm cut through cover point off the third delivery. Nine from the over.

15:51 (IST)

After 22 overs,South Africa 120/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 73 , Rassie van der Dussen 17)

Yuzvendra Chahal brought into the attack for the first time in the 22nd over. Five from the over, with Quinton de Kock bringing up the fifty stand for the fourth wicket with a single off the last delivery.

15:50 (IST)

The fifty partnership comes up between De Kock and van der Dussen for the fourth wicket in 60 deliveries! Has been a solid response from the pair after the Proteas found themselves in a spot of bother at 70/3. De Kock has played the role of the aggressor in this stand, and has accounted for 31 runs. SA 120/3

15:46 (IST)

After 21 overs,South Africa 115/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 69 , Rassie van der Dussen 16)

SIX! De Kock takes a couple of steps forward and smashes the ball straight over the bowler’s head, the ball landing just short of the sight screen. QdK follows it up with a lovely reverse sweep that is placed wide of the fielder at backward point. Batting like a dream at the moment, is Quinny. The break after the first Test indeed has done wonders for his form. 12 from Jayant’s fourth over.

15:43 (IST)

After 20 overs,South Africa 103/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 58 , Rassie van der Dussen 15)

Slightly expensive from Bumrah this time after a tidy start to his new spell in the previous over, as he concedes nine from it including a boundary to de Kock off the fourth delivery. The 100 comes up for the Proteas in this over, and they are currently progressing at five-an-over.

15:41 (IST)

After 19 overs,South Africa 94/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 51 , Rassie van der Dussen 14)

Big shout for LBW in the third delivery after de Kock misses while attempting a sweep, and is hit on the knee roll. The Indians however, are apprehensive about the review due to the bounce, and eventually decide against it. Tuns out the ball was indeed going over the stumps. Just one from the over, with QdK collecting a single off the fifth delivery.

15:39 (IST)

After 18 overs,South Africa 93/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 50 , Rassie van der Dussen 14)

Jasprit Bumrah returns for another spell, replacing Prasidh Krishna. Three singles from the over, including a single to de Kock off the last ball as he brings up his 28th ODI half-century in the process.

15:35 (IST)

Fifty up for Quinton de Kock in 59 deliveries, his 28th in one-day internationals! The southpaw slaps a short ball outside off through cover point for a single to bring up the milestone. SA 93/3

15:32 (IST)

After 17 overs,South Africa 90/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 48 , Rassie van der Dussen 13)

Chances missed in Jayant’s second over. After Pant puts down a tough chance in the first delivery after an outside edge off van der Dussen’s bat that gives the South African No 5 a reprieve on 12, De Kock gets a thick leading edge towards backward point, which would have been an easy catch had a fielder been placed in that direction. Four from the over.

15:29 (IST)

After 16 overs,South Africa 86/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 45 , Rassie van der Dussen 12)

FOUR! Van der Dussen collects his first boundary with a lovely cover drive off the first delivery. Plays the next one a lot squarer, getting enough time to come back for a second before nearly playing the ball onto the stumps off a short delivery in this third. RvDD gets off strike with a single off the fourth. Back-to-back dots to end the over.

15:23 (IST)

After 15 overs,South Africa 79/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 45 , Rassie van der Dussen 5)

Chahar gets a break after a seven-over spell with the new ball, as offie Jayant Yadav replaces him. Has to bowl the extra delivery in this over after conceding a front-foot no-ball in the second ball. Six from the over, with de Kock and van der Dussen keeping the scoreboard ticking through singles.

15:19 (IST)

After 14 overs,South Africa 73/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 43 , Rassie van der Dussen 2)

Another tidy over for the Indians as Krishna concedes just a single from his third over, with van der Dussen collecting the run in the penultimate delivery.

15:18 (IST)

After 13 overs,South Africa 72/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 43 , Rassie van der Dussen 1)

Chahar, who’s in the middle of a long spell and might just bowl out his entire in one go, gets a second wicket in his seventh over as Markram holes out to substitute Gaikwad at deep midwicket while looking to collect his first maximum. Three runs and a wicket from the over, with new batter Rassie van der Dussen getting off the mark with a single off the last delivery.

15:10 (IST)

OUT! Markram holes out to substitute fielder Ruturaj Gaikwad at deep midwicket while looking to clear the fence as the third wicket of the innings falls at the cusp of the first drinks break of the day. Chahar strikes for the second time in this innings, just when the partnership was starting to look threatening. SA 70/3

Markram c sub (Gaikwad) b Chahar 15(14)

15:06 (IST)

After 12 overs,South Africa 69/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 41 , Aiden Markram 15)

Three singles off the first five deliveries of this over, before Markram collects a boundary off the last delivery with a thick inside edge. Seven from Krishna’s second over. De Kock, meanwhile, is batting on a run-a-ball 41.

15:04 (IST)

After 11 overs,South Africa 62/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 39 , Aiden Markram 10)

Deepak Chahar continues from the Wynberg End. De Kock, meanwhile, collects his fifth boundary with a punch down the ground off the third ball, beating the diving Rahul at mid off. Bit of indiscipline on Chahar’s part as he concedes a couple of wides in the remaining deliveries. Nine from the over.

14:52 (IST)

After 10 overs,South Africa 53/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 34 , Aiden Markram 9)

First bowling change of the innings in the 10th over, as Prasidh Krishna replaces Bumrah. De Kock, meanwhile, brings up the fifty for the Proteas with a lovely straight drive in the fourth delivery, moving into the 30s himself in the process. The keeper-batter collects a brace off the last ball. Six from the over.

14:48 (IST)

After 9 overs,South Africa 47/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 28 , Aiden Markram 9)

Chahar bowls over the wicket to De Kock, and is getting a fair amount of movement right now. De Kock clips the second ball through backward square leg for a single. Just when it looked like Chahar would get away with another tidy over, Markram plays a lovely straight drive to collect his first boundary. Five from the over.

14:43 (IST)

After 8 overs,South Africa 42/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 27 , Aiden Markram 5)

Markram gets off the mark with a single off the second delivery of this over. De Kock taps the ball towards square leg next delivery, also grabbing a single. Markram collects his first boundary with a thick inside edge that sends the ball racing away through the backward square leg region for a four. Six from the over.

14:38 (IST)

After 7 overs,South Africa 36/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 26 , Aiden Markram 0)

Just when the momentum was starting to shift in South Africa’s favour, the Indians inflict another blow as Bavuma gets run out in the second delivery while attempting a quick single. De Kock collects a brace off the last ball. Two runs and a wicket from the over. Aiden Markram is the new batter at the crease.

14:34 (IST)

OUT! What a throw from skipper Rahul as he gets rid of his opposite number. Bavuma’s caught marginally short of the non-striker’s end while trying to collect a quick single. SA 34/2

Bavuma run out (Rahul) 8(12)

14:32 (IST)

After 6 overs,South Africa 34/1 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 24 , Temba Bavuma (C) 8)

Tidy over from Bumrah with just three coming off it, including a brace to De Kock off the last delivery after he guides the ball towards the fine leg region.

14:27 (IST)

After 5 overs,South Africa 31/1 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 22 , Temba Bavuma (C) 7)

No boundaries off Chahar’s third, but de Kock and Bavuma keep the scoreboard ticking with the ones and twos, with six coming off it. De Kock, meanwhile, has moved into the 20s in quick time.

14:24 (IST)

After 4 overs,South Africa 25/1 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 17 , Temba Bavuma (C) 6)

Bavuma starts off with a lovely drive through the gap between midwicket and mid on in the first delivery of Bumrah’s second over. Follows it up with a single off the second ball. De Kock plays a late cut towards third man for a single two balls later. Six from the over.

14:22 (IST)

After 3 overs,South Africa 19/1 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 16 , Temba Bavuma (C) 1)

Chahar snuffs out Malan in the first ball of his second over as the ball nips away late after pitching along good length, getting the outside nick. Skipper Temba Bavuma arrives at the crease, and gets off the mark right away with a single. De Kock however, keeps the bowler under pressure with a couple of boundaries in the remaining deliveries. Some quick thinking by Rahul in the fifth delivery saves a couple of runs for the visitors. The Indian skipper throws the ball in the air just as he’s about to lose his balance at the edge of the boundary, and grabs the it only after both his feet are back inside. 11 runs and a wicket off the over.

14:14 (IST)

OUT! Chahar strikes early, giving India just the start that they were looking for in this dead rubber! Malan leans forward looking push the ball forward, and gets an outside nick as the ball shapes away, resulting in a simple catch for Pant. SA 8/1

Malan c Pant b Chahar 1(6)

14:12 (IST)

After 2 overs,South Africa 8/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 6 , Janneman Malan 1)

Jasprit Bumrah from the other end. De Kock and Malan grab a single each, before the in-form keeper-batter collects the first boundary of the innings off the last ball of the over, working the ball through the midwicket region. Six from the over.

14:11 (IST)

After 1 over,South Africa 2/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 1 , Janneman Malan 0)

Deepak Chahar, making his first appearance in this tour, has the new ball in hand. Starts off with a wide, but keeps things tidy for the remainder of the over with just a single coming off the remaining deliveries.

14:08 (IST)

The national anthems have been sung for the final time in this series, and it’s time for play to get underway. For a change, we have Deepak Chahar bowling the first over of the innings.

13:44 (IST)

Teams:

India: KL Rahul (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Jayant Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

South Africa: Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Dwaine Pretorius, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala

13:38 (IST)

Temba Bavuma, South Africa captain: We’ve got just one change. Dwaine comes in for Tabraiz Shamsi. Very important we keep our standard. The guys on the side understand what we want to do. We always want to play our best team, but we don’t want to play guys for the sake of playing. With the bat we’re going to have to be clinical, try and go through the powerplay with minimal damage. Anything over 300 is generally always quite competitive. We’ll try and get through the first hour and then see from there.

13:37 (IST)

KL Rahul, India captain: Looks like a nice wicket, felt a bit sticky. Will try to get some wickets early. We value each game. Boys are motivated as well. You can’t fault the passion and energy of the boys. We have forgotten what has happened in the first two games. We are trying to work on a few things. Good opportunity for us to go out there. There are a few changes. Four changes: Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and one more guy come in.

13:31 (IST)

TOSS: India win the toss, and skipper KL Rahul opts to field

13:20 (IST)

“I hope people don’t say that he’s an overrated coach.”

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar came to newly-appointed India head coach Rahul Dravid’s defence with the latter’s first major overseas assignment going haywire with series defeats in both the Tests and one-dayers.

Read: Rahul Dravid has to prove he is not an overrated coach, says Shoaib Akhtar

13:10 (IST)

Quinton made it easy for me

South Africa opener Janneman Malan scored a match-winning 91, forging valuable partnerships with wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock and skipper Temba Bavuma along the way that helped setup the seven-wicket victory in the second ODI. Malan credited de Kock’s fearless approach from Ball One that helped him settle down at the crease and accumulate runs at a steady pace.

Click here to read the full story

13:00 (IST)

“Two matches running against South Africa then, this strategy has come unstuck. In the first ODI, Dhawan-Rahul got a start and Kohli built on it. The chase faltered when they got out because the unreliable middle-order couldn’t finish the job. Batting first in the second ODI, they gave a start again despite Kohli’s duck. Neither of the top three batsmen batted deep enough to make a lasting impact though.”

In his analysis of Team India’s defeats in the first two ODIs, Chetan Narula delves deeper into the batting performances and where the KL Rahul-led team got it wrong.

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12:50 (IST)

Squads:

India: KL Rahul(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

South Africa: Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, George Linde, Zubayr Hamza, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen

12:40 (IST)

3rd ODI preview: 

Indian team’s strategy is expected to undergo a paradigm shift with some players getting a subtle yet stern message to lift their games as they face an embarrassing possibility of a clean sweep against South Africa in the third ODI, here on Sunday.

India’s strategy looked completely out of sync with modern-day white ball game as the batters failed to keep the momentum in the middle overs and more importantly the bowlers, save Jasprit Bumrah, looked club class and without ideas of getting breakthroughs.

Ravichandran Ashwin and especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the two senior-most bowlers looked far from threatening and the young Proteas batters like Rassie van der Dussen, Janneman Malan along with seniors like Quinton de Kock have feasted on the pedestrian stuff dished out by them.

With the two having flopped completely, it needs to be seen whether Rahul Dravid, the man who is currently calling all the shots as far as tactics is concerned, takes a dim view and at least try out Jayant Yadav and Deepak Chahar in the next game which would lend some freshness to the attack.

The two Iyers — Shreyas in batting and Venkatesh as an all-rounder haven’t yet set the stage on fire and the main problem has been their inability to force the pace in the middle overs.

England became a solid ODI outfit by scoring consistently in the middle overs and this young South African team has also followed that template in the series which is missing in the Indian game.

In all, massive improvement is required in order to be competitive.

12:30 (IST)

Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the third ODI between South Africa and India. It’s a dead rubber at Cape Town, but for India, there’s still a lot to work upon. Lack of wickets in early and middle overs combined with middle-order issues resulted in a series loss for India and they will hope to find quick solutions to avoid a series sweep.

India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI Today’s Match Updates: Shreyas Iyer brought into the attack after the drinks interval. Van der Dussen collects a single off the first ball, before De Kock drives through the covers to bring up the three-figure mark with a double off the third delivery, taking 108 balls to bring up his 17th ODI hundred — his sixth against the Indians. Gets off strike with a single off the penultimate ball. Four from the over.

3rd ODI preview: India take on South Africa in the 3rd ODI at Newlands, Cape Town.

In recent times India have been impressive on away tours but they haven’t had a good outing in South Africa. They started off well with a win in the first Test at Centurion but then lost the next two matches to surrender the series. Then they lost the first two ODIs to lose the three-match series as well.

Having been thoroughly outclassed in both their ODIs, India will be looking to play for pride in the dead rubber on Sunday.

Their batting approach in both games has come under the scanner. Do they need to score quickly in the powerplays? In the 2nd ODI, they managed 287 but it was easily chased down by South Africa. Their bowling too has been listless. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no one has looked threatening.

KL Rahul took 79 balls for his 55. It was Rishabh Pant who brought some urgency to the proceedings with a breezy 71-ball 85. The middle order disappointed again with Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer scoring 11 and 22, respectively. Kohli got out for a duck off an uncharacteristic erratic shot.

Heading into the third ODI, India will have to improve their batting drastically. Shardul has played a couple of very good innings to bring respectability to their totals but India can’t keep depending on him.

India is also expected to ring in changes for the Sunday’s game. Deepak Chahar might replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jayant Yadav may be brought in for R Ashwin. They could bring in Suryakumar Yadav in place of Shreyas Iyer.

South Africa, on the other hand, will look to continue with the momentum to achieve a series sweep.

They have been brilliant with the bat and their bowlers have done an impressive job. In the last match, every batsman contributed in the chase of 288. Malan – 91, De Kock 78, Bavuma – 35, Markram – 37 not out and Van der Dussen 37 not out.

With confidence in their arsenal, South Africa start off as favourites.

Here’s all you need to know about the India vs South Africa 3rd ODI.

When will the third ODI between South Africa and India take place?

The second ODI between India and South Africa will take place on 23 January 2022.

What is the venue for the South Africa-India match?

The match will take place at Newlands, Cape Town

When will the match start?

The match will begin at 2 pm IST. The toss will take place at 1.30 pm IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast India vs South Africa match?

The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.