Virat Kohli He scored a quick half-century against South Africa in the third and final ODI at Centurion on Sunday and then proceeded to celebrate the ‘cradle’. Kohli dedicated his half-century to his daughter Vamika, who was in the lap of her mother Anushka Sharma in Newlands and the video instantly went viral.
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However, days of disappointment came to an end for Kohli and his teammates, when India lost the match by just 4 runs, allowing South Africa to complete a 3-0 whitewash. Despite Virat Kohli’s (65 off 83 balls) half-centuries, India’s formidable batting line-up was once again disappointing, Shikhar Dhawan (61 off 73 balls) and Deepak Chahar (54 off 34 balls), India were on a losing streak for the third time in a row, this time chasing 288 runs, ending the ‘Rainbow Nation’ disastrous tour.
Asked to take the first strike, South Africa were all out for 287 after an aggressive century from Quinton de Kock and a half-century from Rassie van der Dussen. In reply, India were all out for 283 in 49.2 overs, chasing down a completely misguided chase that should have easily been completed.
Overall, the limited-overs series proved to be one of the most disappointing performances for India in recent years, especially after blanking the Proteas in their backyard in 2018.
They started the tour on a spirited note, winning the opening Test by 113 runs but failing miserably to challenge South Africa after that. it was specifically for KL Rahul, who lost all four captaincy matches (one Test and three ODIs) during the tour.
India last had a clean sweep in an ODI series by New Zealand (0-3) in 2020 under Kohli’s leadership.
Incidentally, Rohit Sharma He was also absent from that series due to a hamstring injury.
On Sunday, Kohli scored 65 off 84 balls while opener Shikhar Dhawan hit 61 off 73 balls, both of whom scored their second half-centuries in the three-match series.
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