Best performances - Batsmen
Q de Kock
103(118) 11x4 - 1x6
Control %83%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 23 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
V Kohli
77(99) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %83%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 15 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
18/10Result
3rd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of India at Rajkot, Oct 18 2015
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252/6 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
18/10Result
3rd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of India at Rajkot, Oct 18 2015
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
252/6 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
M Morkel
- O10
- M1
- R39
- W4
- Eco3.90
| 1W | 2W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
MM Sharma
- O9
- M0
- R62
- W2
- Eco6.88
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
South Africa - Innings
India - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSA hint Miller likely to continue in top order
David Miller did not break his drought of international half-centuries but could still find himself at the top of South Africa's ODI order more often in the future as part of a new strategy which involves saving the most skilled players to face spin
De Kock joins Tendulkar, Dhoni passes Fleming
Stats highlights from the third ODI between India and South Africa in Rajkot
Kohli's shadow dancing, and Rajkot's repeat lightshow
Plays of the Day from the third ODI between India and South Africa, in Rajkot
Morkel four-for snuffs out India's chase
South Africa defended 86 runs off the last ten overs to ensure Quinton de Kock's first international century of 2015 and fourth in seven innings against India was not in vain
Videos
Will it cost them?
3.60
India's scoring rate between over No. 30 and 39. They played 35 dots in those ten overs.
Dhoni at 4
11
No. of fifty-plus scores by Dhoni batting at No. 4 in ODIs in just 20 inns. He averages 68.4 from this position.
Dhawan's nemesis
4
No. of times Dhawan has been dismissed by Morkel in ODIs, including thrice in this series - the most any bowler has dismissed him.
Losing the plot
65
Runs scored by SA in 11 overs after the 39th. They were 205 for 3 at that stage. Only three overs went for six or more runs.
SRT, and then de Kock
7
Least innings taken by a batsman to 4 ODI hundreds against a team. Tendulkar against Kenya, de Kock against India.
Fastest against India
7
Number of ODIs it took de Kock to make 500 runs versus India - the least by any batsman. Gary Kirsten, the previous fastest, had taken 8.
After Kirsten
2000
The last time a SA batsman made 3 50+ scores in a bilateral ODI series in India before Du Plessis: Gary Kirsten got 1 hundred and 2 fifties.
Favourite opposition
4
No. fifty-plus scores by de Kock against India out of his 12 in ODIs. He had averaged 68.66 before this game against them.
Dhoni behind the sticks
137
Stumpings in international cricket by MS Dhoni. Only Sangakkara (139) has more.
Amla at No. 3
2008
The last time Amla batted at No. 3 for SA in ODIs - in his first-two matches. He had made 25 runs at No. 3 before this match.