NEW DELHI: Middle-order batter Sanju Samson hit a measured maiden ton whereas pacer Arshdeep Singh bagged a four-for as a medical India pulled off a complete 78-run win within the series-deciding third and closing ODI in Paarl on Thursday.
With the dominating 2-1 win, India bagged their second ever ODI sequence win in South Africa. Their first sequence win (5-1) within the Rainbow Nation got here in 2018.

Samson’s mature 108 (114 balls) and Tilak Varma’s affected person 52 (77 balls), his first fifty on this format, guided India to a aggressive 296 for eight.Their 116-run alliance for an enterprising fourth wicket stand was a deal with to observe.

South Africa challenged the vacationers by a fifty by Tony de Zorzi (81, 87 balls) however have been ultimately bowled out for 218 in 45.5 overs.
As It Happened
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep marshalled Indian bowlers with a passable haul of 4 for 30.
South Africa made a shiny starting to their chase with De Zorzi and Reeza Hendricks (19) including 59 runs in simply 8.2 overs as the previous took a heavy toll on pacer Mukesh Kumar within the energy play.
However, Arshdeep elicited an edge from Hendricks to activate KL Rahul behind the stumps, signalling the tip of the opening partnership.
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel castled Rassie van der Dussen with a ball that got here alongside his arm to scale back the hosts to 76 for two.
But it adopted a interval of stability as De Zorzi and captain Aiden Markram (36) added 65 runs for the third wicket to maintain India at bay.
De Zorzi’s footwork was exact and he used the depth of the crease properly to collect runs, particularly towards spinners Axar and Washington Sundar.
But simply because the partnership was blooming, Washington, who changed Kuldeep Yadav for this match, dislodged Markram.
Markram’s try to reverse sweep Washington introduced catastrophe as Rahul snaffled the ballooning ball behind the wicket.
South Africa’s hopes of including flesh to the chase suffered a good greater jolt when Arshdeep gained a leg-before enchantment towards De Zorzi by way of the DRS.
The left-armer jagged the ball into the Protea opener and the low-ball thudded onto his entrance pad because the Indian camp went up in enchantment, which ultimately introduced the specified outcome.
Heinrich Klaasen (21, 22 balls) failed to barter a climbing ball from pacer Avesh Khan and he performed it with onerous arms.
Sai Sudharsan accomplished an excellent acrobatic catch contained in the ring to dismiss Klaasen, lowering the Proteas to 174 for 5 within the thirty third over.
With the asking price mounting ever so steadily, even David Miller couldn’t carry South Africa previous the goal.
Earlier, Samson discovered an ideal sidekick in Varma to position India ready of power.
Samson and Varma got here collectively when India have been barely wobbling at 101 for 3 after being requested to bat first.
But the pair confirmed glorious situational consciousness and sussed up the situations to a nicety.
Their partnership was all about pragmatism with out letting go of any alternative to unfurl an enormous shot.
Usually a free-flowing hitter, Samson shelved his macho intentions for a big a part of his innings, concentrating on singles and twos because the Boland Park deck had this slight chew on it.
But the right-hander intermittently introduced out his T20 avatar into play when he smashed pacer Nandre Burger for a six over mid-wicket or whereas executing an beautiful inside-out loft over cowl off left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj for a 4.
His fifty got here off 66 balls with a single to 3rd man off pacer Beuran Hendricks.
But on the different finish, Varma struggled for move as he may discover a boundary solely in his thirty ninth ball, a scratchy pull off Hendricks.
However, the left-hander gave firm to Samson to take India out of the woods.
Finally, Varma fell in his enterprise to speed up, a miss-timed sweep off Maharaj ending within the arms of Wiaan Mulder within the deep.
But Samson carried on and was to not be denied 100.
The landmark second for him got here when he pushed Maharaj to long-off for a single.
But Samson was dismissed as he tried to up the ante as a skier off pacer Lizaad Williams was caught by Reeza Hendricks contained in the rings.
However, an excellent cameo by Rinku Singh (38 off 27 balls) helped India motor on in the long run part of the innings.
But earlier than India made that good fightback, the Proteas bowlers had them on the ropes.
Debutant Rajat Patidar, who stepped in for an injured opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, was a deal with to observe throughout his 16-ball 22, exhibiting fantastic eye-hand coordination.
But Burger’s pretty in-dipper that disturbed the stumps snapped his keep and Hendricks trapped Sai Sudharsan in entrance of the wicket with a supply that was angled into him from over the wicket.
Rahul helped Samson add 52 runs for the third wicket however the Indian captain’s effort to drag Mulder resulted in a catch to stumper Klaasen after the ball took a deflection off his thigh pads.
However, India discovered two keen troopers in Samson and Varma to search out an escape path to sequence victory.
(With inputs from PTI)