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INDIA VERSUS SOUTH AFRICA

India clinch the series 2-1 and share

the record of most wins with Australia

OUR BUREAU

Mumbai
ith a seven-wicket victory
over South Africa in the
Wthird ODI played here on
Tuesday, India have matched Aus-
tralia for the most wins in a calendar
year in international cricket. India
handed South Africa a crushing de-
feat in the series decider of the three-
match ODI series to take the series
2-1 after Kuldeep Yadav’s impressive
four-wicket haul. Australia earlier
held the record for the most wins in a
calendar year.
With 38 wins from 47 matches
the Australian team was at the top
and is now joined by India with 38
wins from 55 matches. The Aussie
team had a stellar year in 2003 when Indian team players pose with the Trophy after winning the 3rd ODI match against South Africa by 7 wickets in New Delhi (ANI)
they registered these figures.
The Indian team has had an
excellent year so far, registering as in the ODI and T20 series to level the T20 World Cup since it has had India has won the series 2-1
wins against most opponents. India Australia’s record. a tough schedule as of late, coming against South Africa.
started the year with a home se- to India after a tour to England and South Africa were bowled out
ries against West Indies, where they SIDE LET ITSELF DOWN: SA some of its players playing in Carib- for a paltry 99 in 27.1 overs. Kuldeep
whitewashed the visitors 3-0 in both HEAD COACH BOUCHER bean Premier League (CPL). Yadav was the pick of the bowlers as
ODIs and T20Is. “Australia will suit our pace at- he scalped four wickets for 18 runs.
The team then toured England ollowing his side’s seven-wick- tack. We have a good pace attack. He was ably assisted by Washington
to play the one left-off test which et loss to India in the third and The way Anrich Nortje bowled today Sundar (2/15) and Mohammad Sir-
ended in a draw, while snatching Ffinal ODI, South African head was a positive for us,” he added. aj (2/17). Shahbaz Ahmed also took
ODI and T20I victories with a similar coach Mark Boucher said that there The head coach said that regular two wickets and gave away 32 runs.
margin of 2-1. were some moments in the ODI se- captain Temba Bavuma and stand-in Pacer Mohammad Siraj was giv-
Ireland was next conquered ries where his side let itself down and captain Keshav Maharaj not being en the ‘Man of the Series’ award for
by the team as India eased past the was pressurised in the match after well resulted in three different skip- his consistent performance in the
challenge to win the series 2-0. West some soft dismissals. pers in the series. David Miller was series. He took five wickets in three
Indies was the next assignment for A four-wicket haul from spin- the captain for the final ODI after matches at an average of 20.80 and
India as the team reached the Ca- ner Kuldeep Yadav and vital contri- Keshav (2nd ODI) and Temba (1st an economy rate of 4.52. His best
ribbean shores to play a T20 and an butions from other Indian bowlers ODI). bowling figures in the series were
ODI series. India won the T20 series powered India to defeat South Africa Boucher said that the form of 3/38.
3-0 and sealed the ODI series 4-1. by seven wickets in the third and fi- skipper Bavuma is not a matter of big
India then moved on to Zimba- nal ODI of the series here on Tues- concern and hopes for a turnaround. 2ND ODI: IYER’S TON HELPS
bwe and whitewashed the hosts 3-0 in day. “It took us time to get used to He further said that there has HOSTS LEVEL SERIES
an ODI series. conditions. In ODIs especially, there been some inconsistency in their
The team did play some good were some moments where we let ODI side due to IPL and COVID-19 hreyas Iyer’s unbeaten ton and
cricket in the Asia Cup 2022 but ourselves down. Today, there were and it will have to win their next Ishan Kishan’s 93-run knock
failed to cross the Super 4 hurdle some soft dismissals that put us un- year’s ODI fixtures against England Shelped India beat South Africa
and could not earn a spot in the final, der pressure. India bowled really well and Netherlands in order to boost by 7 wickets here at the JSCA Inter-
which was won by Sri Lanka. with intent and aggression. We take their ICC Cricket World Cup Super national Stadium to level the three-
Australia then toured India in from here some good lessons and League points and gain automatic match ODI series 1-1.
the build-up to the T20 World Cup as some good chats behind the closed qualification to the 2023 50-over WC. Chasing a tricky 279-run target
both teams looked to prepare for the doors,” said Boucher in a post-match South Africa is not among the India did not get the ideal start los-
marquee tournament. India came press conference. top eight teams in the league that ing their skipper Shikhar Dhawan for
back down from a loss to secure the The head coach said that it will will earn an automatic qualification 13 as the hosts lost their first wicket
T20 series 2-1. be important to keep players physi- to the marquee cricketing event in for 28. Left-arm pacer Wayne Parnell
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