CAPE TOWN: Quinton de Kock scored a magnificent century as South Africa finished a decisive victory of their three-coordinate one-day global series against India with a strained four-run triumph at Newlands on Sunday.
India decided to field and limited South Africa to 287 hard and fast one ball short of the 50 overs, however, the guests barely fizzled in their pursuit as they oversaw 283 with four balls left in the innings.
Deepak Chahar scored a fine 54 from 33 balls to get India close, however, they lost their last three wickets for the expansion of five runs as the home side packaged out the lower request.
De Kock's seventeenth ODI century supported South Africa's aggregate, his 124 coming from 130 balls and he added 134 for the fourth wicket with Rassie van der Dussen who made a strong 52 from 59 balls.
David Miller made an appearance with 39 toward the finish of the innings, yet South Africa might have felt they were 30 runs short having been 214 for three in the 36th over. Prasidh Krishna was the pick of the meeting assault with 3-59.
India was on course in their pursuit when they came to 116 for one in the 23rd over, however, two fast wickets demonstrated a monstrous mishap.
Shikhar Dhawan (61) skied a draw shot to wicketkeeper De Kock off seamer Andile Phehlukwayo (2-38), and off his first ball, the risky Rishabh Pant attempted to send off a similar bowler for six however was gotten at the profound cover.
It was a helpless shot choice from Pant, not interestingly on the visit.
At the point when the previous commander Virat Kohli (65) withdrew, just the exuberant 54 from Chahar got India inside contacting distance.
Seamers Lungi Ngidi (3-58) and Phehlukwayo (3-40) again dazzled the hosts.
South Africa won the series 3-0.
