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India defeated South Africa in 3rd ODI match by 7 wickets and sealed another ODI series by 2-1 margin on their home soil. India bowled out South Africa for just 99 runs in 1st innings with the help of Kuldeep Yadav's four-wicket haul, while other bowlers like Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and Shahbaz Ahmed picked 2 wickets to their name, respectively. India chased down 100 runs within 20 overs itself with the help of Shubman Gill's 49. Mohammed Siraj won Man of the Series award for picking 5 wickets in the ODI series. 

Numbers and Stats from this game:

3 -
Shikhar Dhawan has won all the 3 ODI series he captained for Indian team.

Shikhar Dhawan as ODI captain of India:
Won 2-1 vs Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka (2021)
Won 3-0 vs West Indies in West Indies (2022)
Won 2-1 vs South Africa in India (2022)

4/18 -
Kuldeep Yadav recorded bowling figure of 4/18 in this ODI match

Kuldeep Yadav's best bowling figures in ODIs:
6/25 vs ENG in Nottingham, 2018
4/18 vs SA in Delhi, 2022
4/23 vs SA in Cape Town, 2018
4/39 vs NZ in Napier, 2019
4/45 vs NZ in Mt. Maunganui, 2019

Most wickets for India vs South Africa in men's ODI:
Anil Kumble - 46
Harbhajan Singh - 31
Javagal Srinath - 28
Venkatesh Prasad - 25
Kuldeep Yadav - 24
Zaheer Khan / Yuzvendra Chahal - 22

12 - India have won an ODI series against South Africa on home soil after 12 years.

India's ODI series result against South Africa on Indian soil:
Won by 2-1 in 1991
Won by 1-0 in 1996
Won by 3-2 in 2000
Drawn 2-2 in 2005
Won by 2-1 in 2010
Lost by 2-3 in 2015
Won by 2-1 in 2022

25 -
Shikhar Dhawan has smashed 25 runs in this ODI series against South Africa.

Least runs scored in an ODI series by an Indian skipper (min. 3 innings batted at 1-7 position):
Kapil Dev - 20 in Austral-Asia Cup 1986
Shikhar Dhawan - 25 vs South Africa, 2022
Sachin Tendulkar - 30 vs Pakistan, 1997

38 - Indian men's team have won 38 international games in 2022.

Most international wins by a men's team in a calendar year:
Australia - 38 in 2003
India - 38 in 2022
India - 37 in 2017
Australia - 36 in 1999 (If WC Semi-final match counts as win)
India - 35 in 2018
India - 35 in 2019

99 - South Africa were bundled out for 99 runs in this 3rd ODI game.

Lowest total for South Africa in men's ODI:

69 vs AUS in Sydney, 1993
83 vs ENG in Nottingham, 2008
83 vs ENG in Manchester, 2022
99 vs IND in Delhi, 2022
101 vs PAK in Sharjah, 2000

185 - India won 3rd ODI match with 185 balls to be spared.

Largest margin of win for India in men's ODI by balls left:
231 vs Kenya in Bloemfontein, 2001
212 vs New Zealand in Hamilton, 2019
211 vs West Indies in Trivandrum, 2018
209 vs Sri Lanka in Dambulla, 2010
188 vs England in The Oval, 2022
187 vs UAE in Perth, 2015
185 vs South Africa in Delhi, 2022