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India defeated South Africa by 78 runs and won this three-match ODI series by a 2-1 margin with the help of a brilliant century (108) from Sanju Samson and a beautiful spell from Arshdeep Singh (4/30), Avesh Khan (2/45) and Washington Sundar (2/38) respectively.
Talking about this game, South Africa winning the toss invited India to bat first and allowed them to score a competitive total of 296/8 on board. Indian team in reply bundled out the Proteas batting lineup for 218 runs despite a stunning fifty from their opening batsman Tony de Zorzi (81).
Numbers and Stats from SA vs IND 3rd ODI game:
1 - Sanju Samson recorded his first century in both ODI and International cricket.
1 - Aiden Markram became the only batsman from South Africa to complete 1000 ODI runs (1033) in 2023.
Read More: Check out the list of batters to score 1000-plus ODI runs in this calendar year.
2 - KL Rahul became the second Indian skipper after Virat Kohli to win an ODI series against South Africa on South African soil.
India in ODI series vs South Africa on South African soil:
- Lost by 2-5 (7) in 1992
- Lost by 0-4 (5) in 2006
- Lost by 2-3 (5) in 2011
- Lost by 0-2 (3) in 2013
- Win by 5-1 (6) in 2018
- Lost by 0-3 (3) in 2022
- Win by 2-1 (3) in 2023
2 - South Africa have lost only their second ODI match at Paarl venue.
South Africa in ODIs at Paarl:
- Played - 10
- Won - 8
- Lost - 2
South Africa have lost those two ODI games at Paarl against New Zealand by 1 wicket in 2013 and against India by 78 runs in 2023.
3 - The Indian team saw three players making their ODI debut in this series.
Sai Sudharsan made his debut in 1st ODI game of the series, Rinku Singh made his debut in 2nd ODI game of the series and Rajat Patidar made his ODI debut in this game.
10 - Arshdeep Singh won the Player of the Series award for taking 10 wickets against South Africa in this three-match ODI series.
Most wickets for India in an ODI series (max 3 matches played):
- Kris Srikkanth - 11 vs New Zealand in 1988
- Narendra Hirwani - 10 in 1988 Sharjah Cup (SL, IND, NZ)
- Mohammed Shami - 10 vs West Indies in 2014
- Arshdeep Singh - 10 vs South Africa in 2023
Most wickets vs South Africa on South Africa in a three-match ODI series:
- Arshdeep Singh - 10 in 2023
- Kyle Mills - 9 in 2007
- Mohammed Shami - 9 in 2013
Arshdeep Singh specifically dismissed Reeza Hendricks in all three ODI matches
27 - India have won 27 ODI matches in 2023.
Most ODI matches won by a team in a calendar year:
- Australia - 30 in 2003
- India - 27 in 2023
- Australia - 26 in 1999
228 - Tony de Zorzi scored 228 runs in this three-match ODI series against India.
Most runs for South Africa vs India in a three-match ODI series:
- Quinton de Kock - 342 in 2013
- AB de Villiers - 241 in 2010
- Quinton de Kock - 229 in 2022
- Tony de Zorzi - 228 in 2023
- Rassie van der Dussen - 218 in 2022
Most runs for South Africa in the first five ODI innings:
- Temba Bavuma - 309 runs (2016-20)
- Janneman Malan - 306 runs (2020-21)
- Tony de Zorzi - 276 runs (2023)
- Rassie van der Dussen - 273 runs (2019)
- Colin Ingram - 260 runs (2010)
