A dominant team India beat South Africa by 73 runs in the fifth ODI of the six-match series to take an unassailable 4-1 lead. Rohit Sharma was the architect of India’s 274 run score while batting first before the wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav once again blitzed past the lower middle order to seal the win. This is India’s first bilateral series win in South Africa – across formats – and skipper Virat Kohli was more than pleased with the effort of the team.
“Very pleased. Another convincing win for us and I thought the guys really got stuck in, with the bat, with the ball and on the field as well. It was a complete performance from us which was important to put together after the last game. Only one team had the pressure of losing the series right from the start and that was South Africa. We knew that a few mistakes and we’d be right back in the game. Right from the third Test in Johannesburg, it has been a great time for us. We’ve been playing some really good cricket and it has been a collective effort from the team-mates, the support staff, and everybody; feels wonderful to be 4-1 up,” he told Shaun Pollock in the post-match presentation.
With this series win, Now India has won a bilateral series win in every each test playing nation.
