Overview
- Rahul chose to bowl after assessing likely dew, breaking a run of 20 consecutive lost ODI tosses dating back to the 2023 World Cup semifinal.
- India replaced Washington Sundar with Tilak Varma, while South Africa brought in Ryan Rickelton and Ottneil Baartman for injured Tony de Zorzi and Nandre Burger.
- Quinton de Kock struck 106 off 89 balls and added 113 with Temba Bavuma (48) before India turned the innings around.
- Prasidh Krishna removed Matthew Breetzke and Aiden Markram in one over and later bowled de Kock, finishing with four, as Kuldeep Yadav’s 4-41 wrapped up the tail in 47.5 overs.
- The series is locked 1-1 with India set to chase for the trophy, a finale expected to shape role discussions ahead of the T20Is starting December 9.