Overview
- India won the toss and bowled in the third ODI at Visakhapatnam, dismissing South Africa for 270 to set a target of 271.
- Kuldeep Yadav claimed four wickets, his fifth four-wicket haul against South Africa in ODIs, the most by an Indian bowler versus any team.
- Between the 43rd and 45th overs, Rohit Sharma repeatedly signaled Kuldeep Yadav to back off from pressing KL Rahul for DRS after lbw appeals to Lungi Ngidi.
- Speaking on air after the innings, Kuldeep admitted he is “very bad at DRS” and said teammates help calm his instincts on reviews.
- Cameras also showed KL Rahul declining Virat Kohli’s call for a second slip during Kuldeep’s over, directing field positions and sharing a smile with Rohit.