India vs South Africa 3rd ODI Highlights: South Africa beat India by 4 runs in a thriller to complete 3-0 series sweep

Deepak Chahar's heroic 54 lower down the order went in vain as South Africa beat India by 4 runs in the third and final ODI in Cape Town. With the win, the Proteas also clinched the series 3-0. Get live cricket score updates of 3rd ODI match between India and South Africa. Check live scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.

11:59 (IST) Jan 23

For skipper Rahul, the whole tour, save his match-winning hundred in the first Test, has been a nightmare. Although he is being seen as a long-term future leader, there hasn't been any spark whatsoever in his leadership that would make anyone sit up and feel that he is the one cut out for the job.

11:59 (IST) Jan 23

However at Newlands, there will be more pace and bounce on the track and the Indian team that has been perennially struggling would want to avoid the ignominy of a 0-3 loss.

11:59 (IST) Jan 23

Worse, the first two games were played on a Boland Park strip that didn't have a lot of pace and bounce and even skipper KL Rahul admitted that conditions were more familiar with what they get back home, compared to what they are used to getting in South Africa.

11:59 (IST) Jan 23

With the two having flopped completely, it needs to be seen whether Rahul Dravid, the man who is currently calling all the shots as far as tactics is concerned, takes a dim view and at least try out Jayant Yadav and Deepak Chahar in the next game which would lend some freshness to the attack.

11:59 (IST) Jan 23

Ravichandran Ashwin and especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the two senior-most bowlers looked far from threatening and the young Proteas batters like Rassie van der Dussen, Janneman Malan along with seniors like Quinton de Kock have feasted on the pedestrian stuff dished out by them.

11:59 (IST) Jan 23

In two matches, India have been only able to pick up seven wickets -- four in the first game when Proteas batted first and only three in the second.

11:58 (IST) Jan 23

India's strategy looked completely out of sync with modern day white ball game as the batters failed to keep the momentum in the middle overs and more importantly the bowlers, save Jasprit Bumrah, looked club class and without ideas of getting breakthroughs.

11:58 (IST) Jan 23

Indian team's strategy is expected to undergo paradigm shift with some players getting a subtle yet stern message to lift their games as they face an embarrassing possibility of a clean sweep against South Africa in the third ODI.

11:58 (IST) Jan 23

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