South Africa Lost The Last ODI Match With A Fine Margin, Creates Many Records

South Africa have been dismissed for less than 100 only 3 times in ODIs. Which includes twice in 2022. He was dismissed for 83 against England in Manchester in July.

South Africa’s total in the third ODI is their lowest ever against India in this format. His previous lowest score against India was 117 in Nairobi in 1999. 99 is the lowest score by any team against India since New Zealand’s 79 all out in 2016.

Two first innings totals against India are less than 99 in South Africa’s ODIs. Kenya were bowled out for 90 in the 2001 Bloemfontein ODI, while Sri Lanka scored only 96 runs in Sharjah in 1984. This is South Africa’s second-lowest first innings total in ODIs, after scoring 83 against England at Nottingham in 2008.

India chased down the target with 185 balls to spare. He handed South Africa their third biggest defeat in ODIs by balls. In 2008, England chased down 84 runs with 215 balls, while Australia completed the chase of 107 runs in 2002 with 188 balls. The margin of victory in Delhi is also the fifth largest for India in balls remaining in ODIs.

278 The third ODI in Delhi lasted only 278 balls, the shortest home ODI for India (excluding short games). The previous shortest match was of 280 balls against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram in 2018. It was also the fourth shortest completed match in this format organized by India.

12 wickets taken by Mohammad Siraj in the first ten overs in ODIs this year. Oman’s Bilal Khan (13) has taken more wickets than Siraj in the first ten overs in ODIs in 2022. His bowling average in the first ten overs this year is 15.66, the best for any Indian bowler in a calendar year since 2002 (minimum: 10 wickets).

8 wickets taken by Indian spinners in this match. This is only the 13th instance where Indian spinners have taken eight or more wickets in an ODI. The last two examples were also during the 2018 Centurion and Cape Town tour against South Africa.

3 wickets for Kuldeep Yadav of No.8 batsmen in this game. This is the third time in ODIs that Kuldeep has dismissed three of the last four batsmen in a match. Since 2012, only Trent Boult, Amit Mishra and Rashid Khan have dismissed three or more lower-order batsmen (8–11 positions) in ODIs as Kuldeep.