IND vs SA, 3rd ODI: Best memes from IND vs SA game

India and South Africa took centre stage at Boland Park in Paarl on Thursday, December 21 for the third and final ODI of their ongoing multi-format series. Both sides had it all to play for in the final clash, as the series was levelled with India winning the first ODI and the Proteas registering a win in the second game.

The third ODI began with the Indian team coming into bat first after losing the toss. The side got off to a horrid start as openers Rajat Patidar and Sai Sudharsan scored 22 and 10 runs, respectively. After the subpar start, it was the knock of Sanju Samson that stabilised the innings for the Indian team. 

Samson scored his maiden international century, scoring 108 runs in 114 deliveries. Skipper KL Rahul added 21 runs on the board, with Tilak Varma scoring 52 and Rinku Singh amassing 38 runs in 27 balls. The Men in Blue posted a total of 296 runs on the board in the first innings.

As for South Africa, Beuran Hendricks was the highest wicket-taker, with three wickets to his name. Nandre Burger struck twice, with Lizaad Williams, Wiaan Mulder, and Keshav Maharaj striking once each as well. 

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Aiming to defend the total of 296 runs, the Proteas were unable to put in their best performance. Opener Reeza Hendricks was dismissed for just 19 runs. However, Tony de Zorzi continued his brilliant run of form and played a resilient knock, scoring 81 runs in 87 deliveries.

However, after the opener’s knock, the rest of the batting order could not amount to much. Skipper Aiden Markram added just 36 runs to the board, with Heinrich Klassen adding just 21.

As for India, Arshdeep Singh was the highest wicket-taker, with four wickets to his name. Avesh Khan and Washington Sundar took two wickets each, with Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel striking once, as India bundled out the Proteas for 218 runs and won the game by 78 runs and the three-game series as well.

Here are the best memes from the third ODI: