Cape Town Feb 7 (IANS) India dominated with both bat and ball to thrash South Africa by 124 runs in the third One-Day International (ODI) here on Wednesday.
The Indians rode on skipper Virat Kohli s unbeaten 160 to post a total of 303/6 in their allotted 50 overs.
Left-arm spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav then ran through the South African batting line-up with four wickets each as the hosts folded up for 179 runs in 40 overs.
Fast bolwer Jasprit Bumrah bagged two wickets.
India now lead the six-match series 3-0.
Apart from Jean-Paul Duminy who scored 51 runs off 67 balls the other South African batsmen were unable to cope with the Indian bowling.
Brief Scores:
South Africa: 179 runs in 40 overs (Jean-Paul Duminy 51; Kuldeep Yadav 4/23 Yuzvendra Chahal 4/46) vs India: 303/6 (Virat Kohli 160 not out Shikhar Dhawan 76 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 16 not out; Duminy 2/60).
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