South Africa trounce India by 214 runs to win ODI Series 3-2

Mumbai, Oct 25: South Africa defeated India by 214 runs in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) match at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday to clinch the series 3-2.

Faf du Plessis (133 retired hurt), AB de Villiers (119) and Quinton de Kock (109) lofted the visitors to a massive score of 438/4 in 50 overs.

All the Indian bowlers suffered under the Protean onslaught — with Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceding the maximum 106 runs off 10 overs claiming a solitary wicket.

In reply, despite a fighting 58-ball 87 from local batsman Ajinkya Rahane and 59-ball 60 from Shikhar Dhawan, India were bowled out for 224 in 35.5 overs. Dhoni scored 27. For India, Rabada took 4 wickets, while Steyn took 3 wickets. Imran Tahir took 2 wickets.

Quinton de Kock was declared ‘Man of the Match’, while AB de Villiers was declared ‘Man of the Series’. This is the second biggest losing margin for India. They failed to win even a single ODI series in 2015.