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India Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli during a practice session. (Image: PTI)
In the second game at Centurion, Indian bowlers Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav wreak havoc on the South African batsmen and returned with figures of 5/22 and 3/20, respectively. That really set the tone for the match, as the Indians achieved the target in with nine-wickets to spare. Shikhar Dhawan notched up a brisk fifty, his 24th in ODI career.
With winning-momentum on their side, Virat Kohli & boys have a great chance to take unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Here are the 10 reasons to watch third ODI between India and South Africa in Cape Town:
1. South Africa boasts a winning percentage of 84.85 at Newlands, Cape Town. This is the highest by any Test team at a home venue.
2. The highest individual score at this ground is by South Africa's Faf du Plessis. Faf scored 185 against Sri Lanka in 2017.
3. Zimbabwe's Henry Olonga has the best bowling figures at this venue. Olonga took 6/19 against England in 2000.
4. Axar Patel, India's left-arm off-spinner has a chance to complete 50 wickets in ODIs. He needs five wickets to achieve the milestone.
5. Just 1 run required by Quinton de Kock to become South Africa’s 12th leading run-getter in ODIs. He will overtake Darryl Cullinan record of 3,860 runs.
6. MS Dhoni requires 6 catches to complete 300 catches in ODIs. He currently holds the record for most catches taken by a wicket-keeper.
7. MS Dhoni needs 98 runs to complete 10,000 ODI runs. He will be the 12th ODI player to reach this landmark and the 4th Indian after Sachin Tendulkar (18,426), Sourav Ganguly (11,363) & Rahul Dravid (10,889).
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar needs 91 runs to complete 1000 international runs.
9. Imran Tahir needs four more wickets to be the first SA spinner to take 50 ODI wickets in SA.
10. Virat Kohli has 54 international centuries. If he scores one more, he will be the 5th-most prolific century-maker in international cricket behind Tendulkar (100), Ponting (71), Sangakkara (63) & Kallis (62).
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First Published: February 7, 2018, 10:25 AM IST