Kohli, spinners overpower South Africa

Kohli, spinners overpower South Africa

India commander Virat Kohli proceeded with his superb late frame by crushing a shimmering unbeaten century to lead his side to a complete 124-run triumph over South Africa in the third One-Day International at Newlands on Wednesday.

Kohli made 160 not out from 159 balls as India, who had been put into bat, posted 303 for six in their 50 overs, before limiting their hosts to 179 full scales to take a 3-0 lead in the arrangement.

South Africa's weak batting lineup, without harmed stalwarts Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock, were smothered again by the Indian spinners as Kuldeep Yadav, who took profession best figures (4-23 of every 9 overs), and Yuzvendra Chahal (4-46 out of 9 overs) choked their innings.

The fourth match will be played at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The imperious Kohli now has four centuries in his last six 50-over innings. He survived being given out leg before wicket to Kagiso Rabada before he had scored when a survey demonstrated he had got the faintest of edges to the ball.

After that, he was heavenly as he put on 139 for the second wicket with Shikhar Dhawan (76 from 63 balls) to lay the stage for India's sizeable score.

"You're continually searching for somebody to bat until the point when the end and it's astounding in the event that you do it as the chief," Kohli said at the post-coordinate introduction.

"I was cramping towards the end, however, I knew I needed to remain until the conclusion to get us to 300. These are the circumstances you're tried rationally and in addition physically."

At the point when South Africa chief Aiden Markram (32) and innings top-scorer JP Duminy (51) put on a fast 78 for the second wicket, the hosts were given expectation.

However, the presentation of the phenomenal Chahal and Yadav, who took eight wickets for 69 keeps running between them, pegged the innings back.

Yadav had Markram confused by MS Dhoni and Chahal tore through the center request, including the wicket of debutant Heinrich Klaasen (six).

Dhoni's baffling of Markram took him to 400 ODI expulsions, the principal Indian wicket-attendant to achieve that stamp.

"Everything is frustrating about this. Once more we were not up to the stamp. We've just motivated ourselves to a fault, we need to invest more energy," Markram said.

"We've run over them (the spinners) previously and if after all that time despite everything we're attempting to pick them, it discusses their quality."