Jaiswal ton, Kohli’s form help India beat South Africa in ODI series

Al JazeeraCenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by By News AgenciesDecember 6, 2025 at 06:20 PM

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India defeated South Africa 2-1 in their three-match ODI series, securing the win in the final match in Visakhapatnam on December 6, 2025. India won the third ODI by 9 wickets with 10 overs to spare. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century, and Virat Kohli was named player of the series after amassing 302 runs, including two centuries and a half-century. In the final match, India chased down South Africa's 270-run target, with contributions from Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, and Kohli. Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna each took four wickets, contributing to South Africa's batting collapse after Quinton de Kock's century.

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South Africa ×260% India ×270% Yashasvi Jaiswal ×380% Virat Kohli ×7100%

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