Team India spinner Kuldeep Yadav struck for the third time in the third ODI against South Africa to send back Corbin Bosch with a trademark wrong'un. The all-rounder was dismissed for nine runs at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Vizag on Saturday, December 6.
Corbin Bosch, who impressed with his crucial cameos in the first two ODIs, had a massive task on his hands as the entire middle order crumbled in the middle phase of the innings after being put into bat first. Batting with Keshav Maharaj at the other end, India unleashed the left-arm spin pair of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja.
After dismissing both Dewald Brevis and Marco Jansen in the same over, Kuldeep Yadav continued to trouble South Africa. In the 43rd over, the left-arm wrist spinner delivered a googly, which stuck on the surface a touch before reaching Bosch. The right-handed batter was well into his stroke, and ended up chipping it back to the bowler to seal his end.
Kuldeep Yadav claimed the simple catch without any difficulty to claim the third wicket of his spell and continue the Proteas' downfall. Have a look at the dismissal right here:
South Africa were reduced to 252-8 after the all-rounder's dismissal as they failed to make the most of the platform set by Quinton de Kock earlier in the innings.
Kuldeep Yadav finishes with 4-41 in 10 overs in IND vs SA 2025 3rd ODI
After several near misses and requests to the senior pair of skipper KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma for a potential review, Kuldeep Yadav finally clinched his fourth wicket by trapping Lungi Ngidi in front during the 45th over.
The left-arm spinner finished his quota of overs soon after, finishing with stellar figures of 4-41. At the time of writing, the Proteas are hanging on, looking to stretch their total as much as possible, with the score reading 258-9.
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