South African batsmen put up brilliant show to beat India by seven wickets in third Test to clinch series
Cape Town: South African put up a bright performance as they beat India by seven wickets in third Test match to clinch Test series 2-1 here on Friday.
India started the series with a victory but African players bounced back and won back to back matches to end victorious.
South Africa lost just three wickets to reach 212 runs target.
Temba Bavuma (32*) and Rassie van der Dussen (41*) remained unbeaten at the end and ensured a victory for the homeside.
Keegan Petersen (82), Aiden Markram (16) and Dean Elgar (30) lost their wickets to the Indian bowlers, chasing the target.
Bumrah, Shami and Thakur picked up a wicket each for India.
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