A burst of powerful hitting by Yusuf Pathan spurred India to a thrilling two-wicket win in the third one-day international against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday.
Pathan and Suresh Raina (37) put on 75 for the sixth wicket but both were out in quick succession to set up a tense finish.
After that, Harbhajan Singh made a crucial 23 not out, including two sixes.
Man of the Match Yusuf Pathan hit 50 balls 59 runs with 5 fours and 3 sixes and Harbhajan Singh made unbeaten 23 runs with 2 sixes helps India win another thriller by 2 wickets and takes 2-1 lead in 5 match series.
Toss : South Africa Won the Toss & Elected to Bat First.
South Africa : 220 in 49.2 overs (RR: 4.46) ( Faf du Plessis: 60, Duminy: 52 & Morkel : 3/28 )
India : 223 / 8 in 48.2 overs (RR: 4.61) ( Pathan : 59, Raina : 37 & Zaheer : 3/43 )
Man of the match: Yusuf Pathan
Fall of Wickets ( South Africa ): 1-31 (Hashim Amla, 6.5 Over) 2-49 (Colin Ingram, 13.1 Over) 3-83 (AB de Villiers, 20.3 Over) 4-90 (Graeme Smith, 23.2 Over) 5-200 (Faf du Plessis, 44.5 Over) 6-202 (JP Duminy, 45.2 Over) 7-207 (Wayne Parnell, 45.5 Over) 8-216 (Dale Steyn, 48.1 Over) 9-219 (Johan Botha, 49.1 Over) 10-220 (Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 49.2 Over)
Fall of Wickets ( India ): 1-4 (Murali Vijay, 2.2 Over) 2-56 (Virat Kohli, 15 Over) 3-61 (Rohit Sharma, 16.3 Over) 4-69 (MS Dhoni, 19.5 Over) 5-93 (Yuvraj Singh, 24.3 Over) 6-168 (Suresh Raina, 36.4 Over) 7-182 (Yusuf Pathan, 39.5 Over) 8-208 (Zaheer Khan, 45.5 Over)
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