MUMBAI: South Africa outplayed India by 214 runs in the fifth and final cricket ODI to clinch the series 3-2, here today.
Electing to bat, South Africa posted a mammoth 438 for four in the stipulated 50 overs and then bundled out the hosts to 224 in 35.5 overs.
Brief scores:
India: 438/4 in 50 overs (Quinton de Kock 109, Faf du Plessis 133 retired hurt, AB de Villiers 119; Harbhajan Singh 1-70)
India 224 all out in 35.5 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 87, Shikhar Dhawan 60; Dale Steyn 3-38, Kagiso Rabada 4-41). (AGENCIES)