India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton De Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI Saturday.

India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of the dew factor dominating their thought.

After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8×4, 6×4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.

De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for

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