Centurion: India bowled out South Africa for 204 in 46.5 overs in their sixth and final One Day International on Friday.
Seamer Shardul Thakur took 4-52 in his first game of the tour to help keep India on top right up until the end of the series.
India had already sealed their first ODI series win in South Africa and South Africa’s first loss in an ODI series at home in five years.
Only Khaya Zondo’s 54, his maiden ODI half-century on his recall to the South African team, held up the Indian bowlers for any prolonged period of time at SuperSport Park. He hit three fours and two sixes but wickets fell regularly around him in the middle overs when India took four South African wickets for 16 runs.
Zondo was out at the end of that spell, caught by Hardik Pandya near the extra cover boundary off leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2-38) as South Africa slumped to 151-7.
Andile Phehlukwayo dragged South Africa past 200 with his 34 from 42 balls down the order but he was last man out caught and bowled to give Thakur his fourth wicket.
India have responded strongly in South Africa since losing the first two Tests to fail in that series.
Brief scores: South Africa 204 all out in 46.5 overs (Zondo 54, Phehlukwayo 34; Thakur 4-52).
