5 Highlights of India - South Africa ODI Series

South Africa defeated India 3-2 in the five-match ODI series that concluded on SundayThe recently concluded Paytm ODI series between India and South Africa, arguably two of the best teams in the world when it comes to the 50-over format, not only provided plenty of thrill and entertainment but also offered some quality cricket resulting in a tightly contested series. The 5-match series was mostly dominated by the batsmen with all score barriers being broken. We also witnessed some gritting bowling performances and some close finishes.Here are the 5 major highlights from the series:

#1 MS Dhoni\'s Innings of 92* (2nd ODI)

Dhoni answered his critics with a match-winning knock at Indore

Dhoni has been at the mercy of critics for long now and this got further extended when he failed to seal a victory for his team in the last over of the 1st ODI at Kanpur. Acclaimed to be a fiery match finisher, Dhoni was criticized for losing the Midas touch and all fingers were raised at him.

However, he silenced his critics in the 2nd ODI. India had lost 4 wickets for 102 when he came out to bat and were struggling at 165 for 7 in the 40th over. He batted with the tail and constructed the innings beautifully to take India to a respectable 247-9 which ultimately proved to be a match-winning one. This innings not only was an answer to the critics about his batting but also for his leadership qualities.