Published: Oct 25, 2015, 04:06 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 25, 2015, 04:11 PM (IST)
New Delhi: Addressing his 13th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the Indian cricket team ahead of their fifth and final One Day International (ODI) with South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. “Today India and South Africa are playing the 5th ODI. Both teams won two matches so it’ll be an interesting match. My best wishes,” the Prime Minister said in his radio programme which is aired on All India Radio and Doordarshan along with several other channels. India will play the ODI series decider against South Africa at Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, with the five-match series levelled 2-2 after India won the thrilling contest at the MA Chidambaram in Chennai on Thursday. LIVE SCORECARD: India vs South Africa 2015, 5th ODI at Mumbai
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat ahead of the start of play in the fifth ODI. While India maintained an unchanged side from the fourth one-dayer, South Africa decided to give Dean Elgar his first game of the series along with Kyle Abbott in place of Chris Morris and Aaron Phangiso. Opening batsman Quinton de Kock managed to score his second century of the series, while Faf du Plessis continued his terrific run by posting his fourth fifty of the tournament. LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: India vs South Africa 2015, 5th ODI at Mumbai
India managed to pull off a series-levelling victory in the fourth ODI, with Virat Kohli winning the Man of the Match award for his 140-ball 138, that helped the hosts set a 300-run target. Though AB de Villiers played a captain’s knock of 112, it was not enough to guide his team to victory as performances by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3 for 68) and Harbhajan Singh (2 for 50) helped restrict South Africa to 264 for 9.
