Top 5 ODI wins for India in South Africa

#3 Win at Cape Town, 2011

Zaheer Khan appeals in third ODI in 2011

The 5 match ODI series, back in 2011, was a competitive one, with the series tantalizingly poised at 1-1.

South Africa chose to bat first in the third game at Cape Town. The Indian bowlers, led by Zaheer Khan, reduced South Africa to 90 for 4 but some gritty batting from JP Duminy (52 off 59) and Faf du Plessis (60 off 78) helped the hosts reach 220 in 49.2 overs.

India's reply was not a smooth sailing either, as they lost Murali Vijay in the 3rd over and despite a 52-run partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, they were staring down the barrel, having lost three quick wickets. They had been reduced to 93 for 5 in the 25th over and it was South Africa's game to lose. However, Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan had other ideas. Pathan slammed 59 off 50 balls and hit 6 fours and 3 sixes to help India get back in the game. Finally, Harbhajan Singh's lower order heroics (23 off 25 with two sixes) saw India scamper home by 2 wickets to complete a famous win.