Samson's ton guides India to 296/8 against South Africa

Sanju Samson hit a fine century to guide India to 296 for eight in the series-deciding third and final ODI against South Africa here on Thursday.

Sent into bat, India lost both the openers early before Samson (108 off 114 balls), which was his maiden ODI hundred, and Tilak Varma (52 off 77 balls) made useful contributions to take India forward.

Rinku Singh (38 off 27) also chipped in for the visitors.