Visakhapatnam, Dec. 6 -- A commanding century from Quinton de Kock and a stunning four-wicket burst from Kuldeep Yadav headlined South Africa's innings before India bowled them out for 270 in 47.5 overs in the ODI decider at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.

De Kock, who struggled in the first two games, roared back to form with a brilliant 106 off 89 balls, striking eight fours and six sixes.

He weathered the early swing, shifted gears after reaching his fifty, and dominated the middle phase, taking Prasidh Krishna for three sixes in a single over while sweeping the spinners cleanly. His 113-run stand with skipper Temba Bavuma laid the base for a strong total.

Once De Kock fell - bowled by Prasidh while attempting a whip ac...