In a thrilling encounter against South Africa on Wednesday at Centurion, Team India secured a remarkable victory in the third T20 match.
With a spectacular century from Tilak Varma, India set a formidable target of 220 runs, which the host South African team could not chase down.
The Proteas managed 208 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, giving India an 11-run win.
During South Africa’s chase, star batsmen Heinrich Klaasen scored 41 runs, and Marco Jansen contributed 54 runs.
Despite their efforts, Indian bowlers held their ground, ensuring a win for their team through a combined performance. With this victory, India took a 2-1 lead in the four-match T20 series.
In the third T20, the Indian players excelled in all departments. Bowler Arshdeep Singh was instrumental, taking three key wickets.
Varun Chakravarthy claimed two wickets, while Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel took one wicket each. For South Africa, other key contributions came from Aiden Markram (29 runs), Ryan Rickelton (20 runs), Reeza Hendricks (21 runs), Tristan Stubbs (12 runs), David Miller (18 runs), Gerald Coetzee (2 not out), and Simelane (5 not out).
India, after losing the toss, was asked to bat first and posted a commanding total of 219/6 in their 20 overs.
Among the Indian batsmen, Suryakumar Yadav scored 1, Sanju Samson was dismissed for a duck, Abhishek Sharma scored a half-century (50 runs), Tilak Varma was the standout with an unbeaten 107, Hardik Pandya added 18, Rinku Singh scored 8, Ramandeep Singh made 15, and Axar Patel remained not out with 1 run.
South Africa’s bowlers saw contributions from Maharaj and Simelane, each taking 2 wickets, while Jansen claimed 1 wicket.
For his match-winning performance, Tilak Varma was named the ‘Player of the Match’.
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