IND vs SA 3rd T20I Highlights: India win by 106 runs to level the T20 series 1-1 against South Africa
India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Highlights: India hung South Africa dry in the third and final T20I of the series to level the assignment 1-1 in Johannesburg on Thursday, December 14. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was the star of the show for India with a fourth T20I century while Kuldeep got a fifer.
IND vs SA 3rd T20I Highlights: India win by 106 runs to level the T20 series 1-1 against South Africa
A short three-match, rather two-match T20 series between India and South Africa came to an end in Johannesburg Highveld with the visitors completing a comfortable 106-run victory to level it 1-1. South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and chose to field yet again and had India two down early again but the third wicket partnership of 112 runs helped the Men in Blue not just come back into the match but also started dominating it. Surya smashed his 4th T20I century while Jaiswal scored 60 as India got to 201, which proved to be too much for the hosts. It started with a maiden over and South Africa kept losing wickets regularly with Kuldeep Yadav cleaning up the tail to end up with yet another five-wicket haul in T20Is, his second. Surya, who scored 56 and 100 was named the player of the match and series.
Live updates : India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Live Cricket Score and Updates
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December 15, 2023 12:23 AM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Player of match and Player of the series - Suryakumar Yadav
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December 15, 2023 12:20 AM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Kuldeep Yadav gets three wickets in an over, South Africa bowled out
DRS returns and a lucky review worked for India as Kuldeep Yadav got a fourth wicket, his second of the over after sending Nandre Burger back on the first delivery of his third over. Not long before he cleaned up David Miller to complete his second five-wicket haul.
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December 14, 2023 11:34 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
India closing in on big win, Kuldeep-Jadeja now on 2 wickets each
Ravindra Jadeja got rid of Andile Phehlukwayo while Kuldeep Yadav sent back Keshav Maharaj as South Africa have now lost 7 wickets.
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December 14, 2023 11:28 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Kuldeep strikes, South Africa five down
South Africa lost half their side with Kuldeep Yadav getting the first wicket of the night as Donovan Ferreira went back for 12 immediately after hitting a six.
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December 14, 2023 11:27 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
No DRS available, clear deflection not seen by the umpire
Ravindra Jadeja was crying out to give it out but since India couldn't take a review due to DRS malfunction, David Miller survived as the on-field umpire gave it not out despite a deflection visible in the replays.
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December 14, 2023 11:15 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Markram goes now, South Africa falling like nine pins
South Africa are losing this contest pretty early. If losing three wickets in the powerplay wasn't enough, the Proteas lost their skipper Aiden Markram immediately after powerplay with vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja striking in the very first over.
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December 14, 2023 11:12 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Arshdeep strikes, Klaasen goes now
Arshdeep Singh struck in the final over of the powerplay with the big wicket of Heinrich Klaasen as South Africa's innings is coming downhill pretty well.
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December 14, 2023 11:09 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Markram starts aggressively again but Hendricks goes out to Siraj's rocket throw
Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram seemed to be repairing the innings for South Africa like the second T20I before Mohammed Siraj with a rocket arm at mid-on caught the former short of his ground.
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December 14, 2023 11:08 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Siraj bowls maiden, Mukesh gets the first breakthrough
Reeza Hendricks couldn't get the bat to ball in the first over as Mohammed Siraj bowled a maiden. Mukesh Kumar in the second over got the breakthrough as Matthew Beetzke chopped on after hitting the first ball for a bouncary.
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December 14, 2023 10:29 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
India finish on 201, could have gotten more but not a bad score
Suryakumar Yadav's century and his 112-run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal was key to India getting to 201, which might not be a winning score on this surface but it is a huge total and South Africa will need to bat really well to chase it down.
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December 14, 2023 10:25 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Century and out! Surya departs immediately after his century
A couple of runs off the first delivery to complete his century and then Surya hit straight to the backward square leg fielder on the next ball of Lizaad Williams to get out but he did his job.
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December 14, 2023 10:21 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Sensational SKY! Captain Surya slams his fourth T20I century
Suryakumar Yadav slammed his fourth T20I century as he equalled the likes of Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell to score the joint-most tons in the shortest format.
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December 14, 2023 10:07 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
WICKET! Burger gets his maiden T20I wicket as Rinku departs
Rinku Singh couldn't do much on Thursday in the third T20I apart from hitting one six as he became debutant Nandre Burger's first victim in T20Is after hitting straight to the fine-leg fielder.
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December 14, 2023 10:01 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Surya continues his fiery T20 run, goes past Virat Kohli
Suryakumar Yadav is now in second position on the list of Indian batters with most sixes in T20Is as he went past Virat Kohli. Surya currently has 122 sixes in the format for India with Rohit Sharma at the top with 182 maximums to his name.
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December 14, 2023 9:43 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
WICKET! Out of nowhere, Shamsi sends back Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal played well for his 60 but mistimed a Tabraiz Shamsi delivery as South Africa get a wicket out of nowhere.
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December 14, 2023 9:35 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
6,4,6,6 - Now Surya gets to his fifty
Surya was struggling for a bit but he got an ideal bowler in Andile Phehlukwayo to get his touch back as he hit 6, 4, 6, 6 in four balls to bring up his half-century off just 32 balls. India are cruising now.
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December 14, 2023 9:34 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Yashasvi Jaiswal slams his 3rd half-century in T20Is
Yashasvi Jaiswal brought up his third half-century off just 34 balls and celebrated with a six through a pull shot as he keeps India on course of a big score.
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December 14, 2023 9:23 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Surya-Jaiswal bring 50-run partnership for India
The duo of Surya and Jaiswal brought up a 50-run partnership in just 34 balls with the latter playing the lead role. Surya, on the other hand, was unusually struggling to find gaps and his timing before finally getting a six off Maharaj in the 11th over while Jaiswal has kept the momentum.
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December 14, 2023 9:20 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Surya, Jaiswal end powerplay on a high for India
Captain Suryakumar Yadav and youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal kept their promise of staying on the aggressive route despite a couple of wickets fell as they ended the powerplay on 62 for India.
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December 14, 2023 8:51 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Two wickets in two balls for Maharaj, India in trouble again
Keshav Maharaj returned to the side and had an immediate impact on the game! He first trapped Shubman Gill LBW and then on the very next delivery he presented a bait to Tilak Varma by bowling a loopy overpitched delivery outside the off-stump and the left-hander hit straight to the mid-off fielder.
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December 14, 2023 8:46 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Gill, Yashasvi provide fast start
India were off to a fantastic start scoring 29 runs in the first two overs as both Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal were off in a flash.
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December 14, 2023 8:33 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Anthems done, it's time for the start
Team India aim for a good start in the series decider. There will be some help for the pacers initially and if both Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal can get through it, there are runs to be had.
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December 14, 2023 8:21 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Opening partnership will be crucial
India lost both the openers by the second over in the last game and they will need both Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal to fire in the decider. Since it's a flat wicket, India will need a total in excess of 210-220 to challenge South Africa and for that, they'd hope for a good start.
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December 14, 2023 8:08 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
India go unchanged
Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
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December 14, 2023 8:06 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
South Africa make three changes; Nandre Burger makes debut
Playing XI: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nandre Burger
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December 14, 2023 8:05 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
South Africa win toss again, chose to bowl first again
South Africa captain Aiden Markram chose to bowl first after winning the toss yet again, on the expected lines. Markram said that it was a fresh wicket and he was happy to see how his team chased the total down. Suryakumar Yadav, on the other hand, said that India wanted to bat first so both teams got what they wanted.
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December 14, 2023 8:01 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
IND vs SA toss: What should the captain winning the toss decide?
It's a tricky one, which applies to all the great batting venues - should you bat first and utilise the good batting conditions and bat the opposition out of the game or choose to bowl since it's a venue where defending is hard? It's tough but looking at history and the second game, chasing is the most likely option.
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December 14, 2023 7:52 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Can India finish it off in style?
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December 14, 2023 7:51 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
Both teams will see a few changes to their line-ups
South Africa will be without Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee keeping Test matches in mind while India too are likely to make a change or two, especially in their bowling department considering how easily the Proteas chased down 152 runs in Gqeberha in the second game.
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December 14, 2023 7:50 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
It is going to be a run-fest in the Highlands
Small boundaries, belter of a pitch and fast outfield, in other words, batters will have a field day while it is a bowler's graveyard and both teams will hope to come out on top at the end of it all, somehow.
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December 14, 2023 7:49 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta
It's the series decider as India aim to level South Africa in 3rd T20I
Welcome to our live coverage of the third T20I between India and South Africa. South Africa won the second T20I and India will be aiming to level it at the Wanderers in Johanneburg.