Suryakumar Yadav continued his prolific run in T20Is as he smashed his fourth century in the format for India. Surya had a slow start but needed just one over where he smashed three sixes and a four to find his groove as he helped India to get to a score of 201 in the 3rd T20I 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.
South Africa and India are currently facing each other in the three-match T20I series and will then face in three ODIs as well. The two teams are scheduled to lock horns in the two-match Test series starting from December 26 which is also the part of World Test Championship.
India and South Africa will lock horns for one final time in the three-match T20 series in the decider in Johannesburg on Thursday, December 14. South Africa won the second game after the first one was washed out and the Men in Blue will aim to level the series.
Along with the senior Indian team, India A has also toured the rainbow nation to face South Africa A for a couple of unofficial Test matches. Krishna is part of the Test squad as well and has made his case to make it to the XI in the first Test vs South Africa too.
ICC rankings: Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh recently anchored India's first innings total against South Africa in the second T20I. The duo notched up a stand of 70 runs and also scored their respective fifties on India's way to 180 from 19.3 overs.
India batter Rinku Singh starred with the bat in the second T20I against South Africa smashing an unbeaten 68 off just 39 balls. During his stay in the middle, Rinku's one of the sixes shattered the glass of the media box and the video of the same also went viral.
Suryakumar Yadav played a crucial 56-run knock to help India in a tough situation in the first innings of the second T20I against South Africa. He helped the Men in Blue amass 180 runs in India's rain-curtailed first innings. SKY has shattered a couple of records on way to his fifty.
South Africa chased down the 152-run revised target in a rain-curtailed match with 5 wickets in hand and seven balls to spare. The Proteas took a 1-0 lead and with only one T20I left, they can't lose the series. India's interim T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav opened on the loss.
India's emerging T20 finisher Rinku Singh smashed his first half-century for India in the format in the second T20I against South Africa in Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 12. Along the way, Rinku made his presence felt at St George's Park literally as he broke one of the media box glasses.
Rinku Singh has become the toast of the town as he continues to flourish in the middle-order role for India in T20Is. Rinku continued in international cricket from where he left off in IPL 2023 for Kolkata Knight Riders and now notched up his maiden T20I fifty against South Africa.
South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series against India after winning the second game in Gqeberha by five wickets owing to a sensational batting display. The Proteas needed to chase 152 runs in 15 overs after the rain interruption to win and they did it with seven balls to spare.
Suryakumar Yadav continued his batting form in T20Is for India as he smashed his 17th fifty in the format against South Africa in the second game on Tuesday, December 12 in Gqeberha. Surya also achieved a couple of milestones as he completed 2000 runs on way to a 29-ball half-century.
Team India made three changes to their playing XI for the second T20I against South Africa from the last time they played against Australia in Bengaluru last week. South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first in Gqeberha in the second T20I in overcast conditions.
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: Team India suffered a five-wicket loss as South African batters proved to be too good on a surface that got better after the second rain break which reduced the contest to a 15-overs per side game. South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
IND vs SA: India and South Africa will kickstart an all-format series with the 2nd T20I scheduled to take place on December 12. The Indians would be thinking of the playing combinations and might have to take tough calls like dropping Ruturaj Gaikwad from the team.
Team India has never played a T20I at the St George's Park in Gqeberha. However, they have featured in six ODIs and two Test matches here and will be playing at the venue for the first time since 2018. The second T20I between India and South Africa is set to be played at the venue on December 12.
India will take on South Africa in the second of the three-match T20I series in Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 12. After the first game was washed out, both teams, players and their fans will be hoping for a game as they look to test the waters before next year's T20 World Cup.
Ruturaj Gaikwad was the leading run-scorer in the India vs Australia T20I series. Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team bagged the series 4-1. Gaikwad has now revealed an internal six-hitting competition in the Indian team during the Australia T20Is.
Deepak Chahar featured in the 4th T20I match against Australia in Raipur but missed the last game due to a family medial emergency. Chahar remains part of the T20I series against South Africa but he is yet to join the squad, according to reports.
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