IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India strike back at Dharamsala! A resounding win over South Africa by 7 wickets; 2-0 lead in the series

 

  • India’s resounding victory by 7 wickets at Dharamsala!
  • A crushing defeat for South Africa
  • 2-0 lead in the series

IND vs SA 3rd T20I Marathi News: Team India and South Africa The third match of the five-match T20 series between (IND vs SA) was played today at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. In this match India Beat South Africa by 7 wickets and take a 2-0 lead in the series comeback.

South Africa on 117 runs

Batting first after losing the toss, South Africa were reduced to 117 runs. Barring skipper Aiden Markram (61 off 46 balls, six fours, two sixes), none of the South African batsmen could cope with the Indian bowlers. Seven players failed to score double figures, including Quinton de Kock (1) and Dewald Brevis (2). Opener Reeza Hendricks could not open his account. Donovan Ferreira scored 20 runs and Enrich Norcia scored 12 runs.

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Indian bowlers wreak havoc in Dharamsala

Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana combined to destroy South Africa’s top order. Varun Chakraborty troubled the African batsmen in the middle overs and took two wickets for just 11 runs in four overs. Chakraborty became the bowler to complete 50 wickets in the fewest deliveries in T20 cricket history. Only Kuldeep Yadav, Ajanta Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga are ahead of him in this list. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana took two wickets each, while Chakraborty and Kuldeep also took two wickets. ‘Birthday boy’ Kuldeep Yadav bowled just two overs and took two wickets in the match.

India’s fearless batting

The Indian team, who came to chase the target, started fearlessly. Abhishek Sharma hit a six off the first ball. So Shubman Gill gave him good support. Abhishek Sharma hit 4 fours and 3 sixes and was dismissed for 35 runs. Also, Gill was dismissed after scoring 28 runs. Then, skipper Suryakumar Yadav contributed 12 runs. Tilak Verma led the innings and guided India to victory in 15.5 overs. Corbin Bosch got a wicket for South Africa. Now the fourth T20 match of the series will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekna Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on December 17.

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