India vs South Africa, Live Score, 3rd T20I Match, India in South Africa, 2018

Date: Feb 24, 2018

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

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India beat South Africa by 7 runs | India Vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20I Match

Rohit Sharma is honest and says India were 15 runs short. Admits that his team lost its way with the bat towards the end but is also quick to say that these things happen and one needs to learn. Praises the bowlers for winning the game. On the second wicket stand, Rohit says that it is crucial for the top three to perform and it has happened throughout this tour. Hopes to keep replicating it as a group. On the game plans, he says that the team management discussed some plans and they worked tonight. Keeping things tight upfront helped and credits the new-ball bowlers. Feels that India's fast bowling has been excellent throughout the tour while the spinners have been excellent. Praises the Indian side for showing a lot of intensity and aggression throughout the tour and that helped them win. Feels the biggest positive was that the team never backed out of difficult situations.

Match details

Toss: Toss won by South Africa

Man of the Series: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Shaun George (SA)

TV umpire: Adrian Holdstock (SA)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

PLAYING XI

India

Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (C), Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (W), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur

South Africa

David Miller, Reeza Hendricks, JP Duminy (C), Heinrich Klaasen (W), Farhaan Behardien, Christiaan Jonker, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Aaron Phangiso, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi