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Hello and welcome to India.com’s Live updates of India vs South Africa 3rd T20I. With three-match T20I series locked at one each, both India and South Africa have an opportunity to seal it. And both will be looking to end the series on a high. The third and final T20I takes place at the Newlands Stadium tonight at 9:30 pm IST.
A brilliant all-round show helped visitors beat hosts South Africa by 28 runs at Johannesburg in the first game. In the second game, South Africa, who lost the One-Day International (ODI) series 1-5, kept the T20I series alive by registering a six-wicket victory at Centurion.
Coming to the decider game, Kohli will be again the player to watch, as the Indian skipper is just 17 runs away from becoming the first Indian to have 2000 runs in T20I format. If he achieves the milestone, the Indian will be only third overall after New Zealand opener Martin Guptill (2188 runs) and his former teammate Brendon McCullum (2140 runs).
Meanwhile, the home camp will be high on confidence after ending their three-match losing streak across ODIs and the first T20I.
Interestingly, it will be a T20I debut for India at Newlands as the tourists have never played the shortest format cricket here. South Africa, on the other hand, have lost five of the eight games played at the venue.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli (c), Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, JJ Smuts, JP Duminy (c), David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Junior Dala, Dane Paterson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Aaron Phangiso (With Agencies inputs).
So, India end the South Africa tour on a high! After losing the Test series, the Virat Kohli-led side bounced back in style. First the historic 5-1 ODI series and now the T20I series win. That’s all from this match and tour. Join us soon during India’s next assignment- Nidahas Trophy 2018.
India win by 7 wickets! That’s it, India win the match and with it the series as well. Jonker is caught on last ball. Disappointment for South Africa. But what a performance by India.
Two runs. 10 needed off two balls.
Two runs. 8 needed off last ball now. This is India’s game now.
Two runs. 10 needed off two balls.
Bhuvneshwar bowls a wide outside the off-stump. He has to reload it. 12 needed off three balls now.
South Africa have managed six runs from first three balls of the last over. 13 needed off three balls now.
Another good over for South Africa. Bumrah concedes 16 runs from the penultimate over. So, South Africa need 19 runs from last over to win the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the last over. SA 154/5 after 19 overs.
Another good over for South Africa. Bumrah concedes 16 runs from the penultimate over. So, South Africa need 19 runs from last over to win the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the last over. SA 154/5 after 19 overs.
Christiaan Jonker has smashed Shardul Thakur for 18 runs. That brings the equation down to 35 off 12 balls. South Africa now have their hopes pinned on the debutant Jonker. SA 138/5 after 18 overs.
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