Skipper Suryakumar Yadav scored a record-equalling hundred, earlier than Kuldeep Yadav’s fifer bundled out South Africa as India cruised to a 106-run win — its greatest towards the Proteas when it comes to runs — in Johannesburg on Thursday.
The report win meant India drew the three-match sequence 1-1, after having fell to a five-wicket defeat within the second T20I, following a washout within the first.
After being inserted, India rode on the brilliance of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored his third T20I fifty, and Suryakumar to put up an enormous whole of 201/7 in 20 overs.
HIGHLIGHTS – INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA 3RD T20
Suryakumar’s ton was his fourth within the format, drawing him degree with compatriot Rohit Sharma and Australia’s Glenn Maxwell for many centuries in T20Is.
The Indian captain didn’t benefit from the biggest off begins with the right-handed batter as soon as struggling to get going at a stage when he was 27 off 25 balls.
However he quickly received again to his groove, with some trademark creative stroke-making as he raced to his hundred in 55 balls.
South Africa’s chase by no means actually took off, with Mohammed Siraj kicking issues off with a fiery opening over maiden. Indian bowlers, led by Kuldeep and Ravindra Jadeja, struck in common intervals, with the previous securing his best-ever figures in T20Is.
India although will probably be frightened by the health of Suryakumar, who rolled his ankle whereas fielding and was taken off the sphere. Vice-captain Jadeja took over the management function for the aspect from thereon.
India’s snug win additionally ensured {that a} technical glitch within the Resolution Assessment System (DRS), which prevented the aspect from taking a evaluate for a caught behind enchantment towards David Miller, did not develop into a serious speaking level.