NEW DELHI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar stored his calm and defended 19 runs within the final over as India defeated South Africa by seven runs within the 3rd and final Twenty20 International on the Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. With the exciting victory, India gained the three-match sequence 2-1.
India was once in control of the tournament prior to debutant Christiaan Jonker decided to present the guests a overdue scare. Jonker smashed 49 off 24 balls prior to falling to Bhuvneshwar within the final ball of the tournament. Jonker, who hit two sixes and five fours, took South Africa closer to the difficult goal, however didn't take them home as they managed 165/6 in chase of 173.
Scorecard | As it happened
Bhuvneshwar (2/24) took two South African wickets, whilst Hardik Pandya (1/22), Jasprit Bumrah (1/39), Shardul Thakur (1/35) and Suresh Raina (1/27) chipped in with a wicket apiece.
South Africa discovered it tough to barter India bowler from the beginning as they misplaced opener Reeza Hendricks (7) to Bhuvneshwar within the 3rd over. The second wicket got here after 6.2 overs but the hosts may just add simply 35 more to the score.
The Proteas had been lowered to 45/2 when Raina pushed aside David Miller within the tenth over. Miller hit a six and two fours for his watchful 24 off 23 balls. It was once skipper JP Duminy who changed the scoring charge with two successive sixes off Axar Patel within the 12th over, quickly after Thakur dropped Heinrich Klaasen within the earlier ball.
But it did not cost India a lot as Pandya removed Klaasen (7) within the 13th. Jonker then stored the hosts within the hunt, hitting Raina for consecutive fours within the subsequent over. On the opposite finish, Duminy continued his aggressive play and raced to fifty off 38 balls - his 11th in T20Is, which integrated 3 sixes and two fours.
Soon after fifty, Duminy (55 off 41) gave away a very easy catch to Rohit Sharma, on the mid-off, off Thakur. South Africa misplaced Chris Morris too 3 balls later to Bumrah.
But Jonker stored the hopes alive by hitting Thakur for a six and three fours within the 18th over. With the hosts wanting 35 from the ultimate two overs, it was once any individual's recreation. Jonker smacked some other six off Bumrah within the subsequent over and in conjunction with Farhaan Behardien scored 16 in it.
Needing 19 within the final over, Bhuvneshwar conceded six off first 3 balls prior to bowling a wide. South Africa now wanted 12 off 3 balls and everyone was once tensed within the center in addition to within the stands. A two within the fourth left South Africa wanting 10 off two balls, however Bhuvneshwar gave away a two and pushed aside Jonker with the ultimate supply.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan (47) and Raina (43) added 65-run stand for the second one wicket, after sent in to bat, to help India put up a difficult 172/7. Junior Dala (three/35) took 3 Indian wickets and in addition sent Dhawan back with a right away hit, whilst Morris (2/43) scalped two wickets within the final over.
Rohit led the guests after skipper Virat Kohli was once rested due to a stiff back. India misplaced the stand-in captain early. Rohit was once trapped leg prior to by Dala in the second one over. Raina then got here out all weapons blazing, smashing six off Dala in the first actual supply he faced. Even regardless that Dhawan struggled to get going, Raina made positive that the runs stored pouring in for India as they finished the Powerplay overs at 57/1.
The duo introduced up fifty-run stand off simply 38 balls. But Raina's whirlwind innings got here to an finish whilst trying to loft spinner Tabraiz Shamsi within the tenth over. Raina smashed a six and five fours in his 27-ball 43 knock.
In-form Manish Pandey (13), who scored 29* and 79* within the first two matches, began aggressively, hitting Shamsi for a six. But he did not ultimate lengthy, changing into Dala's second sufferer within the 14th over. During the 32-run stand for the 3rd wicket, Dhawan, who had no longer scored a boundary in 28 balls, smacked 3 fours in six balls to modify the tempo.
Dhawan was once going robust for his second fifty of the sequence, when a right away hit from Dala sent the India opener back to pavilion within the 16th over. Dala pushed aside MS Dhoni (12) within the penultimate over, prior to Dinesh Karthik hit him for 2 consecutive fours. Morris then pushed aside Hardik Pandya (21 off 17) and Karthik (13) within the ultimate over.
Brief Scores: India 172/7 (Dhawan 47, Raina 43; Dala three/35) beat South Africa 165/6 (Duminy 55, Jonker 49; Bhuvneshwar 2/24)
India was once in control of the tournament prior to debutant Christiaan Jonker decided to present the guests a overdue scare. Jonker smashed 49 off 24 balls prior to falling to Bhuvneshwar within the final ball of the tournament. Jonker, who hit two sixes and five fours, took South Africa closer to the difficult goal, however didn't take them home as they managed 165/6 in chase of 173.
Scorecard | As it happened
Bhuvneshwar (2/24) took two South African wickets, whilst Hardik Pandya (1/22), Jasprit Bumrah (1/39), Shardul Thakur (1/35) and Suresh Raina (1/27) chipped in with a wicket apiece.
South Africa discovered it tough to barter India bowler from the beginning as they misplaced opener Reeza Hendricks (7) to Bhuvneshwar within the 3rd over. The second wicket got here after 6.2 overs but the hosts may just add simply 35 more to the score.
The Proteas had been lowered to 45/2 when Raina pushed aside David Miller within the tenth over. Miller hit a six and two fours for his watchful 24 off 23 balls. It was once skipper JP Duminy who changed the scoring charge with two successive sixes off Axar Patel within the 12th over, quickly after Thakur dropped Heinrich Klaasen within the earlier ball.
But it did not cost India a lot as Pandya removed Klaasen (7) within the 13th. Jonker then stored the hosts within the hunt, hitting Raina for consecutive fours within the subsequent over. On the opposite finish, Duminy continued his aggressive play and raced to fifty off 38 balls - his 11th in T20Is, which integrated 3 sixes and two fours.
Soon after fifty, Duminy (55 off 41) gave away a very easy catch to Rohit Sharma, on the mid-off, off Thakur. South Africa misplaced Chris Morris too 3 balls later to Bumrah.
But Jonker stored the hopes alive by hitting Thakur for a six and three fours within the 18th over. With the hosts wanting 35 from the ultimate two overs, it was once any individual's recreation. Jonker smacked some other six off Bumrah within the subsequent over and in conjunction with Farhaan Behardien scored 16 in it.
Needing 19 within the final over, Bhuvneshwar conceded six off first 3 balls prior to bowling a wide. South Africa now wanted 12 off 3 balls and everyone was once tensed within the center in addition to within the stands. A two within the fourth left South Africa wanting 10 off two balls, however Bhuvneshwar gave away a two and pushed aside Jonker with the ultimate supply.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan (47) and Raina (43) added 65-run stand for the second one wicket, after sent in to bat, to help India put up a difficult 172/7. Junior Dala (three/35) took 3 Indian wickets and in addition sent Dhawan back with a right away hit, whilst Morris (2/43) scalped two wickets within the final over.
Rohit led the guests after skipper Virat Kohli was once rested due to a stiff back. India misplaced the stand-in captain early. Rohit was once trapped leg prior to by Dala in the second one over. Raina then got here out all weapons blazing, smashing six off Dala in the first actual supply he faced. Even regardless that Dhawan struggled to get going, Raina made positive that the runs stored pouring in for India as they finished the Powerplay overs at 57/1.
The duo introduced up fifty-run stand off simply 38 balls. But Raina's whirlwind innings got here to an finish whilst trying to loft spinner Tabraiz Shamsi within the tenth over. Raina smashed a six and five fours in his 27-ball 43 knock.
In-form Manish Pandey (13), who scored 29* and 79* within the first two matches, began aggressively, hitting Shamsi for a six. But he did not ultimate lengthy, changing into Dala's second sufferer within the 14th over. During the 32-run stand for the 3rd wicket, Dhawan, who had no longer scored a boundary in 28 balls, smacked 3 fours in six balls to modify the tempo.
Dhawan was once going robust for his second fifty of the sequence, when a right away hit from Dala sent the India opener back to pavilion within the 16th over. Dala pushed aside MS Dhoni (12) within the penultimate over, prior to Dinesh Karthik hit him for 2 consecutive fours. Morris then pushed aside Hardik Pandya (21 off 17) and Karthik (13) within the ultimate over.
Brief Scores: India 172/7 (Dhawan 47, Raina 43; Dala three/35) beat South Africa 165/6 (Duminy 55, Jonker 49; Bhuvneshwar 2/24)
3rd T20I: India beat South Africa by seven runs to win series 2-1
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