NEW DELHI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar kept his calm and defended 19 runs in the ultimate over as India defeated South Africa by way of seven runs in the 3rd and ultimate Twenty20 International on the Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. With the exciting victory, India won the three-match sequence 2-1.
India was once in control of the event sooner than debutant Christiaan Jonker decided to give the guests a overdue scare. Jonker smashed 49 off 24 balls sooner than falling to Bhuvneshwar in the ultimate ball of the event. Jonker, who hit two sixes and 5 fours, took South Africa closer to the difficult goal, but did not take them home as they controlled 165/6 in chase of 173.
Scorecard | As it came about
Bhuvneshwar (2/24) took two South African wickets, while 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 found it tough to barter India bowler from the start as they lost opener Reeza Hendricks (7) to Bhuvneshwar in the 3rd over. The 2nd wicket came after 6.2 overs but the hosts may add simply 35 extra to the score.
The Proteas have been decreased to 45/2 when Raina disregarded David Miller in the 10th 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 price with two successive sixes off Axar Patel in the 12th over, quickly after Thakur dropped Heinrich Klaasen in the previous ball.
But it didn't cost India a lot as Pandya got rid of Klaasen (7) in the 13th. Jonker then kept the hosts in the hunt, hitting Raina for consecutive fours in the subsequent over. On the other finish, Duminy persisted his competitive play and raced to fifty off 38 balls - his 11th in T20Is, which integrated three sixes and two fours.
Soon after fifty, Duminy (55 off 41) gave away a very simple catch to Rohit Sharma, on the mid-off, off Thakur. South Africa lost Chris Morris too three balls later to Bumrah.
But Jonker kept the hopes alive by way of hitting Thakur for a six and 3 fours in the 18th over. With the hosts needing 35 from the closing two overs, it was once someone's sport. Jonker smacked any other six off Bumrah in the subsequent over and at the side of Farhaan Behardien scored 16 in it.
Needing 19 in the ultimate over, Bhuvneshwar conceded six off first three balls sooner than bowling a wide. South Africa now needed 12 off three balls and everyone was once tensed in the center as well as in the stands. A two in the fourth left South Africa needing 10 off two balls, but Bhuvneshwar gave away a two and disregarded Jonker with the closing delivery.
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 three Indian wickets and also sent Dhawan back with an immediate hit, while Morris (2/43) scalped two wickets in the ultimate over.
Rohit led the guests after skipper Virat Kohli was once rested due to a stiff back. India lost the stand-in captain early. Rohit was once trapped leg sooner than by way of Dala in the second one over. Raina then came out all guns blazing, smashing six off Dala in the very first delivery he confronted. Even even though Dhawan struggled to get going, Raina made positive that the runs kept 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 came to an finish while seeking to loft spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in the 10th over. Raina smashed a six and 5 fours in his 27-ball 43 knock.
In-form Manish Pandey (13), who scored 29* and 79* in the first two matches, started aggressively, hitting Shamsi for a six. But he didn't closing lengthy, becoming Dala's 2nd victim in the 14th over. During the 32-run stand for the 3rd wicket, Dhawan, who had not scored a boundary in 28 balls, smacked three fours in six balls to switch the tempo.
Dhawan was once going sturdy for his 2nd fifty of the sequence, when an immediate hit from Dala sent the India opener back to pavilion in the 16th over. Dala disregarded MS Dhoni (12) in the penultimate over, sooner than Dinesh Karthik hit him for two consecutive fours. Morris then disregarded Hardik Pandya (21 off 17) and Karthik (13) in the closing 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 event sooner than debutant Christiaan Jonker decided to give the guests a overdue scare. Jonker smashed 49 off 24 balls sooner than falling to Bhuvneshwar in the ultimate ball of the event. Jonker, who hit two sixes and 5 fours, took South Africa closer to the difficult goal, but did not take them home as they controlled 165/6 in chase of 173.
Scorecard | As it came about
Bhuvneshwar (2/24) took two South African wickets, while 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 found it tough to barter India bowler from the start as they lost opener Reeza Hendricks (7) to Bhuvneshwar in the 3rd over. The 2nd wicket came after 6.2 overs but the hosts may add simply 35 extra to the score.
The Proteas have been decreased to 45/2 when Raina disregarded David Miller in the 10th 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 price with two successive sixes off Axar Patel in the 12th over, quickly after Thakur dropped Heinrich Klaasen in the previous ball.
But it didn't cost India a lot as Pandya got rid of Klaasen (7) in the 13th. Jonker then kept the hosts in the hunt, hitting Raina for consecutive fours in the subsequent over. On the other finish, Duminy persisted his competitive play and raced to fifty off 38 balls - his 11th in T20Is, which integrated three sixes and two fours.
Soon after fifty, Duminy (55 off 41) gave away a very simple catch to Rohit Sharma, on the mid-off, off Thakur. South Africa lost Chris Morris too three balls later to Bumrah.
But Jonker kept the hopes alive by way of hitting Thakur for a six and 3 fours in the 18th over. With the hosts needing 35 from the closing two overs, it was once someone's sport. Jonker smacked any other six off Bumrah in the subsequent over and at the side of Farhaan Behardien scored 16 in it.
Needing 19 in the ultimate over, Bhuvneshwar conceded six off first three balls sooner than bowling a wide. South Africa now needed 12 off three balls and everyone was once tensed in the center as well as in the stands. A two in the fourth left South Africa needing 10 off two balls, but Bhuvneshwar gave away a two and disregarded Jonker with the closing delivery.
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 three Indian wickets and also sent Dhawan back with an immediate hit, while Morris (2/43) scalped two wickets in the ultimate over.
Rohit led the guests after skipper Virat Kohli was once rested due to a stiff back. India lost the stand-in captain early. Rohit was once trapped leg sooner than by way of Dala in the second one over. Raina then came out all guns blazing, smashing six off Dala in the very first delivery he confronted. Even even though Dhawan struggled to get going, Raina made positive that the runs kept 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 came to an finish while seeking to loft spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in the 10th over. Raina smashed a six and 5 fours in his 27-ball 43 knock.
In-form Manish Pandey (13), who scored 29* and 79* in the first two matches, started aggressively, hitting Shamsi for a six. But he didn't closing lengthy, becoming Dala's 2nd victim in the 14th over. During the 32-run stand for the 3rd wicket, Dhawan, who had not scored a boundary in 28 balls, smacked three fours in six balls to switch the tempo.
Dhawan was once going sturdy for his 2nd fifty of the sequence, when an immediate hit from Dala sent the India opener back to pavilion in the 16th over. Dala disregarded MS Dhoni (12) in the penultimate over, sooner than Dinesh Karthik hit him for two consecutive fours. Morris then disregarded Hardik Pandya (21 off 17) and Karthik (13) in the closing 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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