India would be very happy with this massive win. SA won the toss and put India to bat. India wanted to bat first and made great use of the wicket. They tallied more than 200 and defended it with aplomb. The T20I series stays level at 1-1. SA had their moments in the last game but just didn't come to party today. The Trophy is shared but more importantly great work out for the two teams to play such a competitive series ahead of the T20 WC, which isn't too far away. Surya's pristine form in this format, Jaiswal's rising stocks, Shamsi's control from the first game, Kuldeep's fifer in this game, Rinku's finishing prowess, Coetzee's three-fer in the previous game. We had some good moments in this series after the first game was washed out. The T20s do come thick and fast and we have more to offer. Switch tabs and follow the Windies vs England game. This is KAD signing off on behalf of Anurag, Abhinand and Venky.
Stats courtesy Roshan Gede
Highest defeat margins for SA in T20Is (by runs) 111 vs Australia, Durban, 2023 107 vs Australia, Johannesburg, 2023 106 vs India, Johannesburg, 2023 97 vs Australia, Cape Town, 2020 95 vs Pakistan, Centurion, 2023
Best bowling returns on Birthdays in Men’s T20Is 5/17 - Kuldeep Yadav (IND) vs SA, Johannesburg, 2023 4/9 - Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) vs IND, Colombo (RPS), 2021 4/21 - Imran Tahir (SA) vs NED, Chittagong, 2014 4/25 - Karthik Meiyappan (UAE) vs IRE, Dubai (ICCA), 2021 Three bowlers have bowled for India in T20Is on their birthdays. Before Kuldeep, Yuvraj Singh bagged 3/23 against Sri Lanka in Mohali in 2009 and Ravindra Jadeja returned 1/30 against West Indies in Hyderabad in 2020 - all left-arm spinners, born in December.
Five-fors for India in Men’s T20Is 6/7 - Deepak Chahar vs Bangladesh, Nagpur, 2019 6/25 - Yuzvendra Chahal vs England, Bengaluru, 2017 5/4 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Afghanistan, Dubai, 2022 5/17 - Kuldeep Yadav vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2023 5/24 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2018 5/24 - Kuldeep Yadav vs England, Manchester, 2018
Lowest all-out scores for South Africa in T20Is 89 vs AUS, Johannesburg, 2020 95 vs IND, Johannesburg, 2023 96 vs AUS, Cape Town, 2020 98 vs SL, Colombo (RPS), 2018 100 vs PAK, Centurion, 2013
Highest victory margins for India in T20Is (by runs) 168 vs NZ, Ahmedabad, 2023 143 vs IRE, Dublin (Malahide), 2023 106 vs SA, Johannesburg, 2023 101 vs AFG, Dubai, 2022 93 vs SL, Cuttack, 2017
Suryakumar Yadav, Player of the Match and Player of the Series: I am good. I am walking, so good. Always a good feeling. When it comes in a winning cause, it makes me happier. We wanted to play some fearless brand of cricket. The idea was to bat first, put some runs on the board and defend. The boys work day in and day out. Happy that they showed some character. He(Kuldeep) is never happy. He is always hungry. It is a nice self gift on his birthday. I mean it is important to know your game. I just go out there and enjoy myself. The balance is important.
Aiden Markram: Wasn't too unhappy with chasing 200. Felt we could have chased it down. Was chaseable. It was slightly on the lower side. When we were fielding, it seemed batters could hit it everywhere. Would have been nice to do better. There are some positives that we can take forward. Couple of good things and couple of things we can work on.
20:20 Local Time, 18:20 GMT, 23:50 IST: India have annihilated SA.
13.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Miller, out Bowled!! Miller b Kuldeep Yadav 35(25) [4s-2 6s-2]
Kuldeep Yadav to Miller, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
13.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Shamsi, 1 run, to square leg
Tabraiz Shamsi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Williams, out Lbw!! Williams lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 0(2)
Kuldeep Yadav to Williams, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
India thought of a review and have taken it at the last second.
13.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Williams, no run
Lizaad Williams, left handed bat, comes to the crease
13.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Nandre Burger, out Lbw!! Nandre Burger lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 1(3)
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