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South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I: India survived Marco Jansen’s scare to win the 3rd T20I of the four-match series.

South Africa chose to bowl first after winning the toss, and Marco Jansen hit the wickets in the first over to send back Sanju Samson on a duck. This was Sanju Samson’s second consecutive duck in this series. Tilak Varma came to the crease and didn’t hesitate to hit Jansen for a boundary and six despite losing a wicket in the same over. The explosive work was carried on by Abhishek Sharma from the other end as both left-handers put on a show for the fans. Abhishek Sharma hit his fifty but couldn’t continue beyond that. He was dismissed after scoring 50 runs, and both batters had a partnership of 107 runs. Tilak Varma didn’t stop and continued his innings; meanwhile, India lost skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. Tilak Varma scored his maiden T20I century as India put 219 runs on the board at the end of 20 overs.

Chasing the target of 220 runs, South Africa’s start was also explosive as Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks started taking on India’s attack from the first over. In the third over Arshdeep Singh hit back by sending Ryan Rickelton to the dug-out. Aiden Markram. Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Reeza Hendricks as Indian spin attack started taking wickets, skipper Markram got caught on 29 runs. Heinrich Klaasen added the thrill to the chase by hitting Varun Chakravarthy for 3 sixes in an over. Klaasen and David Miller were dealing in boundaries and sixes. Axar Patel’s stunning catch at deep mid-wicket brought India back in the game. However one final twist was added by Marco Jansen by hitting his fisty in just 16 balls. India went on to win the match by 11 runs.

South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I: Batting Scorecard

Batting(India)		R	B	4s	6s
Sanju Samson	b Jansen	0	2	0	0
Abhishek Sharma	st †Klaasen b Maharaj	50	25	3	5
Tilak Varma	not out	107	56	8	7
Suryakumar Yadav (c)	c Jansen b Simelane	1	4	0	0
Hardik Pandya	lbw b Maharaj	18	16	3	0
Rinku Singh	b Simelane	8	13	0	0
Ramandeep Singh	run out (†Klaasen)	15	6	1	1
Axar Patel	not out	1	1	0	0
Extras	(lb 6, nb 3, w 10)	19
Total	20 Ov (RR: 10.95)	219/6

Batting(South Africa)		R	B	4s	6s
Ryan Rickelton	b Arshdeep Singh	20	15	2	1
Reeza Hendricks	st †Samson b Varun	21	13	4	0
Aiden Markram (c)	c Ramandeep Singh b Varun	29	18	0	2
Tristan Stubbs	lbw b Patel	12	12	2	0
Heinrich Klaasen	c Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh	41	22	1	4
David Miller	c Patel b Pandya	18	18	1	1
Marco Jansen	lbw b Arshdeep Singh	54	17	4	5
Gerald Coetzee	not out	2	3	0	0
Andile Simelane	not out	5	2	1	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 1)	6
Total	20 Ov (RR: 10.40)	208/7

South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I: Bowling Scorecard

Bowling(South Africa)	O	R	W	0s	4s	6s
Marco Jansen	4	28	1	10	1	1
Gerald Coetzee	3	51	0	6	3	4
Lutho Sipamla	4	45	0	5	4	2
Andile Simelane	3	34	2	6	2	3
Aiden Markram	2	19	0	3	1	1
Keshav Maharaj	4	36	2	10	4	2

Bowling(India)	O	R	W	0s	4s	6s
Arshdeep Singh	4	37	3	9	4	2
Hardik Pandya	4	50	1	5	4	3
Axar Patel	4	29	1	10	3	1
Varun Chakravarthy	4	54	2	6	3	5
Ravi Bishnoi	4	33	0	8	1	2

South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I: Award Winners| Stats

Player Of The Match(South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I): Tilak Varma(India), 107 runs off 56 balls

Best Bowling Figures(South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I): Arshdeep Singh(India), 3/37 in 4 overs

Best Batting Figures(South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I): Tilak Varma(India), 107 runs off 56 balls

South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I: Captains’ Corner

Very happy. What we spoke about in the team meetings, we played the brand of cricket that we wanted to play. (How the young players take on the message of being fearless) That is what we have been telling them to do – similar to what they have been doing in the nets, for their franchises and for their states. Even if they miss out in a few innings, they back their intent and their game. (On if this is the way to play T20 cricket) You can say that because aggression and intent, it is not about just talking. If you step out and take a single, that is what intent is. It has made my job very easier when I watch them bat like that and I feel we are going in the right direction.
Suryakumar Yadav(India Captain) said post-match

Proud to get that close with some special contributions from the lower and middle order. Coming to Centurion, we knew it would be a game of really small margins. If you can win a couple of key moments here and there, you definitely give yourself a better chance. (On what those key moments were) Just execution. If you can nail it with the ball, you don’t go for a boundary. With the bat as well, put the bad ball away, including me. Everyone is going to say it is tough to chase 220 but this is a venue (where you can do it). It is almost like an over-by-over game. If you win more overs, you stand a better chance. Ball-by-ball almost, and if you get most things right, you stand a better chance.
Aiden Markram(South Africa Captain) said post-match