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India defeated South Africa in the third T20 on the basis of Tilak Verma’s first T20 century and Arshdeep Singh’s excellent bowling in the death overs. South Africa chose bowling in Centurion. India scored 219 runs losing 6 wickets. South Africa also fought, but the team could score only 208 runs after losing 7 wickets and India won the match by 11 runs.
For India, Tilak Verma scored 107 runs and Abhishek Sharma scored 50 runs. Keshav Maharaj and Andile Simelane took 2-2 wickets from South Africa. Marco Yanson scored fifty in 16 balls. At the same time, Heinrich Klaasen was out after scoring 41 runs and Aiden Markram was out after scoring 29 runs. From India, Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets and Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets.
The photo that changed the match
Axar Patel took an excellent catch by jumping in the air at deep mid-wicket, due to which the dangerous David Miller was out.
Match analysis in 5 points…
1. Player of the Match India lost the wicket of Sanju Samson in the very first over. Tilak Verma came to bat in place of Suryakumar Yadav at number three. He made a century partnership with Abhishek Sharma. Then by making small partnerships with Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh, India reached 219 runs. Tilak scored the first T20 century of his career, he returned not out after scoring 107 runs. For this performance he received the Player of the Match award.
2. Hero of victory
- Abhishek Sharma: Abhishek, who flopped in the first two T20s, batted fast in the third T20. He scored fifty in 24 balls and took India beyond the century mark in 9 overs.
- Varun Chakraborty: Chakraborty took 2 wickets in the third match. He sent Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram to the pavilion. However, they proved to be a bit expensive.
- Arshdeep Singh: Fast bowler Arshdeep sent Ryan Rickelton to the pavilion in the powerplay. He again bowled excellently in the death overs and defended 25 runs in the last over. He also sent Henrik Klaasen and Marco Jansson to the pavilion.
3. Fighter of the Match: Marco Yanson Marco Yanson did excellent death over bowling for South Africa. He spent only 13 runs in the 19th over and 4 runs in the 20th over. He also sent Sanju Samson to the pavilion in the first over of the innings. After bowling, he also did wonders in batting. Scored a fifty on 16 balls and kept South Africa in the match, but could not lead the team to victory. He scored 54 runs by hitting 4 fours and 5 sixes.
4. Turning Point: Axar Patel’s catch, Miller out South Africa needed 86 runs in the last 5 overs. Here Hardik Pandya came to bowl, against him David Miller hit a six on the fourth ball. Next ball, Hardik bowled a short pitch, Miller played a pull shot and the ball started going out of the boundary. Here Akshar Patel, standing at deep mid-wicket position, jumped in the air and took an excellent catch and Miller was out.
Clausen was also present at the crease along with Miller. If Axar had not caught the catch and the ball had gone for 6 runs, it would have been very difficult for India to win the match. In the end, Arshdeep also won the match for India by taking 2 big wickets of Clausen and Yanson.
David Miller was out caught by Akshar Patel. He scored 18 runs on 18 balls. From here India created pressure.
5. Match Report: Abhishek-Tilak made century partnership Team India, who came to bat first after losing the toss, lost the wicket of Samson in the very first over. After that, Tilak and Abhishek made a century partnership. Abhishek was out after scoring 50 runs. Tilak then made a partnership of 58 runs with Rinku and 28 runs with Ramandeep.
Tilak scored a century on 51 balls and took the team beyond 200. He remained not out after scoring 107 runs and the team scored 219 runs. Andile Simelane and Keshav Maharaj took 2-2 wickets from South Africa.
Yanson-Klason’s innings turned upside down South Africa lost 2 wickets in the powerplay against the target of 220 runs. Ryan Rickelton was out after scoring 20 runs and Reeza Hendricks was out after scoring 21 runs. Tristan Stubbs returned to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs and Aiden Markram scored 29 runs. From here Clason and Miller took over the innings, both of them made a partnership of 58 runs and took the team beyond the century.
Miller was out after scoring 18 runs and Clawson was out after scoring 41 runs. In the end, Yanson stuck to one end, he also scored fifty in 16 balls, but was out in the last over. After his wicket, South Africa could score only 208 runs after losing 7 wickets. From India, Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets and Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets.
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