South Africa level T20 series
Bangalore: Skipper Quinton de Kock smashed an unbeaten 79 off 52 balls as South Africa beat India by nine wickets to level the series 1-1.
Brief scores:
South Africa 140/1 (Quinton De Kock 79, R Hendricks 28, Temba Bavuma 27; Hardik Pandya 1/23)
SA en route to level series
South were on a rampage reaching 76 for no loss at the end of 10 overs. Skipper Quinton De Kock scored 44 while Reeza Hendricks made 28. Barring a collapse, Proteas are en route to level the series.
Brief scores:
South Africa 76/0 (Reeza Hendricks 28 (25b), Quinton de Kock 44 (35b); Krunal Pandya 2-0-17-0, Washington Sundar 4-0-27-0)
SA off to good start
Replying to India’s 134 for 9, South Africa were off to a brilliant start with skipper Quinton De Kock racing to 26 off 20 balls. The Proteas scored 16 runs off the fifth over bowled by Navdeep Saini.
Brief scores:
South Africa 34/0 (Quinton de Kock 26 (20b); Reeza Hendricks 7 (10b); Navdeep Saini 1-0-15-0, Deepak Chahar 2-0-7-0)
India finish on 134/9
India finished on a modest 134 for 9 after their allotted 20 overs. Opener Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 36 while none other batsmen could apply themselves to take India to safety. Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers with 3-39.
Brief scores:
India 134/9 (Navdeep Saini 0 (1b), Deepak Chahar 0 (0b); Kagiso Rabada 4-0-39-3; Andile Phehlukwayo 4-0-28-0)
India lose wickets to be in trouble
India kept on losing wickets at regular intervals to be reduced to 99 for 6 at the end of 15 overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya were at the crease.
Brief scores:
India 99/6 (Ravindra Jadeja 1 (3b), Hardik Pandya 3 (4b); Beuran Hendricks 3-0-9-2, Tabraiz Shamsi 4-0-23-1)
India lose Dhawan, Kohli
Bangalore: India lost Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 36 off 25 balls and Virat Kohli for 9, but kwept the run-rate over 7 to be in the match. At the end of 10 overs, India were 76 for 3 with Shreyas Iyer (1) and Rishabh Pant (9) at the crease.
Brief scores:
India 76/3 (Shreyas Iyer 1 (2b), Rishabh Pant 9 (10b); Tabraiz Shamsi 3-0-19-1, Kagiso Rabada 2-0-24-1)
Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan stabilise India
Bangalore: Despite losing Rohit Sharma cheaply, India were well on course with captain Virat Kohli accompanying Shikhar Dhawan in the middle. The duo reached 41 for 1 after five overs
Brief scores:
India 41/1 (Shikhar Dhawan 18 (16b), Virat Kohli 3 (6b); Beuran Hendricks 2-0-7-1, Andile Phehlukwayo 1-0-11-0)
Unchanged India opt to bat
Bangalore: India opted to bat first against South Africa in the third and final T20 International here Sunday.
India go into the game with an unchanged playing XI from their previous game in Mohali, which the hosts won by seven wickets. India lead three-match series 1-0.
For South Africa, left-arm pacer Beuran Hendricks replaced Anrich Nortje.
The Teams
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (capt & wk), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi.
