The third and final T20I match between India and South Africa played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg was won by India by a huge margin of 106 runs. With this, the three-match T20I series between the two teams ended at 1-1 as the first match got washed out in rain. In this match, South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bowl first which turned out to be an unfortunate decision for them.
While batting first, India posted a huge total of 201 runs at the loss of seven wickets in all 20 overs. For India, captain Suryakumar Yadav once again showed his hitting abilities and smashed 100 runs in just 56 balls. This is the third T20I hundred for Surya in the short format of the game playing for India. His innings included seven fours and eight sixes.
Apart from Surya, the dynamic left-handed batter Yashavi Jaiswal once again proved his potential and clocked 60 runs for the team. For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj and Lizaad Williams got 2-2 wickets each, while Nandre Burger and Tabraiz Shamsi got one wicket in their kitty.
While chasing the mammoth target, South Africa looked puzzled and they kept losing their wickets at regular intervals. David Miller scored the maximum 35 runs for the team while skipper Aiden Markram contributed 25 runs. However, these runs were not enough and the Proteas lost the match by a huge margin of 106 runs.
For India, Kuldeep Yadav got five wickets, Ravindra Jadeja grabbed two while Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar got one wicket each.
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Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as both Man Of The Match and Player Of The Series. In this three-match T20I series, Suryakumar Yadav got 156 runs in two matches whereas one match was abandoned due to rain.
