South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I Match Analysis Report

 India won the 3rd T20I against South Africa by 11 runs, taking a 2-1 lead in the series. Batting first at SuperSport Park, India posted a challenging total of 219/6, largely thanks to a brilliant 100 from Tilak Varma. Varma's maiden international century came off just 51 balls and was crucial in stabilizing India's innings after some early setbacks. Abhishek Sharma contributed with a quickfire 50 from 25 balls​

 

South Africa’s chase was spirited, especially with Marco Jansen's explosive 54 off 17 balls, which kept them in the hunt until the final over. However, disciplined bowling from India, including key breakthroughs by Arshdeep Singh, who took two wickets in the death overs, sealed the win for India. South Africa ended their innings at 208/7

IND 219/6 (20)

RSA 208/7 (20)

India won by 11 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Tilak Varma

 

Match: RSA vs IND, 3rd T20I, India tour of South Africa, 2024

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Toss: South Africa won the toss and opt to bowl

Time: 6:00 PM

Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion

Umpires: Allahudien Paleker, Arno Jacobs

Third Umpire: Stephen Harris

Match Referee: Andy Pycroft

South Africa Squad:

Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla

India Squad:

Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh , Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy