Tilak Varma's Maiden Century Guides India To 11-Run Victory Over South Africa In Thrilling IND vs SA 3rd T20I
IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India defeated South Africa in the third India vs South Africa T20I of the four-match series, powered by Tilak Varma's maiden T20I century.
IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India defeated South Africa by 11 runs in the third India vs South Africa T20I at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 13 (Wednesday). After what was a high-scoring thriller, India gained a 2-1 lead over South Africa in the four-match IND vs SA T20I series. Mumbai Indians star Tilak Varma was the standout player from the match as he notched up his maiden T20I century in the first innings of the match.
Winning the toss third time on the bounce in the series, Aiden Markram decided to bowl first. Batting first, India lost Sanju Samson on the second ball of the match as he registered his second consecutive duck after scoring two consecutive T20I centuries, marking a rare feat.
However, despite losing Samson early, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma kept runs coming at a steady rate for India. Abhishek ended his poor run-form with a quickfire knock of 50 off 25 balls before getting out, with India 107-2 in 8.4 overs. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav got out early after departing for just 1 run but Tilak Varma played a sensational knock and scored his maiden century off just 51 balls. He eventually ended his innings at 107 off 56 balls, helping India finish with 219-6 in 20 overs.
India Survive Assaults From Klaasen & Jansen To Win 3rd IND vs SA T20I
Chasing 220, South Africa started decently but then lost both openers, Reeza Hendricks and Ryan Rickelton, within the powerplay.Aiden Markram and Tristan Stubbs also could not contribute much to the cause but Heinrich Klaasen lived up to his reputation as he made a 22-ball 41 runs knock.
Marco Jansen gave India a scare by hitting a rapid 16-ball fifty, bringing South Africa close to a thrilling win, but Arshdeep Singh made sure that he could not convert the scare into a reality for India as he removed Jansen in the final over.
South Africa finished on 207-7 in 20 overs, losing the match by 11 runs.
India and South Africa will lock horns in the final match of the series on November 15 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.