Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy's fantastic performance helped Team India register a 30-run win against South Africa in the fifth and final T20I at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Friday.
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya became the fifth Indian batter to complete 2000 runs in T20I cricket during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
Explosive fifties from Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya powered India to 231-5 in the fifth and final T20 against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Former cricketer Sanjay Bangar has opened up on World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma's attacking mindset, highlighting his high backlift, which gives the Indian opener Abhishek excellent reach to the ball.
Pandya joined the elite company of Arshdeep Singh (109 wickets) and Jasprit Bumrah (101 wickets) to become India's third bowler to get 100 wickets. He bowled a spell of 1/23 in three overs, taking his wicket tally to 100 wickets in 123 matches at an average of 26.78, with three four-fers and
India needs 118 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Markram (61* in 46 balls, with six fours and two sixes) was the standout batter for Proteas.
This comes after Gill failed to score in the first two fixtures of the ongoing five-match T20 series against South Africa. Gill scored only four runs in the first T20I and was dismissed for a golden duck in the second match against South Africa.
Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is just one wicket away from claiming his 100th T20I wicket. If Pandya claims a wicket in today's India vs South Africa 2nd T20I in New Chandigarh's Mullanpur, he will become the first Indian to have achieved the feat of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs in T20I
Following his side's loss to India in the first T20I, South African skipper Aiden Markram pointed out that the pitch had a "steep tennis-ball bounce" and it was unfortunate that the Proteas delivered a poor outing with the bat.
Hardik Pandya was named Player of the Match after his unbeaten 59 of 28 deliveries, which powered India to a commanding win against South Africa in the first T20I in Cuttack on Tuesday.
With an explosive 59* and a wicket, Hardik impressed on return to international cricket, while Jasprit Bumrah also became the second Indian to complete 100 T20I wickets, bundling out SA for 74 in a chase of 176 at Cuttack on Tuesday.