Suryakumar's record-levelling fourth T20I ton and Kuldeep Yadav's five wicket haul helped India beat Proteas by 106 runs in the third T20I to end the series 1-1. The batter had an injury scare, twisting his ankle while fielding.
After the first match got washed out due to the rain, Proteas registered a five-wicket victory (DLS method) over India in the second T20I and gained a 1-0 lead.
Following India's disappointing five-wicket loss against South Africa in the second T20I match at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday, 'Men in Blue' batter Tilak Varma said that they will strive to do better in the bowling attack
Suryakumar Yadav's latest exploits took his total to 865 rating points, which takes him way ahead of his nearest rivals in Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (787 rating points) and South Africa's Aiden Markram (758).
South Africa chased down the revised target of 152 runs to beat India by five wickets in a rain-curtailed match in the second T20I of a three-game series at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
The right-handed batter is level with Virat Kohli for the fastest India player to 2000 T20I runs in 56 innings, while former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his counterpart Mohammad Rizwan hold the first position on the list with 52 innings.