Last T20I abandoned
Highlight
- India will now fly to England for its UK tour
- India is yet to beat South Africa in T20 series at home
- The series is shared by both India and South Africa.
It was the climax of the highest order. The way the series has progressed is no less than a script. Who would have thought that when the series was leveled, rain would play a bad game and ruin all the fun that was in store for the series decider. All the blame for South Africa would be on themselves as they were comfortably placed in the series with a 2-0 lead. India then did what they do best. The men in blue came from behind and snatched the lead from South Africa and won two consecutive T20Is in Rajkot and Vizag.
With the final match taking place at Chinnaswamy, a ground known for its high-scoring nature, cricket fans around the world waited for the action to unfold and see who takes home the winner’s medal. , but hardly anyone knew that anything else was in store for the Indian and South African team. There was always a forecast of rain but people considered it a passing shower. India lost the toss and opted to bat first. Both Ishaan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad were dismissed. lungi ngidi India were reduced to 28-2 by the fourth over. When it started raining, not everyone expected it to be so heavy. After nearly 150 minutes of rain, the officials called the game, and so on, the series remained at 2–2. Here’s how Twitter reacted:
South Africa (Playing XI): quinton de kock(W), Reeza Hendrix, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich KlassenyTristan Stubbs, Dwayne Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj(c), Lungi Ngidi, Enrique Nortje
India (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh KarthikAkshar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra ChahalAvesh Khan