India vs South Africa: India were looking to win their 8th consecutive T20I series at home but the series finale against South Africa was called off due to rain in Bengaluru on Sunday.
India’s T20I series winning streak ends at home after the finale vs SA call-off (AP Photo)
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- India and South Africa T20I series ended in a 2-2 draw
- India wanted to win eighth consecutive T20I series at home
- Pant’s first stint as India captain had mixed results
India missed a chance to win their 7th consecutive T20I series at home due to rain in the series finale against South Africa in Bengaluru on Sunday, June 19. Only 3.3 overs were bowled in the last T20i. the judge was called Fans waited patiently for action again as rain hit the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, but a steady drizzle didn’t stop till the cut-off time of 10:02 PM IST.
India last failed to win a T20I series at home when the 3-match T20I series against South Africa ended in a 1-1 draw after the first match was abandoned without a ball being bowled in Dharamsala in September 2019.
India defeated Bangladesh (2–1), West Indies (2–1), and Sri Lanka (2–0) in the 2019–20 season in T20Is at home. India had beaten England (3-2) in a T20I series at home last year before thrashing New Zealand 3-0 last year. India continued the winning streak with clean sweeps to West Indies and Sri Lanka earlier this year ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League 2021.
Notably, India’s 12-match winning streak in T20I cricket came to an end when they lost the first match of the series against South Africa in New Delhi on 9 June. India were in danger of losing the T20I series if they lost the second T20I in Cuttack.
However, led by stand-in captain Rishabh Pant, India showed character to bounce back and make it 2-2 before the series finale in Bengaluru.
Captain Rishabh Pant said of India’s bounce, “There are a lot of positives. The way the team showed character from 0-2 down was a huge positive. We are in a good place because we are in different ways to win the game.” Looking for different ways.” In T20 series.
SA continues unbeaten run
South Africa, on the other hand, continued their 11-year streak of not losing the white-ball series in India. The last time they lost a white-ball series was when they lost an ODI series 2-3 in 2010.
Meanwhile, Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the only Indian fast bowler to win the Player of the Series twice in a T20I series. He was awarded the prize in an away series in South Africa in 2018 and won the award again this year for his exploits in the series drawn at home.