After two defeats, India Has made a great comeback to keep the home series against South Africa alive. The decider of the series is now slated to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru today. India will go into the match on the strength of confidence with a thumping 82-run win in Rajkot. Opting to bat first, India made a sudden start as opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan Failed to repeat his performance from the previous match.
India were reduced to 40/3 in the seventh over when Hardik Pandya and skipper Rishabh Pant tried to stabilize the innings. Pant, however, fell victim to Keshav Maharaj for the second time in the series as he was dismissed on an out-of-delivery delivery in the 13th over of the game.
Dinesh Karthik joined Pandya at the crease and the duo hit back at the South African bowling unit. The duo put up a partnership of 65 runs to put India in a good position. Based on Pandya’s 46 and Karthik’s 27-ball 55, India finished with 169 runs on the board.
On a pitch with uneven bounce and pace, South Africa’s openers struggled to advance. Captain Temba Bavuma retired hurt and Quinton de Kock had to return to the pavilion after being run out.
Based on lucky successes, the Indian bowling unit, led by Avesh Khan, ran through the South African batting lineup and restricted it to 87/9. India won the match with 82 runs and 3.1 overs to spare due to Bavuma’s injury.
India vs South Africa face to face:
Out of the total 19 times both the teams have come face to face in T20 Internationals, India has won 11 matches while 8 matches went in favor of South African team.
india vs south africa previous match
India won the last match against South Africa by 82 runs
Last five results:
India won by 82 runs (2022)
India won by 48 runs. (2022)
South Africa won by 4 wickets. (2022)
South Africa won by 7 wickets. (2022)
South Africa won by 9 wickets. (2019)
The venue record for M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (T20) is as follows:
Total Games Played: 7
Games won by teams batting first: 2
Games won by teams batting second: 5
Highest total record posted here: 202/7 – India vs Australia
Lowest score recorded at this stadium: 122/9 – Sri Lanka v West Indies
Highest score chased here: 190/4- India vs Australia
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