IND vs SA, 3rd T20I Highlights: Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma power India to thrilling win in run fest

No late drama at SuperSport Park as Arshdeep Singh defends 18 runs off the last 3 balls to give India a hard-fought win.

IND – 219/6 in 20 overs.

SA – 208/7 in 20 overs.

India beat South Africa by 11 runs and take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

Both teams will next meet in the last game of the series in Johannesburg on Friday.

It’s game over for South Africa as Arshdeep Singh removes Marco Jansen on an LBW dismissal. 

Jansen scored 54 runs off just 17 balls.

SA – 202/7 in 19.3 overs.

South Africa need 18 runs in 3 balls to win the game. 

Marco Jansen brings South Africa back into the game by smashing Hardik Pandya for 26 runs in an over. India still stay ahead in the game.

SA – 195/6 in 19 overs.

South Africa need 25 runs in 6 balls to win the game. 

It’s probably game over for South Africa as Arshdeep Singh removes dangrous Heinrich Klaasen. A big moment in the game.

Klaasen scored 41 runs in 22 balls.

SA – 169/6 in 18 overs.

South Africa need 51 runs in 12 balls to win the game. 

Six and Out…

Hardik Pandya provides a much-needed breakthrough for India with David Miller’s big wicket. Axar Patel takes a stunning catch at deep mid-on.

Miller scored 18 runs in 18 balls.

SA – 142/5 in 15.5 overs.

South Africa need 78 runs in 25 balls to win the game. 

Heinrich Klaasen proves why SRH splashed INR 23 crore to retain him by smashing Varun Chakravarthy for 23 runs in an over. 

SA – 126/4 in 14 overs. (Klassen – 34* off 15 balls, Miller – 9* off 11 balls).

South Africa need 94 runs in 36 balls to win the game. 

Heinrich Klassen and David Miller keep South Africa alive in the chase with regular runs in the middle overs.

SA – 101/4 in 12.2 overs. 

South Africa need 121 runs in 46 balls to win the game. 

Aiden Makram steps up and smashes two big sixes off Varun Chakravarthy in an over but the Indian bowler has the last laugh with a wicket on the last ball.

Markram scored 29 runs off 18 balls.

SA – 84/4 in 10 overs.

South Africa need 136 runs in 60 balls to win the game.

Axar Patel removes Tristan Stubbs on a LBW dismissal to put India in the driving seat. 

Stubbs scored 12 runs off 12 balls. 

SA – 68/3 in 8.5 overs.

South Africa need 152 runs in 67 balls to win the game.

No boundary in the last two overs as Aiden Markram and Tristan Stubbs struggle for big shots against spin.

SA – 64/2 in 8 overs

South Africa need 156 runs in 72 balls to win the game.

Varun Chakravarthy with a breakthrough…

Reeza Hendricks steps out for a big shot but misses and the bails are off.

Reeza scored  21 runs off 13 balls. Tristan Stubbs joins Aiden Markram in the middle.

SA – 47/2 in 5.4 overs.

South Africa need 173 runs in 86 balls to win the game.

Reeza Hendricks smashes Axar Patel for three fours in an over to keep the scoreboard moving for South Africa.

SA – 46/1 in 5 overs (Reeza – 21* off 12 balls, Aiden Markram – 4* off 3 balls).

South Africa need 174 runs in 90 balls to win the game. 

Most T20I wickets for India

1. Yuzvendra Chahal – 96 wickets in 79 T20I innings
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 90 wickets in 86 T20I innings
3. Arshdeep Singh – 90* wickets in 59 T20I innings
4. Jasprit Bumrah – 89 wickets in 69 T20I innings
5. Hardik Pandya – 87 wickets in 96 T29I innings

Arshdeep Singh bowls out Ryan Rickelton with a stunning delivery after getting smashed for a six on the previous delivery.

Rickelton scored 20 runs off 15 balls. Captain Aiden Markram joins Reeza Hendricks in the middle.

SA – 27/1 in 3 overs.

South Africa need 193 runs in 102 balls to win the game. 

Ryan Rickelton goes straight up but Axar Patel drops a catch. India miss an early chance to take control of the game.

SA – 17/0 in 2 overs (Reeza Hendricks – 6* off 3 balls, Ryan Rickelton – 10* off 9 balls).

South Africa need 203 runs in 108 balls to win the game. 

Flying ants are vanishing now and the officials have completed their inspection.

Play to resume at 11:10 PM IST.

Flying ants have forced umpires to stop the play after the opening over. Players are off to the pavilion.

SA – 7/0 in 1 over.

South Africa need 213 runs in 114 balls to win the game.

Openers Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks walk in to begin South Africa’s chase. 

Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over for India.

South Africa need 220 runs in 120 balls to win this game. 

Youngest cricketers to score T20I hundred (vs top 10 teams)

1. Tilak Varma vs South Africa – 22 years and 5 days
2. Ahmed Shehzad vs Bangladesh – 22 years and 127 days
3. Shubman Gill vs New Zealand – 23 years and 146 days
4. Suresh Raina vs South Africa – 23 years and 156 days

Marco Jansen concedes just 4 runs off the last over but India managed to post a huge total. 

IND – 219/6 in 20 overs.

Tilak Varma scored 107* off 56 balls. 

Tilak Varma brings his maiden international century with a four off Sipamla and in just 51 balls. That’s brilliant stuff from the Mumbai Indians youngster.

Ramandeep Singh enters the international scene with a big six on the very first ball of his career and also brings India’s 200 with a four of Sipamla.

IND – 215/5 in 19 overs. 

Andile Simelane bowls out struggling Rinku Singh with a sensational delivery. 

Rinku scored 8 runs off 13 balls. Ramandeep Singh joins Tilak Varma in the middle.

IND – 196/5 in 18 overs

The Rinku-Tilak pair has added fifty runs for the fifth wicket. Team India are 183/4 after 17 overs. Tilak is on 90 and Rinku is on 6.

Gerald Coetzee gets hit for two sixes and a boundary in the 16th over and ends up conceding 21. India are 174/4 after 16 overs. 

India have crossed the 150-run mark. India are 154/4 after 15 overs. Tilak Varma is batting superbly. He is on 70* off 40 balls and Rinku Singh is on two off five deliveries.

The on-field umpires have called for the strategic time out. India can still get to 200 if they go at 10 runs per over from here. India are 138/4 after 14 overs. 

Keshav Maharaj strikes again to remove Hardik Pandya on a lbw dismissal who misses a sweep shot. The umpire says OUT, Hardik goes upstairs, and DRS shows the ball hitting the wickets. 

Hardik scored 18 runs off 16 balls.

IND – 132/4 in 12.5 overs.

Andiel Simelane removes Suryakumar Yadav who tries to go for a big shot over the deep point area but finds Marco Jansen. 

Suryakumar scored 1 run off 4 balls. Hardik Pandya joins Tiak Varma (48*) in the middle.

IND – 120/3 in 11 overs. 

Abhishek Sharma brings his 50 and India’s 100 with a cracking six of Keshav Maharaj but throws away his wicket. 

Abhishek scored 50 runs off 25 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav joins Tilak (45*) in the middle.

IND – 107/2 in 9 overs.

Gerald Coetzee delivers three wide and one no ball in an over as Tilak Varma and Abhishek Sharma continue to find quick runs in the middle overs.

IND – 99/1 in 8 overs (Abhishek – 43* off 22 balls, Tilak – 44* off 26 balls).

Indian players with the most consecutive ducks in T20Is

• 3 – Washington Sundar (2019-20)
• 2 – Ashish Nehra (2010)
• 2 – Ambati Rayudu (2015)
• 2 – KL Rahul (2021)
• 2 – Deepak Hooda (2022)
• 2 – Rohit Sharma (2024)
• 2 – Sanju Samson (2024)
• 2 – Sanju Samson (2024)

After losing Sanju Samson on the second ball of the game, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma give India a sensational start in powerplay.

IND – 70/1 in 6 overs (Abhishek – 37* off 16 balls, Tilak – 26* off 19 balls).

Abhishek Sharma brings India’s 50 with back-to-back sixes off Andile Simelane. It’s raining sixes at SuperSport Park as India dominate powerplay overs.

IND – 60/1 in 5 overs (Abhishek – 29* off 12 balls, Tilak Varma – 25* off 16 balls). 

Both Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma are looking in good rhythm with some big shots in the opening stages. India are off to a good start despite losing Sanju Samson early in the first over.

IND – 35/1 in 3 overs (Abhishek – 15* off 7 balls, Tilak – 14* off 10 balls).

Tilak Varma walks in ahead of Suryakumar Yadav and goes big with one four and six in the opening over to ease off some pressure.

IND – 12/1 in 1 over.

It’s a two-ball duck for Sanju Samson.

Marco Jansen stuns Indian fans by bowling out Samson on the second ball of the game.

A thrilling start to the game.

Openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are out in the middle to kick off India’s innings at SuperSport Park.

Marco Jansen to bowl the opening over for South Africa.

The game is on…

We have done well in the last two games while batting first. The boys have come out with clear plans and are executing it, I have been really happy with that. Just be clear, go out and enjoy yourself (the message from him and the management). These boys have made my job easier. We have one change – Ramandeep makes his debut. Avesh has done well for us but one of the two bowlers had to make a sacrifice.

India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy.

South Africa XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla.

Aiden Markram wins the toss and South Africa opt to bowl first in the 3rd T20I.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ big-hitter Ramandeep Singh receives his maiden international cap during the pre-match huddle.

Match Details

Match: 3rd T20I of India tour of South Africa 2024

Time & Date: 8:30 PM IST (5:00 PM Local Time), Toss at 08:00 PM

Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion

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