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India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I
South Africa won by 49 runs
RSA - 227/3 (20)
IND - 178 (18.3)
CRR: 9.62
Player of the Match
Rilee Rossouw
Commentary
What are India's positives from AUS & SA series before T20 WC?
India - 2 | South Africa - 1. So India take the series as Rohit Sharma collects the trophy and the Indian team poses for the cameras. After conceding nearly 230 runs, the pressure was always going to be on the chasing side tonight. Losing early wickets didn't help the hosts either, and although there were plenty of boundaries scored in India's innings, they were never in the run chase. India have their batting sorted before the T20 WC, but their bowling needs a lot of tuning. In the absence of bumra they look pretty inexperienced and unconvincing. On the other hand, South Africa have de Kock, Rossouw and Miller in form, but b form is a big concern for them. Will he be able to get back to form before the showpiece event? We shall find out soon. For now, this is Nikhil signing off on behalf of Raju, Saurabh and Praveen Chinta ladi Do join us for the coverage of the first game of the 3-match ODI series that starts on Thursday. Ciao!
Reel Rossouw | Player of the Match: It's something that every cricketer goes through, lucky for me, tonight was my night. We had a discussion out there, and he (de Kock) said you be the guy scoring. They are a world class side. I am glad that I could contribute for the winning side tonight. The chat is that we back each other, and we believe in our abilities. I am glad with myself and de Kock for scoring runs tonight.
Temba mumbra | SA captain: A win like this is always good for confidence. We struggled with the bat in the first game, our bowling wasn't best in the last game, but we were clinical today. A lot to take from this game. We didn't turn up with the bat in the first game. In the second game, we couldn't execute our plans. We were a lot clear in the field today, it was a lot more clinical performance today. We need the points to qualify for the World Cup (next year). Some new guys will be coming in (for the ODI series) with some fresh energy. Every game from now on is important for us.
India in bilaterals under Rohit Sharma as full time captain
Beat NZ 3-0 in T20 Is (H)
Beat WI 3-0 in ODIs (H)
Beat WI 3-0 in T20 Is (H)
Beat SL 3-0 in T20 Is (H)
Beat SL 2-0 in Tests (H)
Beat Eng 2-1 in T20 Is (A)
Beat Eng 2-1 in ODIs (A)
Beat WI 4-1 in T20 Is (A)
Beat Aus 2-1 in T20 Is (H)
Beat SA 2-1 in T20 Is (H)