South Africa finished the T20I series on a strong note, defeating India by 49 runs in the third and final T20I at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Tuesday. However, India won the T20I series 2-1 after winning the first game in Thiruvananthapuram by eight wickets and the second game in Guwahati by 16 runs.
Chasing 228 runs, India got off to a disastrous start, with skipper Rohit Sharma out for a duck in the first over and No. 3 Shreyas Iyer out for 1 in the second. Rishabh Pant seemed in fantastic form before an easy dismissal in the fifth over ended his stint at the crease.
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Dinesh Karthik batted at number four and maintained a good attitude throughout his innings. His 46-run knock was turning out to be an exciting one until he executed a vicious reverse sweep and rattled his stumps.
The other Indian batters failed to make any significant contributions, and Suryakumar Yadav, who had been in excellent form, was unable to make a significant difference.
Despite a brilliant 37-run innings from Deepak Chahar towards the finish, India were bowled out for 178, falling 49 runs short of the winning mark. Dwaine Pretorious of South Africa ended with 3/26.
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