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India Clinches Victory in Third T20, Takes Series Lead

DHARAMSALA: India defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in the third T20 International held in Dharamsala, taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. After winning the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav elected to bowl first.

South Africa struggled throughout their innings and were eventually bowled out for a paltry 117. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana starred with the ball, taking 2 wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy also bagged 2 wickets each, while Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube picked up one each. South Africa’s innings was marked by a poor start, losing three wickets within the first four overs. Captain Aiden Markram offered some resistance with a score of 61, but received little support from his teammates.

In response, India chased down the target in the 16th over, losing 3 wickets. Openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma provided a solid start, with Sharma scoring a quickfire 35 off 18 balls. Gill contributed 28, while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 25 and Shivam Dube chipped in with 10 not out to guide India to victory.

There were two changes in India’s playing eleven, with Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav replacing Axar Patel (due to illness) and Jasprit Bumrah (due to personal reasons).

The fourth T20 is scheduled to be played in Lucknow on Wednesday.

Brief Scores:

  • South Africa: 117 all out (Aiden Markram 61; Arshdeep Singh 2/13, Harshit Rana 2/36, Kuldeep Yadav 2/17, Varun Chakravarthy 2/30)
  • India: 118/3 in 16 overs (Abhishek Sharma 35, Shubman Gill 28, Tilak Varma 25*)

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