Centurion: With the help of Tilak Verma's (107 not out) maiden international century, India registered a thrilling 11-run win against South Africa in the third T20 match here on Wednesday. India scored 219 runs for six wickets when sent to bat first. In reply, after the dismissal of Heinrich Klaasen (41), South Africa's hopes almost ended when it had to score 53 runs in 14 balls. Marco Yanson, however, had come with aggressive intentions and with the help of five sixes and four fours in 17 balls, he tried to bring the host team back into the match. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Yanson LBW with three balls remaining, giving India a four-match win. Gave us an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series. The fourth and last match will be played on Friday. For South Africa, Klaasen scored 41 runs in 22 balls and Jansen scored an aggressive half-century. The South African team could score only 208 runs for seven wickets. The Indian team captained by Suryakumar Yadav won the match by 11 runs. The last over of the match was very exciting. Let us tell you in detail about the 1-1 balls of that over.
The thrill of the last over – ball by ball
South Africa needed 51 runs to win in 12 balls. It seemed difficult to win from here. But after this Yanson's bat spoke. He scored 26 runs in the 19th over of Hardik Pandya with the help of 2 sixes and 3 fours. Now Africa needed 25 runs in the last over. The way Africa was batting. It seemed that the host team would chase. However then Arshdeep Singh showed his experience. Let us see ball by ball what happened in the last over.
The thrill of the last over – ball by ball
South Africa needed 51 runs to win in 12 balls. It seemed difficult to win from here. But after this Yanson's bat spoke. He scored 26 runs in the 19th over of Hardik Pandya with the help of 2 sixes and 3 fours. Now Africa needed 25 runs in the last over. The way Africa was batting. It seemed that the host team would chase. However then Arshdeep Singh showed his experience. Let us see ball by ball what happened in the last over.
- First ball- leg bye, 1 run
- Second ball- Marco Yanson's six
- Third ball- Arshdeep Singh dismissed Yanson LBW for 54 runs.
- Fourth ball- Andile Simelane hit a four
- Fifth ball- 1 run
- Sixth ball- 1 run
In this way, South Africa could score only 13 runs in the last over and lost the match by 11 runs.
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