India has defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in the third T20 match. In this match played in Dharamshala, Team India won the toss and chose to bowl first. Indian bowlers all out the South African team for 117 runs. In response, the Indian batsmen achieved the target with 25 balls remaining. With this, India has gone ahead 2-1 in the five-match T20 series.

Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill gave a bright start to Team India, which came to chase the target of 118 runs. Gill-Abhishek together took India to 60 runs in 5 overs. While trying to play a big shot, Abhishek got caught by Aiden Markram. He scored 35 runs in 18 balls, in which 3 sixes and 3 fours came from his bat.

When Abhishek Sharma was out, India had scored 60 runs in 5.2 overs. After that the Indian batsmen scored runs like a tortoise. In the first 5 overs, Team India was moving the scoreboard forward at a run rate of 12. To score the next 40 runs i.e. to reach 60-100 runs, the Indian batsmen played 53 balls.

Questions will be raised again on Gill-Surya!

T20 team’s vice-captain Shubhman Gill scored 28 runs in the match, but for this he also played 28 balls. Even after 18 innings, Shubman Gill’s wait for a half-century in T20 continues. On the other hand, captain Suryakumar Yadav once again reached the 10-run mark, but this time too he could not score a big innings with his bat. Surya was out after scoring 12 runs.

havoc of indian bowlers

Earlier in Dharamsala, the Indian bowlers wreaked havoc and bundled out the South African team for 117 runs. Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey also managed to take one wicket each. In this match, Hardik Pandya has completed 100 wickets as a bowler in his T20 career.

Today the third T20 match will be played between India and South Africa. The toss of this match will take place in some time. Teams of India and South Africa will clash in Dharamshala, Himachal. The five-match T20 series is currently tied at 1-1. Today in Dharamshala where Team India will take the field with the intention of avenging the defeat in New Chandigarh. South Africa will be eyeing a lead in the series.

India or South Africa, who is ahead in head-to-head record?

If we look at the head to head record in T20 matches between India and South Africa, 33 matches have been played between the two so far. During this period, Team India has won 19 matches, while South Africa has won 13 times. The result of one match could not be declared. India has won six times in the last 8 T20 matches played between the two teams.

pitch report

Bounce will be seen on the pitch of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Here fast bowlers will get help in the beginning, hence batsmen will have to avoid taking big risks in the beginning. Although this game itself is such that you have to hit big shots from the first over, but still you have to stay here and try to play 2 or 3 overs. As the game progresses, the batsmen will get help. The spinners are not likely to get much help here, so once again Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh can play together.

So far 10 T20 International matches have been held on this ground of Dharamshala, in which the team batting first and the team chasing the target have won 4 matches each, 2 matches have been inconclusive. There is a possibility of dew in Dharamshala, so winning the toss is most important.

Indian’s probable playing 11- Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Akshar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa’s probable playing 11- Quinton de Kock, Reza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brewis, Donovan Ferreira, David Miller, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamala, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Baartman.