The South African team had to face defeat by 7 wickets in the third match of the series played against India at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. While giving credit for the victory to the Indian bowlers, the South African captain admitted that they did not give the visiting team a chance to score many runs.

After trailing 1-2 in the series, the South African captain said, “Initially the conditions were difficult. Indian bowlers bowled at the right places and in no time we lost 4-5 wickets. If the situation continues to be like this, you will have to find ways to deal with it and try to put some pressure on them. They (Indian team) should be given credit for the victory. They did not give us a chance to score many runs.”

Markram was the only player in this match who scored a half-century. Markram played an inning of 61 runs in 46 balls with 2 sixes and 6 fours. Regarding his batting, he said, “I tried to take the match till the end. The whole time I thought that if I had taken the score to 140-150, the match would have been closer. If the situation remains like this then we will have to find some answers.”

He said, “In such circumstances, perhaps in that match you should choose such bowlers that you can target. I don’t think this is a wicket where you can get away with trying to hit everyone. You have to be able to score runs and keep the scoreboard moving. I think you will reach a score of 140 or 150.”

The captain believes that his team will learn a lesson from this defeat. He said, “You always want to encourage your players. Everyone will take a lesson from this match and become a better cricketer after that.”

India scored 117 runs in the match played in Dharamshala on Sunday, in response to which India won in 15.5 overs. Team India is currently ahead 1-0 in the series. The remaining matches of the series are to be played on 17 December and 19 December.

India Vs South Africa T20Is Series 2025: The second match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa was played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. In this match, Team India suffered a crushing defeat by 51 runs. India’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss proved wrong, because first the bowlers gave away a lot of runs, then the batsmen also failed. At the same time, India expected from the team’s ace batsman Abhishek Sharma, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill that the team would put up a good fight while chasing the big target of 200+ runs, but exactly the opposite was seen. First the upper order batsmen raised their hands, then they lost the last 5 wickets in just 9 balls after scoring just 5 runs.

Half the Indian team was reduced to just 9 balls.

Chasing South Africa’s target of 214 runs, the pair of Tilak Verma and Jitesh Sharma were playing in the 18th over of the Indian team’s innings, when India’s wickets had fallen and the score was 142. From here, Team India’s defeat seemed almost certain, but it was expected that the match would last till the last over and the batsmen would take the score closer, but exactly the opposite was seen. Where Jitesh was out on the 5th ball of the 18th over. After this, Team India collapsed in the blink of an eye and Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty also left in the 19th over. At the same time, India’s innings collapsed by 162 runs with the wicket of Tilak Verma on the first ball of the last over. During the fall of the last 5 wickets, India could score only 5 runs.

Shameful record made in the name of Team India

In the second match against South Africa, in this innings of Team India, all the batsmen became victims of fast bowlers. With this, an unwanted record was registered in the name of India. This is the first time that in a T20 International match of Team India, all the Indian batsmen have been out to the fast bowlers. At the same time, this is the first time for South Africa in this format, when their fast bowlers have taken ten wickets in a T20 International match.

South Africa recorded the most wins

South Africa achieved its 13th win in T20 International against Team India. With this, the South African team has made the record of winning the most number of matches against India in this format. He left behind Australia and England, who have managed to register 12 wins each. At the same time, New Zealand and West Indies have won 10-10 matches against India in T20 format.

South Africa won the second T20 match played against India at the Maharaj Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur by 51 runs. Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav believes that he and Shubman Gill should have batted by staying at the crease. Along with this, he has accepted that the team will have to learn from South Africa.

After losing the match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said, “South Africa knew from the first inning itself what length to bowl. There was some dew here. If the first plan did not work, we should have adopted the second plan. We have to learn from South Africa.”

Suryakumar Yadav could score only 5 runs in this match, while Shubman Gill gave the wicket of Lungi Ngidi on his very first ball. In this innings, Abhishek Sharma scored 17 runs in 8 balls with 2 sixes.

The Indian captain said, “I think me and Shubman Gill together could have given a good start because we cannot rely on Abhishek Sharma all the time. The way he is batting, he can have a bad day. Me, Shubman and some other batsmen should have handled the Indian innings. I think it would have been a smart chase. I should have taken that responsibility. Should have batted a little more deeply. But yes, we learn, we try and do better in the next game. Let’s do it. We’ll see what happens for us in the next game.”

In this match, the South African team batted first and scored 213 runs losing 4 wickets. In this innings, Quinton de Kock added 90 runs in 46 balls with 7 sixes and 5 fours, while Donovan Ferreira played an unbeaten inning of 30 runs.

In response, the Indian team was reduced to just 162 runs in 19.1 overs. For India, Tilak Verma scored 62 runs in 34 balls, but could not lead the team to victory.

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A horrific incident of firing has come to light in South Africa. The death toll in this incident has increased to 11. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that 11 people were killed and 14 injured in a deadly shooting in Pretoria on Saturday morning.

11 killed, so many injured in the incident
Giving information about the shooting that took place at the Soulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria on Saturday morning, the SAPS said, “25 people were shot, 11 were confirmed dead, 14 people survived and all are hospitalised.

Police busy searching for suspects
The South African Police Service has started searching for three unknown suspects. Among those killed are three minors, including a 3 and 12 year old boy and a 16 year old girl. “The rest who died are adults.”

The incident occurred around 4:15 am
According to local media, the incident occurred just after 4:15 am, but police were alerted around 6 am. “We immediately dispatched our resources, including forensics and ballistics experts, who were already on the scene. Our detectives and the Serious and Violent Crime Unit are gathering information as to what may have led to this shooting,” local media outlet Independent Online quoted SAPS national spokeswoman Brigadier Ethelenda Matthey as saying.

3 gunmen opened fire
Citing Matthey’s statement, IOL reported that at least three unidentified gunmen entered the hostel, where some people were drinking, and suddenly opened fire.

what the officials told
The SAPS spokesperson also spoke about the huge problems being caused by illegal and unlicensed liquor shops. “Between April and September this year, we closed 11,975 unlicensed liquor shops across the country and arrested more than 18,676 people selling liquor illegally,” the IOL quoted the official as saying.

7 people died in the firing last month
Last month, seven people were killed in a mass shooting in Cape Town, South Africa. The incident happened on Road R53 in Philippi East, a suburb in the Cape Flats area of ​​Cape Town. In the incident, seven people aged between 20 to 30 years were shot dead.

After Johannesburg, Cape Town has also seen a rise in gun violence and gang-related murders in recent months. Because of this, civil society has warned that the Western Cape province is facing a major crisis.

The decisive match of the three-match ODI series is being played between India and South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. In the third ODI, the South African team could score only 270 runs. However, at one time South Africa’s score was 168 runs for 2 wickets. Quinton de Kock also played a record century inning of 106 runs, but the team was all out for 260. Kuldeep Yadav bowled brilliantly for India. This Chinaman spinner took 4 important wickets for just 41 runs with one maiden in 10 overs. The famous Krishna also got 4 successes.

Now to win the ODI series, Team India will have to score 271 runs. Looking at the way the Indian batsmen have batted in the first two ODIs, it would not be wrong to say that Team India will win the series. However, the fast bowlers are getting good bounce from the pitch. Still, after getting set, it is not difficult to score runs here.

Such was South Africa’s innings

Earlier, South Africa, who came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. Opener Ryan Rickleton was out for zero. Arshdeep Singh sent him to the pavilion. After this there was a century partnership between Temba Bavuma and De Kock. Bavuma was out after scoring 48 runs in 67 balls with the help of five fours. He was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja. This was Jadeja’s first wicket in this series.

After Bavuma’s dismissal, no South African batsman supported De Kock. Matthew Britzke was out after scoring 24 runs in 23 balls, Aiden Markram 01, Dewald Brewis was out after scoring 29 runs in 29 balls. De Kock hit 8 fours and 6 sixes in his innings of 106 runs off 89 balls.

Marco Yansen was out after scoring 17 runs in 15 balls. Keshav Maharaj batted carefully and the team’s score was respectable. He remained unbeaten on 20 runs with the help of two fours in 29 balls.

Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, India had to face defeat by 4 wickets in the second ODI against South Africa. The Indian captain believes that the defeat in this match is not difficult to digest, because bowling in the second innings had become difficult due to heavy dew.

India scored 358 runs losing 5 wickets at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. In response, the South African team registered victory in 49.2 overs.

After South Africa lost the match by 4 wickets, KL Rahul said, “Considering how much dew there is in the second innings and how difficult it is to bowl, the umpire was good enough to change the ball. The toss plays a huge role.” KL Rahul said laughingly, “I am cursing myself for losing the toss.”

However, KL Rahul believes that the bowlers and fielders could have performed better. He said, “There are always some things which we could have done better. In batting, I know a score of 350 was good, but even after the last match, the talk in the dressing room was how can we score an extra 20-25 runs to give relief to the bowlers with the wet ball.”

Discussing the 195-run partnership between Gaikwad and Kohli, KL Rahul said, “It was great to see the way Ritu batted. We have seen Virat Kohli score centuries 53 times. He just keeps doing his job. It was great to see Ritu batting, the way he picked up the pace after scoring his half-century. The pace at which he batted, we got extra 20 runs. Lower order batsmen can contribute more.” Were.”

India won the first ODI match played against South Africa in Ranchi by 17 runs. South Africa has leveled the series by winning the second match. In such a situation, the match to be played on 6th December has become decisive.

South African captain Temba Bavuma has expressed happiness over the victory by 4 wickets in the second ODI match against India. Describing this match as unbelievable, he admitted that it is difficult to play against the Indian team.

India scored 358 runs losing 5 wickets in this match played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. For the Indian team, Virat Kohli scored 102 runs, while Rituraj Gaikwad played an inning of 105 runs. Apart from these, captain KL Rahul scored unbeaten 66 runs.

In response, the South African team won in 49.2 overs. For this team, opener Aiden Markram scored 110 runs, while Matthew Britzke played an inning of 68 runs. Apart from these, Devald Brevis added 54 runs to the team’s account.

After the 1-1 draw in the series, South African captain Temba Bavuma said, “I am happy to win the match. Before this match, we were thinking about how we can be better with the ball. With the bat, we had to move forward and play well. The partnership with Aiden and Britzke was excellent. Bosch finished the match showing a lot of maturity.”

He said, “This match was unbelievable. I think it was a record chase. It showed how difficult it is to play against this Indian team. I came to the crease with Aiden, he was hitting the ball and I was trying to form a partnership with him. We can gain confidence from this. Make it an exciting series.”

When the captain was asked whether this is South Africa’s best playing XI, Bavuma replied, “These are definitely your best players. There is a high level of competition among the players. Same is the case for the bowlers too. Such performances make us better.”RSG

The five-match T20 series between India and South Africa will start from December 9, in which all eyes will be on the fitness and availability of Shubman Gill. On Wednesday, the committee headed by Ajit Agarkar will hold a meeting in Raipur, so that the 15-member team can be decided.

Shubman Gill was injured after hitting a four in the test match against South Africa. Gill could not play the next match of the series after neck injury. After this he had to sit out of the ODI series also.

IANS has learned that Gill has reached the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru on Tuesday for rehab. The Indian team will unite for the T20 series on December 6, so the selectors will have to choose the team on Wednesday. At present, Gill’s chances of playing in the T20 series are 50 percent.

A source told IANS, “Gill may try batting and see how he feels regarding his fitness before taking a decision on his inclusion in the upcoming series.”

If Shubman Gill does not play in the T20 series against South Africa, then Sanju Samson or Yashasvi Jaiswal can be seen as an opening batsman along with Abhishek Sharma. Sanju Samson played only two matches in the T20 series against Australia, in which he got a chance to bat once. During this time he batted at ‘number 3’.

It is expected that seam-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya can also be included in this T20 series. Pandya scored unbeaten 77 runs after taking 1 wicket against Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday. On the basis of Pandya’s brilliant innings, Baroda won the match by 7 wickets. Pandya was chosen ‘Player of the Match’.

The five-match T20 series between India and South Africa will start from December 9. The first match will be played in Cuttack, after which the second match of the series will be played in New Chandigarh on 11 December. The third match will be held in Dharamshala on 14 December, while Lucknow will host the fourth match of the series on 17 December. The final match of the series is to be played in Ahmedabad on 19 December.

The Indian cricket team had to face 0-2 defeat in the Test series against South Africa. After this defeat, the discussion started about Virat Kohli’s return to the Test format. After Virat’s century in Ranchi ODI, the discussion about his Test comeback started with more vigor, but Virat has put an end to these discussions.

Virat Kohli made it clear during the presentation after Ranchi ODI that his international career is now limited to only one format, ODI, and nothing beyond that. When Virat was asked whether his intention was to play only in ODIs, he said, “Yes, and it will always be like that. I am just playing one kind of game.”

Kohli explained, “If you have played 300 games, you know when the physical ability to bat for a long time comes into play. As long as you are hitting the ball well, it is about being physically fit, mentally prepared and excited.”

Kohli’s statement made it clear that his focus is on the ODI World Cup 2027. Virat played an inning of 135 runs in 120 balls in Ranchi ODI. This was Virat’s 52nd ODI century. In this innings, Virat hit 7 sixes and 11 fours and played an important role in helping India win the match by 17 runs. He was chosen Player of the Match for his excellent century innings.

Talking about the match, the Indian team, which came to bat first, scored 349 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Apart from Virat Kohli’s 135, Rohit Sharma scored 57 and captain KL Rahul scored 60 runs. Ravindra Jadeja scored 32 runs. South Africa, despite Matthew Britzke’s 72 runs, Marco Jansen’s 70 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 8 fours in 39 balls and Corbin Bosh’s 67 runs with the help of sixes and 5 fours in 51 balls, were reduced to 332 runs in 49.2 overs and lost the match by 17 runs.

Indian captain KL Rahul praised his bowlers after defeating South Africa in the first ODI here on Sunday, saying they stuck to their plan.

Rahul said in the felicitation ceremony after the match, “It would be a lie if I say that we were not nervous at the end. We were playing ODI cricket after a long time. But we kept taking wickets continuously and our bowlers stuck to their plans and bowled. ,

After the 52nd ODI century of star batsman Virat Kohli (135 runs), thanks to the blows of fast bowler Harshit Rana (three wickets) and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (four wickets), India defeated South Africa by 17 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Kohli took the team to a big score by making a partnership of 136 runs with Rohit Sharma (57 runs in 51 balls) for the second wicket.

Rahul said, “It is always great to see Rohit and Kohli playing like this. He put the opposition team under pressure and showed why he is such a great player. I have been watching this thing for a long time, it is even more fun to be with him in the dressing room. ,

He also praised Harshit and Kuldeep. He said, “Harshit has performed very well and we know his capability. Kuldeep is doing a good job and is important for us to take wickets. ,

Kohli, who was the ‘Man of the Match’, said, “It was great to watch such a match. Played fast for 20-25 overs. I wanted to enjoy the game. When you get a good start, your experience comes in handy so that you take the innings forward. I don’t believe in over-preparation. All my cricket has been mental. I work hard physically. ,

South African captain Aiden Markram said, “We were all hopeful of victory from within.” The early dismissal of the top order was the decisive moment of the match. Top order wickets fell quickly. There are some small things in which we have to do a little better. ,