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India Captain Suryakumar Yadav produced a brilliant hundred, and Kuldeep Yadav showcased his spin prowess with a fifer as India secured a comprehensive 106-run series-levelling win over South Africa in the third and final T20I .
Suryakumar’s 100 off 56 balls, containing seven fours and eight sixes, along with Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fluent 60 off 41 balls, carried India to 201 for 7 after being asked to bat first.
For his captain knock, @surya_14kumar receives the Player of the Match award 👏#TeamIndia won by 106 runs and levelled the series 1-1
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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2023
SKY relished the opportunity to crack his fourth T20I hundred His partnership with Jaiswal made 112 runs for a fourth-wicket alliance, steering India out of a tight spot after losing early wickets.
Indian bowlers were red hot particularly spinner – Kuldeep (5/17), who turned 29 on Thursday, hit better lengths to bundle out SA for 95 in 13.5 overs.
The Proteas while chasing found the Johannesburg pitch giving assistance to spinners, which Jadeja and Kuldeep utilized gleefully. Birthday boy Kuldeep’s delivery to dismiss Ferreira exposed SA batters’ weakness against high-quality spin. The batting scores said it all – Reeza Hendricks ( 8), Matthew Breetzke ( 4), Skipper Aiden Markram ( 25), Heinrich Klaasen ( 5), David Miller ( 35), Donovan Ferreira ( 12), Andile Phehlukwayo ( 0), Keshav Maharaj ( 1), Nandre Burger ( 1), Lizaad Williams ( 0), Tabraiz Shamsi not out 1
