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South Africa defeated India by 49 runs in the third T20I match with the help of a terrific century from Rilee Rossouw and a stunning fifty from Quinton de Kock which powered them to a total of 227/3 in 20 overs.
Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar and Umesh Yadav ended up being too expensive as they conceded 11-12 runs an over with the ball. David Miller ended up smashing 3 sixes in the last over of the innings and helped them post a humongous total on the board eventually.
In the run chase, India got off to a very poor start and were reduced to 86/5 and at one point it looked India will lose by a margin of close to 100 runs but Deepak Chahar-Umesh Yadav partnership helped them salvage some pride and reduce the deficit.
Dwaine Pretorius ended up being a key bowler for the visitors as he scalped 3 wickets while Wayne Parnell, Lungi Ngidi and Keshav Maharaj picked 2 wickets respectively. Dinesh Karthik was brilliant with his cameo worth 46 off 21 but it wasn't enough as the hosts kept on losing wickets at regular intervals.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs SA 3rd T20I:
1 - This is the first defeat for India in international cricket at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Overall India have played 10 matches at this venue and this remains to be the only defeat for them.
2 - Quinton de Kock became 2nd South African batsman to go past 2000 runs in T20Is.
Most runs for South Africa in men's T20I:
Quinton de Kock - 2032
David Miller - 2028
JP Duminy - 1934
2 - Suryakumar Yadav has won man of the series award for 2nd time in T20Is.
Most Man of the Series awards for India in T20Is:
Virat Kohli - 7
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 3
Yuzvendra Chahal - 2
Rohit Sharma - 2
Suryakumar Yadav - 2
4 - Quinton de Kock smashed 4th fifty vs India in T20Is.
Most fifty-plus scores vs IND in men's T20I:
Colin Munro - 4
Nicholas Pooran - 4
Quinton de Kock - 4
5 - Rilee Rossouw became the 5th South African batsman to smash a century in men's T20I.
SA batsman to smash Century in T20Is:
Richard Levi
Faf du Plessis
Morne van Wyk
David Miller (Twice)
Rilee Rossouw
6 - Lungi Ngidi became the 6th bowler to take 50 wickets for South Africa in men's T20I.
Most wickets for South Africa in men's T20I:
Tabraiz Shamsi - 69
Dale Steyn - 64
Imran Tahir - 61
Kagiso Rabada - 54
Wayne Parnell - 52
Lungi Ngidi - 51
10 - Rohit Sharma recorded his 10th duck in T20Is today.
Most ducks in men's T20I while batting at number 1 to 7 position:
Kevin O'Brien - 12
Tillakaratne Dilshan - 10
Umar Akmal - 10
Soumya Sarkar - 10
Paul Stirling - 10
Rohit Sharma - 10
Most ducks in men's T20I as captain of India:
Rohit Sharma - 4
Virat Kohli - 3
Shikhar Dhawan - 1
Most single-digit scores in men's T20I:
Rohit Sharma - 43
Kevin O'Brien - 42
Mushfiqur Rahim - 40
Mohammad Nabi - 39
Shahid Afridi - 37
48 - Deepak Chahar and Umesh Yadav had a 48-run partnership for 9th wicket in T20Is.
Highest partnership for 9th wicket (or) below in men's T20I among test playing nations:
Akeal Hosein-Romario Shepherd: 72* vs ENG in Bridgetown, 2022
Dwayne Bravo-Jerome Taylor: 66 vs PAK in Dubai, 2016
Saeed Ajmal-Sohail Tanvir: 63 vs SL in Dubai, 2013
David Miller-Lutho Sipamla: 58* vs PAK in Lahore, 2021
Deepak Chahar-Umesh Yadav: 48 vs SA in Indore, 2022
49 - India lost today's T20I match by 49 runs.
Biggest margin of loss for IND men's team in T20I by runs:
80 vs NZ in Wellington, 2019
49 vs AUS in Bridgetown, 2010
49 vs SA in Indore, 2022
Two out of three games were played under Rohit Sharma's Captaincy.
200 -Keshav Maharaj completed the milestone of taking 200 wickets in international cricket.
227/3 - SA smashed 227/3 in today's T20I match.
Highest total for SA in men's T20I:
241/6 vs England in Centurion, 2009
231/7 vs West Indies in Johannesburg, 2015
229/4 vs England in Mumbai-WS, 2016
227/3 vs India in Indore, 2022
224/4 vs Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, 2017
Highest total vs India in men's T20I:
245/6 by West Indies in Lauderhill, 2016
227/3 by South Africa in Indore, 2022
221/5 by Ireland in Dublin, 2022