[Watch] Varun Chakaravarthy dismisses Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller in same over to derail Proteas chase in 1st SA vs IND T20I
Varun Chakaravarthy starred with the ball for India in the first T20I against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday, November 8. He got rid of Heinrich Klaasen (25 off 22 balls) and David Miller (18 off 22 deliveries) to leave the hosts in a spot of bother at 87/5.
The dismissals came in the 12th over of Proteas’ run chase. Chakaravarthy bowled a slightly short length ball on the stumps and Klaasen sat back and tried to pull. The ball hurried on him and he ended up playing it straight down the throat of Axar Patel at long on. The wicket came off the next delivery after Klassen slammed Varun for a six towards mid-wicket.
In the same over, the leg spinner bowled another short length delivery angling into the pads. Miller tried to play a long six but ended up miscuing it straight to Avesh Khan at deep square leg.
Watch the wickets below:
With the wickets, Varun Chakaravarthy finished with excellent figures of 3/25 in his four overs. The 33-year-old recently bagged five wickets in three T20Is against Bangladesh after his comeback to T20Is. He returned to the national setup after three years following his consistent performances for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Indian Premier League (IPL).
Varun Chakaravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi star as India dominate South Africa in 1st T20I
A clinical bowling display from Varun Chakaravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi helped India dominate South Africa in first T20I. Apart from Chakaravarthy, Bishnoi finished with figures of 3/28 in his four overs.
At the time of writing, the hosts were 114/8 after 15 overs, with Gerald Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj at the crease.
Asked to bat first, the Men in Blue posted 202/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Sanju Samson top scored with 107 off 50, hitting 10 sixes and seven boundaries. Gerald Coetzee starred with the ball for the Proteas, returning with figures of 3/37.
The two teams will next lock horns in the second T20I at Gqeberha on Sunday, November 10.
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