When is Team India's next match in the T20I series against South Africa?
South Africa beat India by three wickets in the second T20I at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Sunday, November 10. Bowling first after winning the toss, the Proteas did an excellent job to restrict the Men in Blue to 124-6. The hosts then recovered from a disastrous 66-6 to get home in 19 overs.
With the tense win, South Africa leveled the four-match T20I series 1-1. As for India, the defeat brought an end to their impressive winning streak of 11 matches in T20Is. To their credit, the visitors fought hard with the ball, but in the end didn't have enough runs on the board to defend.
Batting first, India crumbled to 45-4 in eight overs. Axar Patel (27 off 21) and Hardik Pandya (39* off 45) took them past the 120-run mark. With the ball, leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy (5-17) was exceptional. Tristan Stubbs (47* off 41) and Gerald Coetzee (19* off 9), however, lifted South Africa to victory.
India vs South Africa 2024 3rd T20I: Date and Time in IST
The third T20I of the India vs South Africa series will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday, November 13. The match will begin at 8:30 p.m. IST and 5 p.m. local time. Both teams will look to claim a 2-1 lead in the series heading into the fourth and final match.
The Men in Blue and the Proteas have clashed only once in T20Is at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The meeting took place in February 2018, with South Africa registering a six-wicket victory.
The Proteas won the toss and elected to field first in the contest. India did well with the bat to put up a competitive total of 188-4. Manish Pandey slammed 79* off 48 with the aid of six fours and three sixes, while MS Dhoni smashed 52* off 28, hitting four fours and three sixes.
Pandey and Dhoni's heroics with the willow, though, went in vain, as the hosts chased down the total in 18.4 overs. Heinrich Klaasen clobbered 69 off 30, hitting three fours and seven sixes, while skipper Jean-Paul Duminy played a captain's knock of 64* off 40.