Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma delivered sensational centuries as India crushed South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg on Friday, sealing the four-match T20I series 3-1 and handing the hosts their heaviest-ever defeat in the format.Opting to bat first, India amassed a colossal 283/1 in 20…
South Africa’s Marco Jansen plays a shot during the third T20I. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Marco Jansen‘s blistering fifty, the fastest ever against India in T20Is, almost turned the tide in South Africa’s favor, but India held on to clinch a nerve-wracking 11-run victory in the third T20I in Centurion. Jansen’s late assault, which saw…
India’s players celebrate during the third T20I against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa. (AP) India edged South Africa by 11-runs in the third T20I to take an unsurmountable 2-1 series lead in the four match series. The fourth and final T20I will be played at Wanderers on Friday.Tilak Varma‘s staggering show…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, with teammates. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: As India gear up for the second T20I against South Africa in Gqeberha on Sunday, all eyes are on potential changes to the playing XI, with leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi possibly making way if the team opts for only two spinners. India lead the four-match…
Abhishek Sharma leaves the field after being dismissed by South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee. (PTI Photo NEW DELHI: India opener Abhishek Sharma‘s recent form has come under scrutiny following another disappointing performance in the first T20I against South Africa in Durban. Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has voiced concerns over Sharma’s ultra-aggressive approach, suggesting it might be…
