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India Vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: Highlights: Quinton de Kock, bowlers shine as Proteas coast to a 9-wicket-win

India will be eyeing a series win over South Africa when they meet each other in the third T20I here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

India Vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: Highlights: Quinton de Kock, bowlers shine as Proteas coast to a 9-wicket-win

Bengaluru, Sep 22: Quinton de Kock led from the front and slammed an unbeaten 79 off 52 deliveries as a clinical South African side hammered India by nine wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday (September 22).

With this win, South Africa levelled the three-match series 1-1 and kept their record of not losing a T20I series against Men In Blue in the latter's backyard. Chasing a modest total of 135, South Africa didn't face much trouble and coasted home in 16.5 overs, with 19 balls to spare.

Reeza Hendricks (28) was the lone wicket the visitors lost but the talented Protea opener gave his team a solid start before getting dismissed by Hardik Pandya. He forged a partnership of 76 runs with skipper De Kock and paved way for an easy run chase.

Temba Bavuma remained unbeaten on 27 and hit the winning six for his team.

Earlier, Indian batsmen made a mess out of their performance and could post 134 for the loss of 9 wickets after skipper Virat Kohli opted to bat first. Shikhar Dhawan (36) was the top scorer for the hosts as no other batsman rose to the occasion. Credit also goes to South African bowlers who were disciplined right from the start. They picked up wickets at regular intervals and also kept the flow of runs in check.

Here's how the match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium panned out:

Sep 22, 2019, 10:38 pm IST

Quinton de Kock | South African captain | Player of the series: I think we kept it nice and simple with the bowl, hitting the good length. Beuran came in and bowled really well, he read the situation right tonight. We fixed one of two things quickly with the ball from the last game, for them to act to quickly was a positive for me. The intensity and the fielding parts are also things that really impressed me. As long as the boys are hungry, I am perfectly happy with that.

Sep 22, 2019, 10:38 pm IST

Virat Kohli | Indian captain: Exactly what we wanted to do. This is the template we want to follow before the World T20. We should be able to find the answers. South Africa bowled really well, the pitch suited them really well in the first innings. In T20 cricket chasing is relatively easier because in other formats you need to bat longer and string partnerships, here a decent partnership of 40-50 in no time can take the game away from you. We will try to get the squad composition right as soon as we can. At the moment the guys who have done well in domestic cricket are getting opportunities. It's not like we are playing random people. They have done well to be here and they are good enough. We will have odd games like thess as well, we have got to understand that this is a young side as well. I think we will have to give them a bit of time to come together. We batted till 9 tonight, so that's one area we are looking to strengthen and go into the big tournament with the best possible combination.

Sep 22, 2019, 10:26 pm IST

Beuran Hendricks | Player of the Match: It was one of those were things worked for me, so used my opportunity well. A lot of hard work put in behind the scene, so happy with that. Normally I don't look at the pitch while warming up. Consistency is the key.

Sep 22, 2019, 10:11 pm IST

No positives to take from this match from Men In Blue.

Sep 22, 2019, 10:04 pm IST

It's all over! South Africa crush India by 9 wickets and levelled the series 1-1. Quinton de Kock (79*) leads by example with the bat after bowlers restricted Indian batters to a paltry score.

Sep 22, 2019, 10:03 pm IST

Scores level

Sep 22, 2019, 10:01 pm IST

50-run partnership between De Kock and Bavuma. SA - 131/1 in 16 overs and they need 4 more runs to win.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:59 pm IST

Fewest innings to 1000 runs as Wicketkeeper (T20Is) 31 Brendon McCullum 37 Mohammad Shahzad/ Quinton de Kock * 38 Kumar Sangakkara 42 J Buttler

Sep 22, 2019, 9:42 pm IST

Fifty! Back-to-back fifties from Quinton de Kock. Captaincy is suiting him. This is his fourth T20I fifty and SA are cruising at the moment in the paltry run chase.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:38 pm IST

Wicket! Reeza Hendricks (28) departs as Virat Kohli ends his innings with a brilliant catch off Hardik Pandya. SA - 76/1 in 10.1 overs.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:33 pm IST

After 10 overs, SA reach 70/0

Sep 22, 2019, 9:29 pm IST

Proteas are 60/0 after 8 overs. Indians desperately need a wicket at the moment else this match will slip away from their grip.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:24 pm IST

50-partnership between QDK and Hendricks.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:21 pm IST

Four! Washington Sundar is brought into the attack after the powerplay and Hendricks pulls him towards mid-wicket boundary. He's looking in sublime touch now.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:18 pm IST

India lose their one and only DRS to review LBW appeal against R Hendricks. The ball was going way down the leg side and missing stumps. #DesperateReviewSystem from the Indian captain and the crowd begins chanting Dhoni Dhoni. SA - 43/0 after 6 overs.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:13 pm IST

15 runs conceded by Saini from his first over. SA - 34/0 after 5 overs. This is a brilliant start from the tourists in the run chase of 135.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:09 pm IST

SIX, 0, SIX!! Navdeep Saini comes into the attack and QDK flicks him over square leg for a couple of maximums.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:07 pm IST

Four! Reeza Hendricks gets a boundary on the final delivery of Deepak Chahar's over. SA - 19/0 after 4 overs.

Sep 22, 2019, 9:03 pm IST

6 runs conceded by Sundar from his second over and South Africa reach 13/0 in 3 overs. This is a cautious but fine start for the Proteas.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:59 pm IST

Brilliant start for Deepak Chahar with the new ball as he concedes just a single and kept asking tight questions to the batsmen. SA - 7/0 after 2 overs

Sep 22, 2019, 8:53 pm IST

6 runs came from the first over bowled by Washington Sundar. Quinton de Kock got a boundary in the first over, he's going to be crucial for the Proteas in this run chase.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:53 pm IST

6 runs came from the first over bowled by Washington Sundar. Quinton de Kock got a boundary in the first over, he's going to be crucial for the Proteas in this run chase.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:49 pm IST

Beuran Hendricks on his figures of 4-0-14-2: I was just keeping it simple. There was a bit in the wicket, so tried to make the most of it. There was a bit of swing in the air as well. Things just worked well for us. Guys stuck to it and brought it back nicely and this is a pretty good total to chase. I was a little bit off my game for a period, so I was working on my consistency.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:47 pm IST

Faf gives a thumbs up to the South African bowlers.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:41 pm IST

Not a brilliant batting effort from the Indians.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:40 pm IST

India's batting could be divided into two parts.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:38 pm IST

India finish their 20 overs at 134/9. South Africa bowlers have bowled magnificently tonight. Their batters need 135 to win this game.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:37 pm IST

Wicket! Hardik Pandya (14) hits it directly into David Miller's hands. Rabada gets another and India are 133/9 in 19.5 overs.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:36 pm IST

Out! Sundar is run out for 4 as he tries to sneak a quick single. Rabada's direct-hit ends his innings. India - 133/8 in 19.4 overs.

Sep 22, 2019, 8:32 pm IST

Wicket! Ravindra Jadeja top-edges Rabada and the bowler takes a skier off his own bowling. Good start to the final over for the Proteas. India - 127/7 in 19.1 overs

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Story first published: Sunday, September 22, 2019, 22:38 [IST]
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