The last match of the T20 series between India and South Africa was played on November 15 (Friday) at the historic Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. In this match, the Indian team won by 135 runs. In the match, India had set a target of 284 runs for the African team but were restricted to 148 runs in 18.2 overs. With this victory, the Indian team under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav captured the four-match T20 series 3-1. Tilak Verma was adjudged ‘Man of the Match’ and ‘Player of the Series’.
This was South Africa’s biggest defeat in terms of runs in the T20 International. At the beginning of the year 2023, Australia had defeated them by 111 runs. On the other hand, this was the third biggest win in terms of runs for India in the T20 International. In the year 2023, India won against New Zealand in Ahmedabad T20 by 168 runs, which is their biggest win in this format. While India had won against Ireland by 143 runs in the year 2018 in Dublin.
𝙄𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙎!
Congratulations to #TeamIndia by winning the #SAvIND T20I Series 3⃣-1⃣ 👏👏
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-BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2024
South Africa’s biggest defeat in T20Is (in terms of runs)
135 runs against India, Durban 2024*
111 runs vs Australia, Durban 2023
107 runs vs Australia, Johannesburg 2020
106 runs vs India, Johannesburg 2023
In this match, the Indian team won the toss, batted first and scored 283 runs for one wicket. Tilak Verma played an unbeaten innings of 120 runs facing 47 balls, which included 10 sixes and 9 fours. While Sanju Samson contributed an unbeaten 109 runs. Sanju hit 9 sixes and 6 fours in his 56-ball innings. Abhishek Sharma also scored 36 runs off 18 balls with the help of four sixes and two fours.
Sanju is the first batsman in the world to do this.
This was the third century of Sanju Samson’s international T20 career. Sanju scored these three centuries this year. Sanju Samson has become the first batsman to score three centuries in T20 Internationals in a calendar year. Sanju scored 107 runs in the Durban T20 match against South Africa. He contributed 111 runs against Bangladesh in Hyderabad T20 last month. If seen, Sanju scored centuries in three of the last five T20 matches. He was sidelined in the remaining two games.
On the other hand, Tilak Verma played a hundred innings for the second consecutive match. Tilak is the second Indian batsman to score consecutive centuries in T20 Internationals. He equaled Sanju Samson in this matter. There was an unbeaten partnership of 210 runs for the second wicket between Sanju and Tilak Verma. This was the biggest partnership for any wicket for India in T20 International. This was also the biggest partnership for any wicket against South Africa in T20Is. If seen, this is the biggest partnership even for the second or lower wicket in T20 International.
If seen, for the first time in T20 International, India hit 23 sixes in an innings. Earlier, Indian batsmen had hit 22 sixes against Bangladesh in Hyderabad T20. Also, for the first time during a T20 match between two full member teams, as many sixes were hit in an innings. The Indian team scored 283 runs, which is their second highest score in T20 International. India scored their highest score (297) in the T20 International against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
Highest T20I score between two full member teams
297/6 India vs Bangladesh Hyderabad 2024
283/1 India vs South Africa Johannesburg 2024*
278/3 Afghanistan vs Ireland Dehradun 2019
267/3 England vs West Indies Taroba 2023
Centuries in two consecutive innings in T20Is
1. Gustave Macon (France)
2. Riley Rossow (South Africa)
3. Phil Salt (England)
4. Sanju Samson (India)
5. Tilak Verma (India)
Indian Team Game 11: Sanju Samson (Goalkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty.
South Africa’s eleven: Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Janssen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla.
