🏏SA vs India, 3rd T20I: At New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 🏏 - Page 33

Suryakumar Yadav, Player of the Match and Player of the Series: I am good. I am walking, so good. Always a good feeling. When it comes in a winning cause, it makes me happier. We wanted to play some fearless brand of cricket. The idea was to bat first, put some runs on the board and defend. The boys work day in and day out. Happy that they showed some character. He is never happy. He is always hungry. It is a nice self gift on his birthday. I mean it is important to know your game. I just go out there and enjoy myself. The balance is important.

Suryakumar Yadav, Player of the Match and Player of the Series: I am good. I am walking, so good. Always a good feeling. When it comes in a winning cause, it makes me happier. We wanted to play some fearless brand of cricket. The idea was to bat first, put some runs on the board and defend. The boys work day in and day out. Happy that they showed some character. He is never happy. He is always hungry. It is a nice self gift on his birthday. I mean it is important to know your game. I just go out there and enjoy myself. The balance is important.

India would be very happy with this massive win. SA won the toss and put India to bat. India wanted to bat first and made great use of the wicket. They tallied more than 200 and defended it with aplomb. The T20I series stays level at 1-1.

India would be very happy with this massive win. SA won the toss and put India to bat. India wanted to bat first and made great use of the wicket. They tallied more than 200 and defended it with aplomb. The T20I series stays level at 1-1. SA had their moments in the last game but just didn't come to party today. The Trophy is shared but more importantly great work out for the two teams to play such a competitive series ahead of the T20 WC, which isn't too far away.

SA had their moments in the last game but just didn't come to party today. The Trophy is shared but more importantly great work out for the two teams to play such a competitive series ahead of the T20 WC, which isn't too far away.

India would be very happy with this massive win. SA won the toss and put India to bat. India wanted to bat first and made great use of the wicket. They tallied more than 200 and defended it with aplomb. The T20I series stays level at 1-1. SA had their moments in the last game but just didn't come to party today. The Trophy is shared but more importantly great work out for the two teams to play such a competitive series ahead of the T20 WC, which isn't too far away. Surya's pristine form in this format, Jaiswal's rising stocks, Shamsi's control from the first game, Kuldeep's fifer in this game, Rinku's finishing prowess, Coetzee's three fer in the previous game. We had some good moments in this series after the first game was washed out. The T20s do come thick and fast and we have more to offer.

Highest defeat margins for SA in T20Is (by runs)

111 vs Australia, Durban, 2023

107 vs Australia, Johannesburg, 2023

106 vs India, Johannesburg, 2023

97 vs Australia, Cape Town, 2020

95 vs Pakistan, Centurion, 2023

Best bowling returns on Birthdays in Men’s T20Is

5/17 - Kuldeep Yadav (IND) vs SA, Johannesburg, 2023

4/9 - Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) vs IND, Colombo (RPS), 2021

4/21 - Imran Tahir (SA) vs NED, Chittagong, 2014

4/25 - Karthik Meiyappan (UAE) vs IRE, Dubai (ICCA), 2021

Three bowlers have bowled for India in T20Is on their birthdays. Before Kuldeep, Yuvraj Singh bagged 3/23 against Sri Lanka in Mohali in 2009 and Ravindra Jadeja returned 1/30 against West Indies in Hyderabad in 2020 - all left-arm spinners, born in December.

Five-fors for India in Men’s T20Is

6/7 - Deepak Chahar vs Bangladesh, Nagpur, 2019

6/25 - Yuzvendra Chahal vs England, Bengaluru, 2017

5/4 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Afghanistan, Dubai, 2022

5/17 - Kuldeep Yadav vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2023

5/24 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2018

5/24 - Kuldeep Yadav vs England, Manchester, 2018

Lowest all-out scores for South Africa in T20Is

89 vs AUS, Johannesburg, 2020

95 vs IND, Johannesburg, 2023

96 vs AUS, Cape Town, 2020

98 vs SL, Colombo (RPS), 2018

100 vs PAK, Centurion, 2013