India Vs
South Africa 2018
Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes first Indian pacer to take five
wickets in all three formats.Led by Shikhar Dhawan’s blistering 72 Bhuvneswar
Kumar’s five wickets haul India outmuscled hosts to take a 1-0 lead in the
three match T20I series.
South Africa
opted to field first after winning the toss and debutant C J Dala got them off
to a great start taking Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina early.But Shikar Dhawan
and Kohli led India’s fightback with finishing touches provided by Hardick Pandiya.
The target
of 204 was going to be easy and Bhuvneshwar’s spell knocked the hosts out with
Reeza Hendrick’s 70 the sizable contribution.
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longer suited for finisher's role? Virender Sehwag expressed his thoughts on India's
T20I batting order
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coverage: India’s tour to South Africa
Kohli's men
will take on South Africa in a three-match T20I series starting Sunday,
February 18, at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. The Men in Blue will be high on
confidence as they had clinched an unprecedented 5-1 win in the ODI series in
the "Rainbow Nation".
Despite the
series win, there were concerns about a poor show from the middle-order
and both the captain and the coach acknowledged the situation after India
clinched the sixth and final ODI in Centurion on Friday, February 16.
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