Credit: X
After the first T20I got abandoned due to rain and losing the second match, Team India registered a decent target of 202 runs against South Africa with the series on the line. While Suryakumar Yadav smashed his record-tying fourth T20I century, Jitesh Sharma unfortunately hit the stumps with his foot on the penultimate delivery of the Indian innings.
ALSO WATCH: Keshav Maharaj dismisses Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma on back-to-back balls
In the do-or-die match, Team India opened the innings on a high note as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill began their innings at full throttle. However, South Africa skipper Aiden Markram's wise call of bringing spinner Keshav Maharaj in the third over proved fruitful as he picked up two wickets in back-to-back deliveries. Maharj dismissed Gill on 8 runs while Tilak Varma lost his wickets on a golden duck.
ALSO WATCH: Suryakumar Yadav's 100 vs South Africa; joins Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell in most T20I centuries
However, Yashsvi and skipper Suryakumar Yadav took control and combined for a 112-run partnership. However, an unfortunate incident occurred on the fifth ball of the last over, which forced Indian wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma to move back to the pavilion after playing just four balls. Jitesh went deep into the crease to loft, what looked like, the yorker, but hit the stumps with the back of his feet.
Watch the video here:
Suryakumar Yadav was the anchor of the Indian innings as he arrived after two quick wickets and stayed on the crease till the final over of the Indian innings. He smashed his fourth T20I century and equalled the likes of Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell as the joint-most T20I century scorers, achieving it in the fewest innings (57).
