3rd T20i : Suryakumar's quick 56 balls 100 runs followed by Kuldeep's 5 for 17 runs led India to knees down South Africa by huge 106 runs

3rd Twenty20i match of five t20i match series played between South Africa vs India at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Putting into bat first by Africa, India with Yashasvi Jaiswal's 41 balls 60 runs and Suryakumar Yadav's wonderful 56 balls 100 runs set huge target of 202 runs for Africa to get.

Following huge target of 201 runs, South Africa team all out scoring just 95 runs in 13.5 overs and lost the match by huge margins of 106 runs. David Miller with 35 runs was top scorer for Africa. Kuldeep Yadav bowled well and took wickets of just 17 runs in his 2.5 overs. Suryakumar declared man of the match for his 100 runs. He also awarded player of the series as well. 3-match t20i series level 1-1.

Man of the match :- Suryakumar Yadav (Ind)

South Africa vs India 3rd t20i scorecard Toss : Africa won and field first Result : India won by 106 runs Man of The Match : Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) Series - 3-match t20i series level 1-1   India 1st Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Yashasvi Jaiswal c Hendricks b Shamsi 60 41 6 3 146.34   Shubman Gill lbw b Maharaj 8 6 2 0 133.33   Tilak Varma c Markram b Maharaj 0 1 0 0 0.00   Suryakumar Yadav (c) c Breetzke b Williams 100 56 7 8 178.57   Rinku Singh c sub (T Stubbs) b Burger 14 10 0 1 140.00   Jitesh Sharma (w) hit wicket b Williams 4 4 1 0 100.00   Ravindra Jadeja run out (Klaasen/Williams) 4 2 1 0 200.00   Arshdeep Singh not out 0 0 0 0 -   Mohammed Siraj not out 2 1 0 0 200.00   Kuldeep Yadav               Mukesh Kumar                               Extras (lb 4, nb 1, w 4) 9           Total (20.0 overs) 201/7 RR: 10.05   South Africa       BOWLER Over Mdn Runs Wkts NB WD Econ   Nandre Burger 4 0 39 1 0 1 9.75   Aiden Markram 1 0 15 0 0 1 15.00   Keshav Maharaj 4 0 26 2 0 0 6.50   Lizaad Williams 4 0 46 2 1 2 11.50   Andile Phehlukwayo 3 0 33 0 0 0 11.00   Tabraiz Shamsi 4 0 38 1 0 0 9.50   South Africa 2nd Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Reeza Hendricks run out (Mohammed Siraj) 8 13 1 0 61.53   Matthew Breetzke b Mukesh Kumar 4 3 1 0 133.33   Aiden Markram (c) c Jaiswal b Jadeja 25 14 3 2 178.57   Heinrich Klaasen (w) c Singh b Arshdeep Singh 5 5 1 0 100.00   David Miller b Kuldeep Yadav 35 25 2 2 140.00   Donovan Ferreira b Kuldeep Yadav 12 11 0 1 109.09   Andile Phehlukwayo c & b Jadeja 0 3 0 0 0.00   Keshav Maharaj b Kuldeep Yadav 1 3 0 0 33.33   Nandre Burger lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 1 3 0 0 33.33   Lizaad Williams lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 0 2 0 0 0.00   Tabraiz Shamsi not out 1 1 0 0 100.00                   Extras (lb 2, w 1) 3           Total (13.5 overs) 95 RR: 6.86   India       BOWLER Over Mdn Runs Wkts NB WD Econ   Mohammed Siraj 3 1 13 0 0 1 4.33   Mukesh Kumar 2 0 21 1 0 0 10.50   Arshdeep Singh 2 0 13 1 0 0 6.50   Ravindra Jadeja 3 0 25 2 0 0 8.33   Tilak Varma 1 0 4 0 0 0 4.00   Kuldeep Yadav 2.5 0 17 5 0 0 6.00