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India versus South Africa 3rd T20I: South Africa leveled the series with a convincing 9 wicket win

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South Africa produced a dominating performance to level the T20I series with a convincing 9 wicket in the third and final match played at M Chinnamy Stadium, Bangalore on Sunday. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. Shikhar Dhawan made an aggressive start to the innings putting pressure on South African bowlers. Kagiso Rabada got the breakthrough dismissing Rohit Sharma cheaply for 9. Indian openers added 22 runs in 2.2 overs. Dhawan took the attack to South African bowlers. At the end of 6 overs, India were 54 for 1. As things were looking good for India, Shamsi got the breakthrough dismissing Dhawan for 36. Dhawan and Kohli added 41 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Virat Kohli struggled for timing and was dismissed for 9. Pant played a few lovely shots before playing another bad shot. The Indian batsmen struggled to score runs. From 63 for 2, India could only score 134 for 9 in 20 overs. Kagiso Rabada was impressive with figures of 3 for 39, Beuran H...