India’s second-highest wicket-taker in men’s T20 Internationals, seamer Arshdeep Singh, helped the Men in Blue upset South Africa by 11 runs in the third 20-over match of the series in Centurion.
The Men in Blue defeated South Africa by 11 runs in the third 20-over match of the series in Centurion, South Africa, and Seamer Arshdeep Singh became India’s second-highest wicket-taker in men’s Twenty20 Internationals.In T20Is, Arshdeep has taken 92 wickets in 59 innings at an average of 18.47 and an economy rate of 8.34. With four more wickets to go, the Indian bowler will surpass Yuzvendra Chahal as the country’s highest wicketer in the shortest format.
Arshdeep Singh passed Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to reach the milestone in the series’ third Twenty20 International.
In T20Is, Bumrah has taken 89 wickets in 69 innings at an economy rate of 6.27. At a 6.96 economy rate, Bhuvneshwar has taken 90 wickets in 86 innings.According to the match recap, South Africa chose to field after winning the toss.
Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma led India to 219/6 in the first inning with their stunning knocks. At bat, other Men in Blue batters fell short.Keshav Maharaj and Andile Simelane spearheaded the Proteas bowling attack, taking two wickets apiece throughout their respective spells.
Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen played a blitzkrieg knock during the run chase, which kept the Proteas in the match. However, India was the one that ultimately grinned thanks to Arshdeep’s assistance.Arshdeep took three vital wickets and conceded 37 runs in his four-over period, demonstrating his ability to perform both with the new ball and in the final overs. Varun Chakaravarthy’s four-over spell saw him take two wickets.
‘Player of the Match’ Tilak Varma won for his outstanding batting effort.
