Rohit Sharma achieved a record that was impossible for the former captains of Team india, mahendra singh dhoni and Virat Kohli. It is known that Team india won the high-scoring second t20 against south africa by 16 runs on Sunday. With this, india won the series 2-0 with one more match remaining. But this is India's first t20 series against south africa on their soil.
From 2015 till now, the South African team has played the t20 series on indian soil four times. india lost the series for the first time. Team india, who could not win the t20 series against south africa under the captaincy of dhoni, kohli and pant, won the series under the leadership of Rohit. The South African team played the t20 series in india for the first time in 2015 under the captaincy of Duplessis. The indian team under the leadership of dhoni lost in the first T20I. In the second t20, india collapsed for 92 runs. The third t20 was cancelled due to rain. The series had to be lost. In 2019, the first match of the three t20 series was cancelled. In the second t20, kohli played the captain's innings and won. Captain de Kock scored an unbeaten half-century to win south africa in the third T20I. With this, the series is tied.
In june 2022, the South African team played five t20 series on indian soil. Under the captaincy of rishabh pant, the indian team levelled the series 2-2. After winning the t20 series against south africa recently, Rohit created a record as the captain who won the international t20 series against Sena (South Africa, england, New Zealand, Australia). The hit man became the first indian captain to score 500 runs in international T20s in a year. After the 2021 World Cup, under the captaincy of Rohit, the indian team won six bilateral t20 series. The indian team defeated england and west indies on their soil.
Batting first, Team india scored 237 runs for 3 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. suryakumar yadav (61 off 22 balls with 5 fours, and 5 sixes) was the limit. , 43 with six) played a crucial inning. Among the South African bowlers, Keshav Maharaj was the only one who took two wickets.
They competed and ran too much. After that, south africa made 221 runs for 3 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. David Miller (8 fours in 47 balls, 106 not out with 7 sixes) burst with an unbeaten century. quinton de kock (3 fours in 48 balls, 69 not out with 4 sixes) excelled with a half-century. The two added an unbeaten 174 for the fourth wicket. india was deprived of victory. Among the indian bowlers, Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets and conceded 62 runs. Akshar patel took a wicket. All but deepak chahar (0/24) ran freely. The third T20I will be held at the indoor venue on Tuesday.
