The Indian team leveled the series 1-1 by defeating South Africa (SA vs IND) by a huge margin of 106 runs in the third and final T20 International match on Thursday. In the match played in Johannesburg, India batted first and scored 201 runs losing seven wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the Proteas team collapsed for 95 runs in 13.5 overs.
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The hero of the Indian team’s victory was captain Suryakumar Yadav, who scored the fourth century of his T20 International career. Indeed, Suryakumar Yadav’s style changes completely as soon as he enters the T20 format. When Surya came to bat, the Indian team was struggling, losing two wickets for 29 runs. From here the right-handed batsman adopted his unique style and scored a century in just 55 balls with the help of seven fours and eight sixes.
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Suryakumar Yadav has achieved a very special achievement by scoring a century in SA vs IND match. Surya became the second Indian player after Rohit Sharma to score a T20 International century as captain. Rohit Sharma scored two T20 International centuries while being the captain.
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Rohit Sharma, popularly known as Hitman, played an inning of 118 runs against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. Rohit Sharma had scored 118 runs in just 43 balls with the help of 12 fours and 10 sixes. In the match played on 22 December 2017, India batted first and scored a huge score of 260 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the Sri Lankan team was all out after scoring 172 runs in 17.2 overs and India won the match by a huge margin of 88 runs.
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After this, Rohit Sharma scored his second T20 International century as captain against West Indies in Lucknow in 2018. In the match played at Ekana Stadium on 6 November 2018, India batted first and scored 195 runs losing 2 wickets in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma scored unbeaten 111 runs in 61 balls with the help of 8 fours and seven sixes. In reply, the Caribbean team could score 124 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. In this way India won the match by a margin of 71 runs.
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Captain who scored century for India in T20 International cricket
118 – Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka, Indore, 2017
111* – Rohit Sharma vs West Indies, Lucknow, 2018
100 – Suryakumar Yadav vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2023