Virat Kohli and his men have have handed yet another defeat to the Proteas. This time it’s the shortest format of the game! After giving a thumping defeat to Proteas at their own home, India has started the T20 series on a winning note too.
The first T20 only came as an insult to the injuries of the hosts. Riding on a brilliant knock by in form Shikhar Dhawan. Shikhar Dhawan scored 72 from just 39 balls and that’s what took India to a handsome score of 203.
Besides Shikhar Dhawan no one could score big. After Dhawan it was Manish Pandey who top scored with an unbeaten knock of 29. Suresh Raina who made a comeback to the side after long time but he could only manage to score 15. The Indian Skipper, Virat Kohli scored 26 from 20 balls.
In the bowling department it was Bhuvneshwar who was the pick of the Indian bowlers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 5 wickets for just 24 runs from 4 overs. Jaydev Unadkat, Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up one wicket each.
Although the Proteas put up a tough fight but they fell short of 28 runs. For the hosts it was Hendricks who top scored with a knock of 70.
Brilliant fielding effort by Jasprit Bumrah
Bumrah is a fine bowler and one of the best death overs bowlers and we all agree to it. But today it was his acrobatic skills at display as he put in everything to take the catch of David Miller. Bumrah went flying lying a superman to take the catch as he was defending the ropes.
But unfortunately he has touched the ropes before he took the catch. Although he wasn’t in contact with the rope and the ball simultaneously but it was still a six. The rules had changed in October 2017. According to the new rules a fielder must be within boundary ropes before his first contact with the ball.
Here’s the video of a brilliant attempt:
https://twitter.com/AlauddinKhilj10/status/965244189112860672?
