New Delhi: The last match of the three-match T20 series between India and South Africa (IND vs SA 3rd T20) was played in Indore on Tuesday. Where India had to face a crushing defeat. Although Team India has won this series 2-1, the experiment that India tried in the last match failed completely.
Actually, in the final match of the series, star batsman Virat Kohli and opener KL Rahul were rested. After which the team was going to try its bench strength in this match. At the same time, Team India had also tampered with the batting order in this match. As a result, India had to face defeat by 49 runs. In this match, South Africa, batting first in front of India, kept a huge score of 227 runs.
3RD T20I. South Africa Won by 49 Run(s) https://t.co/m8hIQQrQlT #INDvSA @mastercardindia
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 4, 2022
In this match, Rishabh Pant entered the field to open the innings with captain Rohit Sharma. While Shreyas Iyer came to bat at No. 3 and Dinesh Karthik at No. 4. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav, who is in excellent form at this time, came very late to bat. However, Rahul Dravid himself told that this was the last T20 match, so all the changes that could have been made was this opportunity. Because, many players had got very less chances, in such a situation it was very important to give them more chances.
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In this match, captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Though Pant got off to a good start, he too could not post a big score. While Dinesh Karthik played an innings of 46 runs, his innings also did not work for India. As a result, South Africa defeated Team India by 49 runs. At the same time, tampering with the batting order became very expensive for India. However, now the Indian team has to face Pakistan directly in the T20 World Cup.