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‘Birthday boy cleaned them up’ – Fans celebrate India’s 106 run win over South Africa in final T20I

South Africa vs India 2023-2024

‘Birthday boy cleaned them up’ – Fans celebrate India’s 106 run win over South Africa in final T20I

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Kuldeep Yadav celebrated his 29th birthday in fine style as he picked 5/17 with the ball. The left-arm wrist spinner grabbed his 2nd fifer in T20I cricket for the national side. Team India won the game by 106 runs to go level with South Africa and take the share of the spoils.

Earlier in the day Suryakumar Yadav scored his 4th century in T20I cricket to help India score 201 runs. The Indian skipper had scored a terrific 56 in the 2nd game on Tuesday in Gqeberha which India lost by 5 wickets.

The focus now shifts to the three-match-ODI series which begins on Sunday. KL Rahul will be leading the Indian side as the first game will be played in Johannesburg. The game on Sunday is special as it will mark the annual pink day for cricket.

Kuldeep Yadav bamboozles South Africa to help India win

South Africa were beaten soundly thanks to birthday boy Kuldeep Yadav. Reeza Hendricks and Matthew Breetzke came out to bat in pursuit of the 202-run score set by India. The very first over of the chase set the tone for the evening as Mohammed Siraj bowled a maiden over. Mukesh Kumar then struck when he had Breetzke bowled out for 4 runs.

The day wasn’t over for Siraj as he swooped down on the ball to run out Hendricks for just 8. Aiden Markram and Klaasen tried to fight back but the Indian bowlers did not let the pair settle down. Klaasen was out-caught by Rinku Singh off Arshdeep while Jadeja got Markram out-caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal.

From here it was the Kuldeep Yadav show as Donovan Ferreira was bowled for 12. Keshav Maharaj also saw his stumps get disturbed when he was bowled by Kuldeep for 1. Andile Phelukwayo was out caught and bowled by Jadeja for just a single as the home team was in deep trouble.

Soon it was all over as Kuldeep Yadav ran through the bottom half of the South African team to claim a fifer. Suryakumar Yadav was given the Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards for his excellent with the bat.

Here’s how the fans reacted:

 

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