India defeated South Africa by 135 runs in the fourth T20. With this the team won the four-match series 3-1. Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson from India scored centuries and took the score to 283 runs. In reply, Africa team was all out for 148 runs.
Top 12 moments of Johannesburg T20
1.Surya won the toss for the first time in the series
Indian captain Suryakumar won the toss and chose to bat.
Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bat first in Johannesburg. They won the toss for the first time in the series, but the team batted only in the fourth consecutive T20. Both South Africa and India did not make any changes in their playing-11.
2. Hendrix gave life to Abhishek
Reeza Hendrix dropped the catch of Abhishek on the score of zero.
Abhishek Sharma got a lease of life in the first over of the match. Here on the fourth ball of the over, Abhishek Sharma played a drive on a full length ball. The ball took the outer edge of the bat and reached the hands of Reeza Hendricks, who was at slip. He dropped a simple catch of Abhishek at the score of zero.
The last ball of this over hit Abhishek's helmet. Abhishek went to pull Yanson's short of length ball, but the ball hit his helmet. The physio came to the field and examined Abhishek.
3. Abhishek hit the ball outside the ground
Abhishek Sharma played an inning of 36 runs with the help of 4 sixes.
Abhishek Sharma hit the ball outside the ground on the first ball of the fifth over of the Indian innings. Here Abhishek came forward and played an inside out shot on the ball of Andile Simelane. The ball went out of the stadium over the cover boundary. In this over, Abhishek scored 24 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 1 four.
4. Injured Kootji left the field
Gerald Cootzie could not bowl a single ball in the last over of the powerplay due to a hamstring injury in his leg.
Gerald Cootzie, who came to bowl the last over of the powerplay, could not bowl a single ball in the over due to hamstring in his leg. Cootzie suffered a muscle strain during the bowling run-up. Because of which he walked out of the field. Andile Simelane bowled the over in his place. Donovan Ferreira came to field in his place as a substitute.
5. Sanju's six fan felt
Sanju Samson hits a six towards deep midwicket. The ball hit the face of a female fan present in the stands.
Sanju Samson completed his fifty by hitting a six on the first ball of the 10th over. He hit sixes on the ball continuously to Tristan Stubbs. On the second ball of the over, he hit a six towards deep mid-wicket. The ball hit the face of a female fan sitting in the stadium. After this Sanju apologized to the fan from the crease itself. 21 runs came in this over. Sanju completed his half-century on 28 balls.
6. Simelane's bouncer hit Tilak's shoulder.
Simelane's ball hit Tilak Verma's shoulder.
The physio came to the field immediately after the ball was hit. He examined the tilak.
The fourth ball of the 11th over hit Tilak Verma's shoulder. Here Simelane bowled a bouncer ball, Tilak came forward and pulled. The ball hit his shoulder. After this he sat on the field, the physio came and examined him.
7. Tilak's six on reverse sweep
Tilak played reverse sweep on consecutive balls of Markram.
Markram spent 22 runs in the 14th over. In this over, Tilak Verma hit a hat-trick boundary on the last 3 balls against Markram. He hit a four on the fourth ball at deep square leg. After this he made two consecutive reverse sweeps. First, with a reverse sweep, he hit a six over third man, after which he hit a four in the same direction.
8. Yanson dropped the catch of Tilak on 95 runs.
Marco Janson dropped the catch of Tilak on 95 runs.
In the 18th over of the innings, Yanson dropped the catch of Tilak Verma at the point boundary. Here, on the first ball of Cootzi's over, Tilak played a shot at point. Yanson, standing at deep point, missed an easy chance. At this time Tilak was on 95 runs.
9. Bishnoi's juggling catch
Ravi Bishnoi took a brilliant catch and sent Captain Markram to the pavilion.
Aidan Markram was out on the last ball of the third over of the African innings. He was caught out by Arshdeep Singh on the score of 8 runs. Here Markram played an aerial shot on Arshdeep's ball. Coming under the ball, Ravi Bishnoi juggled and took a brilliant catch.
10. Miller hits a six of 110 meters
David Miller hit Varun's ball three times outside the stadium.
Proteas left hander David Miller hit 3 sixes off the ground off Varun Chakraborty. After this he got caught by Bishnoi in his own over. He also hit a 110-metre six over deep-midwicket on the last ball of the 12th over.
Miller hit the longest six of 110 meters in the series.
He hit a six of 104 meters on the second ball of the same over. Earlier, on the last ball of the 10th over, Miller hit a six of 109 meters between long on and deep-midwicket. He played an inning of 36 runs.
11. Bishnoi dropped the catch of Maharaj
The ball left Ravi Bishnoi's hand and hit his ear.
Leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi gave life to Keshav Maharaj in the 17th over. Keshav played an aerial shot on the third ball of Ramandeep's over, Ravi Bishnoi standing at deep midwicket came forward, but missed the catch. The ball hit his ear. Here the physio examined him.
12. Tilak's diving catch
Tilak took a brilliant catch by diving forward.
Tilak Verma took a brilliant catch at long off in the 18th over. Here on the first ball of the over, Keshav Maharaj tried to play a shot over cover, but the ball did not get the distance. Tilak Verma, running from long off, dived forward and took a brilliant catch.
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