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India produced a brilliant performance to defeat South Africa in a dramatic men’s T20 World Cup final, ending a long 13-year wait for the cricket-obsessed nation since its last World Cup win.
It was played between South Africa and India. India won the toss and electing to bat first, they registered a score of 176/7. In the second innings, South Africa managed to post a score of 169/8 thus India claimed the victory by 7 runs to win their second T20 World Cup title. Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match for scoring 76 runs off 59 ...
India in their 2nd innings on back of second century for Rahane and a fighting 88 from captain Virat Kohli, declared at 267 to set South Africa a target of 481. However, a marathon blockathon from Hashim Amla , AB de Villiers , Faf du Plessis and Temba Bavuma could not help South Africa, as India won by 337 runs in the final session of the series.
The India cricket team toured South Africa in January and February 2018 [1] [2] to play three Tests, six One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [3] [4] In January 2017, Cricket South Africa (CSA) revealed that this tour would replace the scheduled visit by Sri Lanka due to costs and scheduling congestion. [5]
The tour began with the three-match ODI series, with South Africa winning the series 2–0. [a] Quinton de Kock, South Africa's wicket-keeper became the fifth player to score three centuries in consecutive innings of ODIs. South Africa won the Test series 1–0, the first Test ending in a draw.
South Africa won the second Test by seven wickets to level the series. [8] It was the first time that South Africa had beaten India in a Test match at the Wanderers Stadium. [9] South Africa won the third and final Test, also by seven wickets, to win the series 2–1. [10]
It was India's eleventh-consecutive series win at home, setting a new record for any team in Test cricket. [9] India won the final Test by an innings and 202 runs to win the series 3–0. [10] It was India's first whitewash in a bilateral Test series against South Africa. [11] South Africa lost the last two Tests by an innings.
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