India defeated South Africa by 11 runs in the third T20I to take 2-1 lead with one match left. Chasing 220 runs, the Proteas were restricted to 208/7 in 20 overs. Heinrich Klaasen scored 41 runs off 22 balls, including 4 sixes and 1 four, while Marco Jansen amassed 54 runs off 17 balls..However, his dismissal in the 20th over sealed the game in his team’s favour.

Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy bowled well for the Men in Blue.

Earlier, Tilak Varma’s maiden T20I hundred took India’s total to 219/6 in 20 overs. The southpaw amassed an unbeaten 107 runs off 56 balls. Abhishek Sharma managed 50 off 25. Andile Simelane and Keshav Maharaj took two wickets each.

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