India defeated South Africa by 30 runs in the fifth and final T20I of the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The hosts clinched the series 3-1. Chasing 232 runs to win, the Proteas managed 201/8 in the allotted 20 overs. Quinton de Kock amassed 65 runs off 35 balls, laced with 9 fours and 3 sixes. Varun Chakravarthy took four wickets for the Men in Blue.

Earlier, Tilak Varma (73) and Hardik Pandya (63) took the team’s score to 231/5.

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