India Dominate South Africa in Third T20I, Take Series Lead

Batting first during the third T20I of their tour of India, in sub-10 degrees Celcius temperatures in the Himalayan hillside on Sunday, it took South Africa 101 balls to hit their first six; Donovan Ferreira slog-swept Kuldeep Yadav for a massive hit over midwicket. In their run chase, built to be tricky against four quality fast bowlers on a Dharamshala pitch that had considerable seam movement, it took India just one. Abhishek Sharma’s flicked first-ball six off Lungi Ngidi over fine leg proved prophetic. India comfortably strolled to the 119-run target set by the visitors with 25 balls and seven wickets to spare to take a 2-1 series lead intoLucknowin this five-game series. With it, there was an emphatic response to lingering doubts raised by the way they were hammered in Mullanpur a few days prior.