Skipper Quinton de Kock smashed an unbeaten 79 off 52 balls as South Africa comfortably beat India by nine wickets in third T20 International with series ending in a 1-1 draw. Batting first, India mand a below-par 134 for 9 on a batting-friendly Chinnaswamy track, with opener Shikhar Dhawan scoring 36 and next best score was Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jeja's 19 each. While Kagiso Raba took 3 for 39, it was left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks' 2 for 14 that tilted things for Proteas. While batting, y h such problems as target was achieved in 16.5 overs as De Kock and Reeza Hendricks (28) ded 76 for opening stand.

Brief Scores: India 134/9 (Shikhar Dhawan 36, Kagiso Raba 3/39, Beuran Hendricks 2/14). SA 140/1 in 16.5 overs(Quinton de Kock 79 off 52 balls).

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How Indian innings lost its plot?

India was stopped at 134 for nine by a disciplined South African attack, which snuffed out eight wickets for 71 runs after initially being at receiving end in third T20 International at M Chinnaswamy Stium in Bengaluru on Sunday. Batting first owing to Virat Kohli's bold decision on one of smallest grounds kwn to favour chasing teams, India was cruising at 54 for one after dominating first six Powerplay overs. departure of Shikhar Dhawan gave South Africans an opening, and y grabbed it with both hands. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, who improvised to scoop Dwaine Pretorius over fine leg boundary, threw away ir wickets within a of two balls, leaving India in trouble at 92 for five in 13th over. After Pant fell prey to left-arm spinner Fortuin's smart piece of bowling, Iyer stepped out only to be stumped down leg-side. At toss, Kohli contended that he doesn't want team to slip into a comfort zone. Batting first or second, he wants his team to be a master of all situations with little more than a year left for T20 World Cup.

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Shikhar Dhawan is India's top-scorer

Top-scorer Dhawan blazed away to a 25-ball 36 and got India off to a brisk start that yielded m 54 runs in first six overs at M Chinnaswamy Stium. Kagiso Raba was expensive but picked up three wickets, while re were two apiece for Bjorn Fortuin (2/19 in 3 overs) and Beuran Hendricks (2/14), who choked run-flow after whirlwind start. Such was ir dominance that India batsman save Dhawan crossed 20-run mark.

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