Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has praised the bench strength of Indian team. Inzamam believes that, with the win in the 3rd T20I, the Indian team has gained momentum against South Africa.
He added that it would be tough for South Africa now to win the series. South Africa are currently leading the 5-match series 2-1. Inzamam appreciated the fact that Team India is performing well even in the absence of star players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.
On his Youtube channel, Inzamam said, “India are still alive in the series now. The pressure now on South Africa, because India will not lose so easily at home. The second-string squad should be appreciated because they are fighting back without Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, these are three important figures in the batting department.”
Inzamam-ul-Haq added: “If you play like how [Ishan] Kishan and [Ruturaj] Gaikwad did, the morale of the team goes up. This shows India’s depth. The second-string team are putting up a fight and it is great to see that. Dravid already has experience working with the U-19 team and he is applying the same here as well.”
India defeat South Africa at Visakhapatnam
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to field in the 3rd T20I. Indian openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan added 97 runs for the first wicket. Both of them smashed half-centuries. Hardik Pandya also played a quickfire knock of 31 runs off 21 balls. India ended up with a score of 179-5.
South Africa, in their run chase kept losing wickets at regular intervals. For India, Harshal Patel picked four wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal struck three wickets in his spell conceding just 20 runs. He got the “Player of the match” award for his performance. India comfortably won the match by 48 runs.
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