India Star Jitesh Sharma Slams Powerful Shot vs South Africa In Last Over, Yet Falls To A Rare Dismissal Because...

The Indian cricket team batters came out all guns blazing in the third and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday. With South Africa winning the second T20I and the first T20I being washed away, the match was a do-or-die one for the Suryakumar Yadav-led side. And they played with an attacking intent.  Captain Suryakumar Yadav struck a magnificent 100 off just 56 balls as India posted 201 for 7. Suryakumar struck seven fours and eight sixes for his 100 -- his fourth T20I century -- after India were invited to bat first.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made 60 off 41 balls. For South Africa, spinner Keshav Maharaj and pacer Lizaad Williams took two wickets apiece while Tabraiz Shamsi got one.The match also witnessed a strange incident in the last over. On the penultimate ball of the innings, India's Jitesh Sharma hit a boundary off Lizaad Williams but, however, to everyone's surprise was given out as he had stepped on to the stumps to be hit wickets.

Meanwhile, India's explosive batter Suryakumar Yadav has extended his lead at the summit of the ICC T20I batter rankings following his quick-fire half-century against South Africa in the second T20I clash.

The right-handed batter smashed 56 in just 36 balls in a losing cause as the 'Men in Blue' fell short in the exciting clash in Gqeberha on Tuesday.

According to the latest rankings released by ICC on Wednesday, the attacking batter gained a total of 10 rating points which has further increased his lead as the No.1 ranked batter in the shortest format of cricket.

His latest exploits took his total to 865 rating points, which takes him way ahead of his nearest rivals in Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (787 rating points) and South Africa's Aiden Markram (758).

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