Centurion, 14 November (Hindustan Reporter). The Indian team defeated South Africa by 11 runs in the third T20 match played in Centurion. The hero of victory in this match was young batsman Tilak Verma, who batted brilliantly and scored his first century in T-20. Tilak came to bat at number three in the match and played an unbeaten inning of 107 runs in 56 balls. Why Tilak came to bat at number 3 was revealed by captain Suryakumar Yadav after the match.
In both the earlier matches, captain Suryakumar Yadav had come to bat at number 3, but in Centurion he gave a chance to Tilak Verma to bat. After the match, Surya explained the reason behind this. Talking about Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav said that he came to my room. He told me to give me a chance at number 3, I want to perform well. I said go and express yourself. Tilak did the same in the competition. I am very happy for him and his family. He said that we played the same brand of cricket that we talked about in the team meeting. We have been asking the players to do what they do for the franchise, what they do in the nets. I am very happy with the way things are going.
In the third match of the four T-20 series played last night, the Indian team defeated South Africa by 11 runs. Batting first, the Indian team scored a huge score of 219 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. In reply, the South African team could score only 208 runs after losing 7 wickets. With this victory, the Indian team has taken a 2-1 lead in the series. The final match of the series between the two teams will be played on November 15.
