Bengaluru, Jun 19: India and South Africa shared honours in the five-match T20I series after the last game here on Sunday was called off due to rain with only 3.3 overs of play possible. India and South Africa were on level terms at 2-2 after four matches.
After being put into bat, a steady downpour delayed the game by 50 minutes. It started raining just when the game was about to start.
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Play has heen officially called off.
The fifth & final @Paytm #INDvSA T20I has been abandoned due to rain. #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/tQWmfaK3SV
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 19, 2022
The curtailed match did start at 7:50PM but was called off after only 16 minutes of play in which India managed 28 runs for the loss of two wickets.
Lungi Ngidi got both the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad with a couple of slower deliveries.
Kishan hit two sixes off Kehsav Maharaj’s opening over but was undone by a loopy slower delivery from Ngidi as he committed to the shot early and played all over it.
Gaikwad also failed to pick up a slower delivery and was holed out at mid-on before the heavens opened up again to stop the series decider.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been adjudged as the Man of the Series.
”Really proud. Body feels good, but I don’t want to talk much about it. Just want to focus on getting stronger physically and with my bowling. Most of the times I bowl two at the top and two at the end. Being a senior, I think about how to help the youngsters”, Bhuvneshwar said at the post-match presentation.
(With Inputs From PTI)
