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The fifth and final T20I between India and South Africa at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru was abandoned due to rain. With that, the series remains level 2-2 and will be shared by both teams.
“Really proud. The body feels good, but I don’t want to talk too much about it. I just want to focus on coming back stronger physically and with my bowling. Most of the time I play two up and two out. the end,” Bhuvneshwar said after the game was abandoned.
“As a senior, I also think about how to help the youngsters. I was lucky that the captain gave me a free hand to do whatever I wanted. Pretty blessed that way,” he said. -he adds.
For his impressive bowling performance against South Africa, @BhuviOfficial wins the Payer of the Series award. 👏👏… https://t.co/YAq3QmYnQg
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1655657761000
Bhuvneshwar scalped 6 wickets in the series, including four in the second game T20I. He was also named Player of the Series.
Before the action was interrupted by rain, India were 28/2 in 3.3 overs, with Shreyas Iyer (0*) and Rishabh pants (1*).
Challenged first by South Africa, India got off to a bad start. In the first four overs, Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad were back in the hut after scoring 15 and 10 runs respectively. Protea melon Lungi Ngidi gave a big blow to the Men in Blue by eliminating the two openers under the power play.
Notably, in Game 4 of the series, India beat Proteas by 82 points to tie the series. Batted first, India posted 169/6 in their 20 overs, largely thanks to the efforts of Dinesh Karthik (55) and vice-captain Hardik Pandya (46). In response, SA was packed for just 87. Avesh Khan was the star of Men in Blue with the ball, taking 4/18.
India will now face Ireland for a two-game T20I series on June 26-28 in Dublin.
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