South Africa vs India 2018, 3rd T20I: Things which went right for the visitors

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#3 Indian bowlers striking at regular intervals

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Other than Axar Patel, who was brought in as a replacement for Yuzvendra Chahal, all the Indian bowlers were among the wickets and kept South Africa's batsmen under check.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was at his imperious best as the format shifted to 20 overs and finished with career-best figures of 5/24 from his four overs at the Wanderers was once again the pick of the Indian bowlers taking 2 for 24 in his four overs.

Jasprit Bumrah, Suresh Raina, Shardul Thakur were a bit expensive but they claimed one wicket each.

Although Hardik Pandya claimed just one wicket, he played a crucial role in the middle overs to keep South African batsmen under check as he gave away just 22 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 5.5.

"Yes, I really enjoyed this tour. I was very happy with my preparation. First of all thanks to IPL, it has made an Indian bowler a thinking bowler. It is important not to give too many runs in the first six overs. I always try to keep it simple. I hardly get these kind of wickets in India and I enjoyed this," said Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Man of the Series.

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