Top 5 Indian performances against South Africa in T20Is 

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South Africa v India - Standard Bank Pro20 International

#2 Ravichandran Ashwin 3-22 at Mirpur, World T20 Semi-final 2014

India v South Africa - ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014

India have enjoyed the upper hand over South Africa in the World T20 over the years and it was exemplified in the semi-final of the World T20 semi-final at Mirpur back in April 2014. South Africa chose to bat first and were off to a good start despite losing the wicket of Quinton de Kock early on.

However, the introduction of Ashwin changed the game in the 6th over as he bowled what widely became known as the 'ball of the century' to dismiss Hashim Amla with the score 44 for 1 in 5 overs. He went round the wicket and slipped in the doosra. The ball spun a great deal and bowled Amla.

In the 14th over, he picked up the wicket of a well set Faf du Plessis just as he was threatening to break free and in his next over, he further dented South Africa's hopes by picking up the wicket of AB de Villiers.

In his 4 overs, he gave away only 22 runs and picked up the wickets of 3 of South Africa's best batsmen. Once they were looking good to get 200 plus but ended up getting 172. India won the game comfortably in the end, with 5 balls to spare.

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