3. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar vs South Africa, 18 February 2018, Johannesburg

After losing the test series 2-1 the 'men in blue' bounced back. In the 1st match, of the 3-match t20 series, India scored a mammoth 203-5. South Africa started positively. However, they were humbled by the swing and pace of Bhuvi. He took the wickets of openers Smuts and Hendricks, followed by the wicket of JP Duminy. He took the wickets of Klaasen and Morris of successive deliveries and finished with figures of 4-0-24-5. He also became the second Indian player, after Yujvendra Chahal, to take a five-wicket haul in t20s and only Indian player to take a five-wicket haul in each of the three formats.
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