India vs South Africa: Former Cricketers Hail Young Team India’s Comeback Win Over South Africa

Facing a must-win situation after losing the first two games, a young Indian team, led by skipper Rishabh Pant, made a strong comeback.

In the third T20I, and defeated South Africa by 48 runs in Vishakhapatnam. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan scored fifties, before Hardik Pandya’s 31-run knock took India to 179 for five in 20 overs.

In reply, South Africa kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for a paltry total of 131. Harshal Patel registered his best international figures of 4 for 25 while Yuzvendra Chahal also bagged three wickets to cap off a dominant win.

Taking to Twitter, several former cricketers hailed the team for their gutsy performance against the Proteas.