Suryakumar Yadav injured: India defeated South Africa by 106 runs in the third match of the T-20 series. Batting first, Team India scored 201 runs for 7 wickets on Friday at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. In reply, the host team was all out for 95 runs in 13.5 overs.
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Suryakumar Yadav, the player who scored a century in the match, got injured while fielding. At the same time, due to a technical glitch during bowling, India could not take DRS. Jitesh Sharma hit a four but the umpire gave him out as he got hit wicket.
Suryakumar twisted his ankle and had to be picked up and taken off the field.
Suryakumar Yadav got injured while fielding. On the third ball of the second over, South African batsman Reeza Hendricks played a shot in extra cover. Surya, who was fielding, stopped the ball from reaching the boundary, but while stopping the ball, he twisted his ankle. He is also having difficulty in walking.
When Surya looked badly injured, the team physio came and advised him to rest. Instead of bringing a stretcher, the team staff carried Surya themselves, because he was injured near the dugout. Ravindra Jadeja took the captaincy in place of Surya.
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India could not take DRS due to technical glitch
The Indian team could not take DRS due to a technical fault on the field. Ravindra Jadeja came to bowl in the 9th over of South Africa’s innings. David Miller was beaten on his length ball on the fourth ball of the over. The ball passed Miller’s bat and went straight into the hands of the wicketkeeper.
Jadeja appealed to the umpire for being caught behind, but his decision was not out.
Gill out due to not taking DRS
Indian batsman Shubman Gill was out due to not taking DRS.
Gill also talked to Yashasvi Jaiswal to get a review against the umpire’s decision, but Jaiswal was not sure. For this reason, Gill did not take the review and returned to the pavilion.
Jitesh hit a four on the same ball and got hit wickets
Jitesh Sharma got hit wicket while trying to hit a four. The last over of India’s innings was bowled by South African pacer Lizaad Williams. On the fifth ball of the over, Jitesh went deep inside his crease to drive the ball. Jitesh managed to hit the ball and hit a four, but during this shot, the bails had already fallen off his heel. For this reason, the umpire declared him out.
