IND vs SA: Top 5 Batters With Highest Individual Scores In India vs South Africa T20Is
Team India will host South Africa for a 5-match T20I series in preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 in October. After the completion of IPL 2022, India would be itching to try out the non-regular players who have performed well in the Indian Premier League over seasons.
Both these teams would be eyeing to win the T20 World Cup down under and in the absence of regular names like Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli in the Indian team, young and new names would have a chance to leave their mark against the Proteas.
Here are the top 5 batters with the highest individual scores in India vs South Africa T20Is.
#5. Colin Ingram (78)
In the only T20I match between India and South Africa in 2012, South Africa posted a mammoth total of 219/4 in 20 overs after being put in to bat first. Batting at number 3, the left-hander smacked 78 runs off 50 deliveries with 8 fours & 3 sixes, at a strike rate of 156.00. India were at 71/0 in 7.5 overs while chasing when rain interfered, and the Proteas won the match by 11 runs via D/L method.
#4. Quinton de Kock (79*)
South African wicket-keeper and explosive batter Quinton de Kock ranks next on this list with a score of 79*. After Team India were restricted to 134/9 in 20 overs after opting to bat first in the 3rd T20I at Bangalore in 2019, South African opener de Kock didn't give the hosts any chance, smacking an unbeaten 79 runs in 52 deliveries with 6 fours and 5 sixes, taking the team across the finish line with 19 deliveries and 9 wickets in hand.
#3. Manish Pandey (79*)
Indian middle-order batter Manish Pandey joined hands with MS Dhoni to put up a decent target for the South African team in the 2nd T20I in 2018 at Centurion. After team India lost 4 wickets in 11 overs for 90 runs, Pandey smacked 79 runs in 48 deliveries with 6 fours & 3 sixes and etched an unbeaten partnership of 98 runs in 56 deliveries for the 5th wicket to help India to 188/4 in 20 overs. However, the Proteas chased down the total in 18.4 overs and won the match by 6 wickets.
#2. Suresh Raina (101)
In the 5th match of T20 World Cup 2010, after being put in to bat first, Suresh Raina smacked 101 runs in 60 deliveries for Team India, smacking 9 fours & 5 sixes at a strike rate of 168.33. India posted 186/5 in 20 overs and went on to win the match by 14 runs.
#1. Rohit Sharma (106)
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Indian captain Rohit Sharma stands atop this list. In the 1st T20I match at Dharamsala, team India were put in to bat first, after which opener Rohit Sharma scored 106 runs in 66 deliveries with 12 fours & 5 sixes, taking India to a total of 199/5 in 20 overs. However, with fifties from AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, South Africa chased down the total with 2 deliveries remaining, winning the match by 7 wickets.