Henrich klaasen

After David Miller: Tilak Varma made his promotion to number three count by hitting a terrific unbeaten 107 off 56 balls – his maiden century in T20Is – while Arshdeep Singh picked a crucial 3-37 as India held their nerve to beat South Africa by 11 runs in the third T20I at SuperSport Park and take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

Coming out to bat in the opening over on a two-paced wicket, Tilak took on the attack from the word go and upped the ante on meeting a favourable match-up to smash eight fours and seven sixes in his 107 not out as India made 219/6. It made Tilak the second youngest Indian batter and 12th overall from the country to score a hundred in men's T20Is.

In reply, South Africa were 142/5 but were kept alive by Henrich Klaasen’s 22-ball 41, where his takedown of Varun Chakaravarthy was a stand-out. After he fell in the 18th over, Marco Jansen took matters up by a notch to hit a 17-ball 54, including 26 runs off the 19th over by Hardik Pandya, and then took a six off Arshdeep's final over. But Arshdeep had him out quickly in the final over to seal the deal in India’s favour.