IND vs SA 4th T20I: Electric Dinesh Karthik, Avesh Khan star in India’s series-level win over South Africa. Cricket News – Times of India

Rajkot: India got off to a good start after getting up late in this T20I series against South Africa.
Continuing his resurgence from Vizag, where they beat the visitors by 48 runs, a relentless, ruthless India, cheered by over 28,000 fervent fans at the SCA Stadium here on Friday, beat South Africa by 82 runs in the fourth T20I. Gave. After the series is down 0-2. India’s comeback has made them strong contenders for a final game win in Bangalore on Sunday and a series win against an increasingly vulnerable South Africa.
ride on Dinesh KarthikA magical 55 (27b; 9×4, 2×6) and Hardik Pandya’s 46 (31b; 3×4, 3×6), the hosts posted a score of 169/6, a total that seemed impossible when the hosts were at 56/3 after the first 10 overs. were fighting. Then, tossing the ball dangerously, the seamer Avesh Khan. Spell made. In just 16.5 overs. This is SA’s lowest score in T20Is.
It was a spectacular comeback for 25-year-old Avesh, who said he would dedicate the performance to his father Aashiq Khan on his birthday.

To add insult to injury for SA, Captain Temba Bavuma Retired after suffering an elbow injury, did not return to bat after being hurt. Now he seems to be in doubt for the series decider.

Continuing his story, the inspirational comeback that began when he showed blazing form as a disastrous finisher for RCB in the IPL, Karthik went on to produce another masterpiece that would surely be the culmination of the T20 World Cup. There is enough evidence to warrant a plane ticket to Australia.

Showing that age is just a number, the 37-year-old took India into a total that initially seemed impossible for the hosts on a wicket that was not the typical Rajkot ‘road’, with the ball catching on the surface And after a short, there was a strange jump, just before the start of the game, there was a heavy shower.

Started walking when India slipped to 81/4 with their captain in the 13th over Rishabh Pant (17) After failing for the fourth time in the series, Karthik, who scored his maiden T20I half-century, put on 65 runs in just 33 balls for the fourth wicket in partnership with Hardik Pandya (46; 31b, 3×4, 3×6). Changed the color of the game.

Launching a blistering attack on the shocked South African bowlers, the pair helped India post 73 runs in the last five overs as Pandya also posted his career-best T20I score. It was an attack that left the Proteas, looking to wrap up the series here, Shell shocked!
Karthik is not someone who bowls the ball like big hitters like West Indies or Tim David or Liam Livingstone. Using angles cleverly, he can be equally lethal, sweeping, cutting and karting Proteas bowlers in all corners of the field, highlighting his strokeplay.