# For India
India would rue the fact that they missed a golden opportunity by not demolishing South Africa because their victory in the 3rd T20I has given them self-belief that if they can do the small things perfectly then they can definitely create some sort of havoc in the opposition team’s mind and in dressing team because after this T20I Series there is TEST Series of 3 Matches where the confidence of team rises after all the skipper of the 3 formats of team India is Virat Kohli only. Both the teams won 1 match each with the first T20I match washed out at Dharamsala. Virat Kohli once again proved to be pivotal to India’s batting line up where he played the role of anchor and once he was settled, he dismantled the opposition with his witty style of cricket which is sumptuous in this modern era of T20 cricket as he scored 81 runs in T20I Series. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma both these batsmen need to figure out who is going to be the aggressor and a team’s innings builder batsman as both the batsman failed to convert their starts into a half century. Shikhar Dhawan had a good outing in this T20I Series where he scored 76 runs and now it can be said that the right and left-handed combination works for Rohit Sharma as he doesn’t need to play attacking shots from ball 1. The buzz in this T20I Series was all about Rishabh Pant whether he can fulfill the expectations of team and selectors and fill the shoes of the legendary MS Dhoni as we all know that there is uncertainty regarding the future of MS Dhoni as a T20I wicket keeper batsman who now has taken an indefinite break but also made it clear that he is available for selection after the month of November and to make things more intricated and convoluted within a span of 1 year from November there is ICC T20 World Cup 2020 which is in Australia. Rishabh Pant has played T20I’s in Australia, New Zealand and West Indies but still he needs to figure out the shot selection technique otherwise his batting style and approach would be nothing but a piece of crap. Rishabh Pant failed miserably in both the innings and now there is a question mark regarding the career of Rishabh Pant as a batsman because in the middle order of India there are immensely experienced batsman who are waiting in the wings in the form of Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik who have the caliber to take out team from macabre and anxious situations. For Rishbah Pant the things have turned out to be ugly too quickly because just before this T20I Series he played an unbeaten match winning knock of 65 runs against the current T20 World Cup Champions West Indies team in August. In the spin department there are concerns regarding whether Ravindra Jadeja is a partnership breaking bowler or a bowler who is being used to get rid of overs in a prompt time. In the absence of the star studded bowling line up who were given a sabbatical as they had an exhausting cricket calendar year : Bhuveneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. The bowlers of team India displayed a decent performance. India has got quality bench strength which is invaluable. With the T20 World Cup being at the door steps away team India’s middle order looks fragile and from the last 3-4 years the onus is always on India’s top 3 batsman to deliver each and every time and if unfortunately India’s top 3 batsman are dismissed due to impeccable bowling and bowling friendly conditions then the other team members don’t form a partnership and stabilize the innings and India desperately need team work which should take the team out of the tricky situation and a recent example of such incident which took place was in the Semi Final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against the mighty New Zealand.
# For South Africa
South Africa in this T20I Series chose a new skipper in the form of Quinton De Kock who was exceptional throughout the T20I Series where he was marshalling his troops and he made sure that he is leading the team from the front and he made a statement to the cricketing world that he might not be a dashing and destructive batsman in this modern era but he has the skill of targeting the bowlers and finding the gaps which is a unique and marvelous characteristic as he amassed 131 runs. Temba Bavuma who is often referred to as a TEST match player got his chance in this T20I Series and his style of batting proved to be innocuous as he was keen on rotating the strike but at the same time his strike rate proved to be an issue for the team but as a debutant he showed great mental application as a result he scored 76 runs. As the bowling department of South Africa didn’t consisted of Dale Steyn and the veteran Imran Tahir as both the bowlers were given a break due to which there was a lot of pressure on Kagiso Rabada to lead the bowling attack and he did a reasonably good job as he was used in the middle overs and in death overs due to which the rhythm of the opponent team’s inning gets a bit shattered. Bjorn Fortuin had a dream T20I Series as he was a tyro bowler who had no experience of playing cricket in India as he took 3 wickets. The entire bowling unit of South Africa was juvenile but they displayed a lot of character as drawing a T20I Series against a puissant team does not happen overnight. The South African team still has a lot to ponder over their opening combination, captaincy, middle order and the availability of senior bowlers but currently the team has got a belief that they can outclass the opposition after all the game of cricket is being played on the field not on the paper.
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