BENGALURU: The mid-night daylight offered any desire for a potential challenge among India and South Africa in the decider however it ended up being feign and rave as downpour cleaned out the fifth and last challenge of the T20 series here on Sunday.
South Africa's substitute captain Keshav Maharaj welcomed the host group to bat. Similarly as the players took position on the field, the skies opened with three minutes to go for the game to begin. The weighty showers went on for about 30 minutes however the SubAir framework at the arena guaranteed a 7.50 pm start with the decrease of one over on one or the other side.
With a limit swarm in participation, Ishan Kishan guaranteed a few firecrackers in the opening over when he struck successive maximums off Maharaj, both dispatched through midwicket. In any case, two speedy wickets of Kishan (15) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (10) and India were battling at 28/2 in 3.2 overs.
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Captain Rishabh Pant had confronted only one conveyance when a consistent shower brought back the covers at 8. 06 pm. With the downpour giving no indication of yielding, the match was at long last canceled at 9.35 pm, subsequently guaranteeing South Africa keep up with their series of wins in India. The Proteas haven't lost a white ball series in India starting around 2011.
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The groups split the series with the guests winning the initial two matches and Indian getting back in the game to take the following two.
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