The Proteas were bowled out for 87, crashing to defeat against India in the fourth T20I with the hosts leveling the five-match series at 2-2. Photo: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP
Proteas humiliated in 4th India T20 after batting implodes
The Proteas were bowled out for 87, crashing to defeat against India in the fourth T20I with the hosts leveling the five-match series at 2-2.
The Proteas were bowled out for 87, crashing to defeat against India in the fourth T20I with the hosts leveling the five-match series at 2-2. Photo: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP
The Proteas were bowled out for just 87, crashing to a humiliating 82-run defeat against India in the fourth T20I in Rajkot with the hosts leveling the five-match series at 2-2.
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Chasing a target of 170, the Proteas’ batting line-up capitulated in the face of some excellent bowling with India seamer Avesh Khan picking up career-best figures of 4-18 in four overs.
The Proteas run-chase just never got going with only three batters reaching double-figures, Rassie van der Dussen top-scoring with 20 while opener Quinton de Kock hit 14 and debutant Marco Jansen 12.
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The home side’s bowlers were on top from the onset and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2-21 in four overs) and Axar Patel (1-19) contributed in the wickets column.
Earlier, India’s batting innings had a slow start but eventually they made their way to a total of 169/6 in 20 overs.
The hosts had initially limped to 57-3 in the first 10 overs after Proteas captain Temba Bavuma had won the toss and elected to field.
Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik combined for a partnership of 65 off just 33 balls as India went to total that would prove to be enough on a two-paced pitch.
Pandya struck 46 off 31 balls while Karthik hit 55 off 27 deliveries as the Proteas conceded a staggering 73 in the last five overs of the innings.
India have now won the last two matches to level the series at 2-2 with the decider set to be played in Bangalore on Sunday, 19 June.
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