Published on: Oct 4, 2022 9:57 am IST|Updated on: Oct 4, 2022 9:57 am IST
KL Rahul IND vs SA: The Men in Blue registered a brilliant 16-run victory over South Africa in a massive run-fest 2nd T20I game on Sunday after their convincing 8-wicket win in the first T20I encounter. India have now secured an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match T20I series and the final T20I game will be taking place at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on 4 October, 2022. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will be playing their last international match on Tuesday before the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
One of the senior BCCI official has stated that both KL Rahul and Virat Kohli have been rested for the third and final India vs South Africa T20I encounter schedule to begin on Tuesday. Rahul was named the Player of the Match for his amazing innings of 57 runs off only 28 deliveries that consisted of 5 fours and 4 sixes during the second T20I win against South Africa. The right-handed opener has scored a total of 4 impressive half-centuries in his last 6 T20I innings. The Indian team management has decided to give both Rahul and Virat a couple of days off before the team takes the flight to Australia for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday.
“Yes, both Virat and Rahul have been rested from the final T20I,” said a BCCI official.
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