India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

David Miller’s spectacular century ended up in a losing cause as South Africa got beaten in the second T20I by a 16-run margin in a high-scoring clash in Guwahati. The swashbuckling batter smashed his second century in T20 internationals while Quinton de Kock also scored 69 but it wasn’t enough to chase down the massive target of 238 set by the Indians. The third T20I is the dead rubber now that will take place on Tuesday, October 04, 2022, at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.

Speaking more about the rest-fest encounter, the hosts India batted first with KL Rahul and skipper Rohit Sharma sharing a 96-run opening stand. The former struck 57 off just 28 and looked at his best after recent criticism regarding the strike rate. The Man in Golden form Suryakumar Yadav played yet another destructive knock of 61 off just 22 which included five fours and as many maximums. Virat Kohli also remained not out on 49 to post a massive score of 237/3 for his side.

Miller’s onslaught and de Kock’s fifty went in vain as the visitors lost their first T20I series on Indian soil in four attempts. The Indore match will be the final time the Men in Blue will be in action before the T20 World Cup which is slated to begin next month in Australia. Ahead of the final clash, the home side has decided to rest batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul with Shreyas Iyer expected to slot in the playing XI. The tourists will look to avoid a clean sweep while India would hope to whitewash the Proteas and gain more confidence before the mega event.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 3^rd T20I between India and South Africa:

Head-to-Head: India and the Proteas have met each other in 22 T20Is so far with India winning on 13 occasions and South Africa on eight. One game between the two sides ended up with no result. In India, its even-stevens as both teams have won five games each out of the 11.

36 – Quinton de Kock (1964) is 36 runs away from reaching the landmark of 2000 T20I runs.

3 – David Miller (97) is three big hits away from completing 100 maximums in the shortest international format.

2 – Keshav Maharaj (198) requires two scalps to get to 200 wickets in international cricket.

66 – Rishabh Pant (934) requires 66 runs to complete 1000 runs in T20 internationals.

1 – Lungi Ngidi (49) requires one scalp to reach 50 wickets in T20Is.

1 – Aiden Markram (99) is one game away from appearing in 100 international matches.

7 – David Miller (193) also needs seven sixes to get to 200 maximums across formats.

63 – Reeza Hendricks (1937) is 63 runs away from completing 2000 runs in international cricket.

7 – Suryakumar Yadav (93) is seven fours away from reaching 100 fours in T20I matches.

4 – Rilee Rossouw (46) requires four fours to get to 50 fours in T20Is.