Delhi: Under the captaincy of star batsman Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team has won the five-match T20 series against South Africa. In the last match played in Ahmedabad, India defeated South Africa by 30 runs and won the series 3-1. With this, India also concluded the year 2025 in a grand style.

last match of the series

In the decisive match played in Ahmedabad, 32 year old all-rounder Hardik Pandya batted explosively and scored 63 runs in just 25 balls. On the basis of his stormy innings, India scored a strong score and kept the guests away from victory. Hardik was chosen player of the match for his excellent performance.

Varun Chakraborty became the hero of the series

The dominance of Indian bowlers was seen in the entire series. Especially the mysterious spinner Varun Chakraborty bowled brilliantly and took a total of 10 wickets. For his performance he was given the Player of the Series award. Varun’s deadly balls continuously troubled the South African batsmen.

Question on captain Suryakumar’s form

However, despite the series win, captain Suryakumar Yadav’s bat remained calm. He could score only 34 runs in four innings. He played innings of 12, 5, 12 and 5 runs respectively in this series. There was a lot of discussion and criticism regarding the poor form of the right-handed batsman.

Surya’s statement: confident of return

After the series win, Suryakumar spoke openly about his poor form. He said that batsman Suryakumar was lost somewhere in this series, but he will make a strong comeback soon. Praising the team’s performance, Surya said that the team played the kind of cricket that was planned to be played and the result is in front. He called it a good and challenging series.

Satisfaction as captain

Suryakumar said that as captain he is very happy with the entire series. The team performed well even under pressure and the players played with responsibility. He admitted that there was personal disappointment in batting, but the team’s victory is most important.