Twitter Reactions: India manage to clinch a thriller in Cape Town to win series 2-1

There was appreciation for Suresh Raina for his brilliant performance. On the other hand, Miller was trolled for his poor batting in the powerplay overs.

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The decider in Cape Town turned out to be a spectacular affair the match went down till the last over as both the teams put in everything to seal the series. It was a complete effort from the Men in Blue first with the bat and then with the ball that helped India win the series 2-1. Indian skipper Virat Kohli had to miss out due to a stiff back and Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy role.

Being asked to bat first, Rohit continued to struggle against Junior Dala as he got out to him yet again. Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina combined for a 65-run partnership for the second wicket. Raina looked good before he got out failing to clear the boundary.

Dhawan who began slow started to accelerate but couldn’t prolong his stay at the crease. The likes of Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni as well failed to get the big shots going. Dinesh Karthik scored three boundaries before getting out. India managed to post a total of 172/7 on the board. Junior Dala was the pick amongst the Proteas bowlers with three wickets. Chris Morris also got a couple of wickers while Tabraiz Shamsi got the all-important wicket of Suresh Raina.

South Africa had a patchy start. The openers began really slowly as the Proteas only scored 25 runs in the first powerplay. While both openers were dismissed, JP Duminy again stepped up with the bat. Heinrich Klaasen failed to replicate his performance from the last game.

For a long period in the game, it seemed as if the Proteas were well off the target. However, some splendid hitting by Christiaan Jonker, in the end, brought them really close to the equation. Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was given the responsibility to defend 19 in the last over managed to keep his nerves.

Twitter was all excited for the last game of the tour as they witnessed India win the T20I series as well. There was appreciation for Suresh Raina for his brilliant performance. On the other hand, Miller was trolled for his poor batting in the powerplay overs.

Here is how Twitterati reacted during the course of the match:

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the electrifying game at Cape Town:-

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