Dharamshala: A near-perfect bowling performance, followed by Abhishek Sharma’s hurricane start, helped Team India overcome South Africa by 7 wickets at Dharamshala and take a 2-1 lead.

Suryakumar Yadav won rare back-to-back tosses and had no hesitation in asking South Africa to bat first. ADVERTISEMENT

Player-of-the-Match Arshdeep Singh, as he has done so many times, rocked the opposition with a first-over strike, trapping Reeza Hendricks leg-before wicket off his third delivery.

Harshit Rana made his presence felt too, sending back the dangerous Quinton de Kock in his first over and accounted for Dewald Brevis in his second as the ball moved around off the air and pitch.

At 7/3, South Africa were on the mat, and hardly recovered, despite skipper Aiden Markram’s fine 61. The Proteas w

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