T20 World Cup: Top 5 players, who have performed brilliantly in India vs South Africa match

However, now we will talk about the top-5 players who have performed brilliantly in the matches played between South Africa and India in the T20 World Cup. Which players are included in this list, let’s have a look.

India won by RP Singh’s lethal bowling

In the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 match played in Durban, India defeated South Africa by 37 runs. Former Indian pacer RP Singh bowled tremendously in this match. He took 4 wickets while spending 13 runs in 4 overs, due to which the hosts could score only 116 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 9 wickets. Batting first, India scored 153 runs in the stipulated 20 overs due to the brilliant innings of Rohit Sharma (50 *) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (45). However, Hitman was adjudged man of the match for his excellent innings. He faced 40 balls in his innings.

South Africa won the match thanks to the brilliant innings of AB de Villiers

In the ICC T20 World Cup 2009 match played in Nottingham, South Africa defeated India by 12 runs. In this low scoring match, South Africa, batting first, scored 130 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which the blue jersey team could only score 118 runs for the loss of 8 wickets while playing the entire over. Veteran batsman AB de Villiers scored a brilliant half-century for the Proteas. He played an innings of 63 runs in 51 balls. For this he was awarded the Man of the Match award. De Villiers is considered one of the greatest players of South Africa.

South Africa got a big defeat due to Suresh Raina’s stormy century

In the ICC T20 World Cup 2010, India defeated South Africa by 14 runs in the match played at Gros Islet. In this match, Suresh Raina, the legendary batsman of the blue jersey team, scored a brilliant century. The left-handed batsman played a blistering innings of 101 runs in 60 balls, for which he was declared man of the match. Batting first, India had scored 186 runs for the loss of 5 wickets, in response to which South Africa could only manage 172 runs for the loss of 5 wickets while playing all the overs. This was the third match between the two teams in the history of T20 World Cup, in which India got a landslide victory.

Yuvraj Singh’s all-round performance gave India a great win

In the ICC T20 World Cup 2012 match played in Colombo, India defeated South Africa by 1 run. In this match, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh performed brilliantly and played an important role in the victory of his team. Yuvraj gave tremendous performance with bat and ball, where he scored 21 runs in 15 balls and took two wickets for 23 runs and helped the green jersey team to be bundled out for 151 runs in 19.5 overs. Earlier, batting first, India had scored 152 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. In such a situation, South Africa needed 153 runs to win this match, but they lost this match by 1 run. On the other hand, Yuvraj Singh was awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance.

Veteran batsman Virat Kohli’s innings gave Indian team a tremendous victory

India defeated South Africa by 6 wickets in the match played in Mirpur in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014, the biggest tournament of T20 cricket. Batting first, South Africa scored 172 runs for the loss of four wickets in the allotted 20 overs, in response to which the Indian team achieved the target in 19.1 overs with 5 balls to spare, thanks to the brilliant innings of Virat Kohli. . India scored 176 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. On behalf of the team with blue jersey, veteran batsman Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 72 runs in 44 balls, due to which India easily defeated South Africa. King Kohli was awarded the man of the match award for his performance. For your information, let us tell you that this match was the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2014.