India, South Africa share collection 2-2 after fifth T20I known as off in Bengaluru as a consequence of rain

India vs South Africa: Rain performed spoilsport within the T20I collection finale in Bengaluru as solely 3.3 overs had been potential after South Africa gained the toss and opted to bowl on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

India, South Africa share collection 2-2 after fifth T20I known as off as a consequence of rain (AP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSIndia had been 28/2 when rain stopped play in Bengaluru on SundayThe collection ended as a 2-2 tie after India’s fightbackIndia will subsequent play Ireland in a 2-match T20I collection

The 5-match T20I collection was arrange completely for a finale in Bengaluru on Sunday however rain performed spoilsport as the 2 groups shared the trophy after it ended at 2-2. The fifth and last T20I was known as off at 9:40 pm IST after simply 3.3 overs of play was potential.

Even as cricket followers on the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium waited with endurance within the stands, regular drizzle made it unimaginable for the match to renew on Sunday. The fifth T20I was interrupted by rain twice as the beginning of play was delayed by 50 minutes after a spell of bathe after South Africa gained the toss and opted to bowl.

Rain stops play in Bengaluru.

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3.3 overs had been bowled with Lungi Ngidi eliminating the 2 India openers, Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad, early after Keshav Maharaj, who stood in for an injured Temba Bavuma, opted to bowl. India’s stand-in captain Rishabh Pant had misplaced the toss in all 5 matches and he would have been disenchanted with a no consequence within the last T20I, particularly after getting back from 0-2 behind in his first stint as India captain.

India obtained off a blazing begin with Ishan Kishan hitting 2 huge sixes within the first over of the match bowled by left-arm spinner Maharaj. However, Lungi Ngidi obtained the massive wicket of the in-form opener for 15 (7 balls) with a slower supply to uproot the stumps.

Ngidi returned in his second over to take away Ruturaj Gaikwad who managed simply 10 off 12 balls with one other slower supply.

Captain Rishabh Pant had joined Shreyas Iyer within the center when rain interrupted play earlier than the match was known as off.

India went down 0-2 after shedding the primary and the second T20Is in New Delhi and Cuttack. However, Pant’s males bounced again, profitable comfortably in Visakhapatnam and Rajkot within the subsequent 2 matches.

India will subsequent face Ireland beneath Hardik Pandya’s captaincy in a 2-match T20I collection on June 26 and 28. Meanwhile, the Test workforce will play England in a one-off Test, which is a spillover from final 12 months’s incomplete Test collection, from July 1. Rohit Sharma will lead the Test workforce within the one-off Test earlier than which Team India will play Leicestershire from June 24.