India took a 2-1 lead in the four-match T20I series after defeating South Africa by 11 runs in Centurion. Johannesburg's Wanderers Stadium will host the series finale. Against the Proteas, Tilak Varma, a rookie batsman for the Mumbai Indians, scored his first international century. The Men in Blue scored 219 runs thanks to his outstanding innings. As India won the third Twenty20 International by a narrow margin of 11 runs, Arshdeep Singh emerged as the best bowler, taking three wickets. During the match, Arshdeep surpassed Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah to become India's top wicket-taker among fast bowlers.
With his current total of 92 wickets, he is only four wickets away from matching Yuzvendra Chahal, who holds the record for most wickets taken by an Indian in this format. Arshdeep's bowling antics would have been observed prior to the IPL 2025 auction, and he may have sparked a bidding battle.
It will be fascinating to watch if Punjab Kings reserve their RTM card to get his services once more, given they did not retain him. Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen, and Marco Jansen were all bowled out by Arshdeep, who maintained composure in the last over to help his nation clear the last obstacle.
India was given a scare by Jansen's late burst, as the lanky fast bowler hit the fastest T20I fifty against India. However, it was insufficient, and now Johannesburg is prepared for an exciting conclusion.
Arshdeep had earlier revealed he enjoys bowling with Bumrah. He "I have told this before as well: I have had a really good bowling partner in Jasprit Bhai. He has helped me enormously in taking wickets by creating pressure from the other end. Credit goes to him. And the main thing is how well I am able to adapt to the conditions and match situation is important. I look to attack the batters early, and in the death, I look to outsmart the batters and bring the game back towards us."
Leading wicket-takers for India in T20Is
Yuzvendra Chahal - 96
Arshdeep Singh - 92
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 90
Jasprit Bumrah – 89
Hardik Pandya - 88
