3rd T20I: India eye series win over South Africa as Rohit, Virat resume battle to be leading run-getter in T20Is

Kohli, in Mohali, had surpassed Rohit to claim top spot in the list of leading run-getters in T20Is.

Leading the three-match T20I series 1-0, India will take on South Africa in the final game of the series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

While the series opener in Dharamsala was a washout without a ball being bowled, the hosts defeated the Quinton de Kock-led side by seven wickets, chasing 150-run target, on the back of Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 72 at the Punjab Cricket Association-IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Kohli, who brought up his 22^nd T20I fifty, also went past his deputy Rohit Sharma to become the leading run-getter in T20Is.

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The Indian skipper now has 2441 runs in 71 T20Is (66 innings) while Rohit has 2434 runs in 97 T20Is (89 innings) in the shortest format of the game.

However, Rohit, who holds the record of most number of T20I sixes (109), will have a chance to reclaim the top spot.

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Kohli, meanwhile, will also have an opportunity to make sure he retains the pole position as the two resume battle for the leading run-getters in Twenty20 internationals.

While Rohit could only score 12 runs in the second T20I of the series, Shikhar Dhawan scored 40 in the second T20I. Rohit’s lack of runs in the previous game though won’t be a worry for India.

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The hometeam, who registered their maiden T20I win over the Proteas at home after winning the second match, will now be keen to win the third and final match of the series and complete their first series win over the visitors on the home soil in the Twenty20 internationals.

While a lot is expected out of the final limited-overs of the series before the two teams kick off the three-match Test series, starting October 2, all eyes will be on weather as there are chances of rain and thunderstorm in Bengaluru on Sunday.

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