The 14th over of the second innings ended up being costly, with Klaasen scoring 23 runs off it.
During the 3rd T20I between South Africa and India, Suryakumar Yadav dropped an easy catch of Heinrich Klaasen in the second innings.
In the 14th over of the second innings , Heinrich Klaasen unleashed his power by hitting three sixes in a row off the first three balls from Varun Chakravarthy, all of which were short-pitched. The first six went over mid-wicket, the second was an even bigger shot that hit the roof in the same area, and the third flew over long-on.
On the 4th ball, a delivery outside off-stump, Klaasen hit it straight to cover where Suryakumar Yadav was positioned, but he dropped an easy catch.
Suryakumar Yadav moved to his right too soon, misjudged the ball’s trajectory, and ended up spilling a straightforward catch.
On the 5th ball of the over, another short-pitched delivery outside off, Klaasen lifts it over covers for a boundary. The strategy was to bowl short and wide to him, but despite being hit for three consecutive sixes, Klaasen mistimed the next shot straight to Suryakumar Yadav at covers.
Unfortunately, Suryakumar moved too early, misjudged the catch, and dropped it. The over ended up being costly, with Klaasen scoring 23 runs off it.
India, batting first, posted an impressive score of 219-6 in their 20 overs, with Abhishek Sharma contributing a quick 50 off 25 balls and Tilak Varma scoring a brilliant century.
South Africa seemed to be struggling during the chase, but a late charge from Heinrich Klaasen, who scored 41 off 22 balls, and Marco Jansen, who hit 54 off just 17 balls, brought them within reach. Ultimately, they fell short by 11 runs.
Arshdeep Singh was the standout bowler for India, taking 3 wickets, helping India lead the four-match series 2-1.
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