Cape Town: India ended the South Africa tour by winning the seven-run victory in the deciding third match at Newlands. With this win, India clinched the T20 series 2-1.
While skipper Virat Kohli remained absent from the match due to stiff back, Suresh Raina scored 43 off 27 balls as the visitors settled for 172 for seven. Put to bat first, Shikhar Dhawan scored 47 off 40 balls and put on board 65 runs for the second wicket.
Though South Africa skipper JP Duminy (55) and debutant Christiaan Jonker (49) put up a fight, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2-24 as the hosts were bundled up for 165.
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