IND vs SA Man of the Series T20I 2022: Who won Man of the Series in India vs South Africa T20I series?

Dixit Bhargav | 19/06/2022
IND vs SA Man of the Series T20I 2022: Who won Man of the Series in India vs South Africa T20I series?

IND vs SA Man of the Series T20I 2022: The Indian new-ball bowler won his second Man of the Series award in T20Is.

The fifth T20I of South Africa’s tour of India 2022 in Bengaluru has been abandoned due to rain. While the weather was always expected to play spoilsport on Sunday, there were strong hopes of a rain-curtailed series-decider at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

With this iconic venue hosting a T20 after almost 33 months, T20-deprived fans of the city would’ve wanted to witness action lasting more than 21 balls tonight.

India, who were put in to bat first by South Africa stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj, had scored 28/2 in 3.3 overs before rain started to pour down over the Chinnaswamy Stadium forcing players to return to their respective dressing rooms.

In what was the second rain delay (match had already begun late by 50 minutes than original start time), it didn’t allow players to return to the ground as persistent rain played spoilsport. Readers must note that it is the second consecutive time when India and South Africa have shared a bilateral T20I trophy.

IND vs SA Man of the Series T20I 2022

With the series drawn 2-2, India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was awarded the ‘Man of the Series’ for being the second-highest wicket-taker in the series.

In four innings, Kumar had picked six wickets at an average of 14.16, an economy rate of 6.07 and a strike rate of 14 to win his second series award in T20Is. Although in South Africa four years ago, readers must note that Kumar’s maiden T20I series award had also come against the Proteas.

“Really proud. Body feels good but I don’t want to talk much about it. Just want to focus on getting stronger physically and with my bowling. Most of the times, I bowl two at the top and two at the end. Being a senior, I think about how to help the youngsters,” Kumar told Star Sports during the post-match presentation ceremony.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar India South Africa South Africa tour of India 2022

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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