Team India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav got involved in a heated chat with Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee during the 1st T20I at Kingsmead, Durban. The incident took place during the 15th over when SKY uncharacteristically looked disappointed with what was happening on the field. The face-off was a result of Jansen expressing displeasure after Sanju Samson walked on the pitch to collect a throw from the deep.
This led to verbal exchange between Samson and Jansen, forcing the Indian skipper to intervene. The animated reaction from both ends soon came to an end as umpires separated the players.
Coming to the match, India once again under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav registered an impressive victory. Put to bat first, India finished with 202 runs on the board for the loss of 8 wickets. Sanju Samson was at his absolute best again as he scored a sensational century.
It was Samson's consecutive ton and with this he became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in the format. Meanwhile, the spin duo of Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakaravarthy triggered the Proteas collapse with the ball and picked three wickets each to lead India to a 61-run win.
Talking after the match, Suryakumar Yadav said, "We have not changed our brand of cricket in the last 3-4 series, very happy with the win. The amount of hard work he (Sanju Samson) has done in the last 10 years, doing the boring work, he is eating the fruits of that. He was in the 90s but still he was looking for a boundary, playing for the team and shows the character of the man and that's what we look for."
"That was the plan, we were looking for the crucial wickets of Klaasen and Miller and the way they (spinners) delivered, it was incredible. As I said already at the toss and the PC, boys have made my job easier, I don't need to carry any baggage, the boys are enjoying themselves on and off the field, which makes my job easier. The brand of cricket we play, even though we lose a few wickets, we want to play without fear, it's a T20 game and if you can score 200 in 17 overs, why not," he added.
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