Aiden Markram staged a brief resistance to steer South Africa away from another embarrassing batting record. Still, it did little to stop India from sealing a dominant seven-wicket win in the third T20I on Sunday.

Asked to bat first, South Africa slumped to 7 for 3 before recovering to 117 all out in their 20 overs. India chased down the modest target with ease, reaching 120 for 3 in 15.5 overs under the floodlights in Dharamsala to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

The visitors were in danger of dipping below their series-opening total of 74 — their lowest-ever score in T20 cricket — until captain Markram held the innings together. He struck two sixes and six fours in a 46-ball knock before edging Arshdeep Singh to the wicketkeeper. Arshdeep finished with impressive figures of 2

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