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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I In Pics: Arshdeep Helps IND Avoid Jansen Scare To Take 2-1 Lead

Arshdeep Singh kept his calm and dismissed a marauding Marco Jansen in the final over to help India avoid a late scare and win the third T20I against South Africa by 11 runs. Jansen slammed 54 runs from just 17 balls to bring South Africa in the game but eventually India ended up on the winning side. Earlier, Tilark Varma's maiden T20I century had taken India to 219/6. Abhishek Sharma too had scored a fifty.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Tilak Varma
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Tilak Varma celebrates after scoring a century | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe

India's Tilak Varma celebrates after scoring a century during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Marco Jansen
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: South Africa's Marco Jansen celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Sanju Samson | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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South Africa's Marco Jansen, center without cap, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Sanju Samson during the T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Tilak Varma
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Tilak Varma plays a shot | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Abhishek Sharma
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Andile Simelane
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: South Africa's Andile Simelane bowls a delivery | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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South Africa's Andile Simelane bowls a delivery during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Tilak Varma
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Tilak Varma watches the ball after playing a shot | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Tilak Varma watches the ball after playing a shot during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Abhishek Sharma
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring fifty runs | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Keshav Maharaj
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: South Africa's Keshav Maharaj fields off his own bowling | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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South Africa's Keshav Maharaj fields off his own bowling during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Suryakumar Yadav
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's captain Suryakumar Yadav watches the ball after playing a shot | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's captain Suryakumar Yadav watches the ball after playing a shot during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: Indian cricket fans celebrates their team batsmen scoring runs | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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Indian cricket fans celebrates their team batsmen scoring runs during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Rinku Singh
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Rinku Singh is bowled out by South Africa's Andile Simelane | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Rinku Singh is bowled out by South Africa's Andile Simelane during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Tilak Varma
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Tilak Varma jumps in air as he celebrates after scoring a century | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Tilak Varma jumps in air as he celebrates after scoring a century during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Arshdeep Singh
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Arshdeep Singh, left, celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Ryan Rickelton | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Arshdeep Singh, left, celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Ryan Rickelton, second right, during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Axar Patel
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Axar Patel, left, reacts after an unsuccessful attempt to run-out South Africa's Reeza Hendricks | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Axar Patel, left, reacts after an unsuccessful attempt to run-out South Africa's Reeza Hendricks during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Varun Chakravarthy
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Varun Chakravarthy celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Reeza Hendricks | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Varun Chakravarthy celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Reeza Hendricks during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Axar Patel
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Axar Patel, center, and Sanju Samson, left, celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Tristan Stubbs | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Axar Patel, center, and Sanju Samson, left, celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Tristan Stubbs during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Ramandeep Singh
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Ramandeep Singh celebrates taking catch to dismiss South Africa's captain Aiden Markam | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Ramandeep Singh celebrates taking catch to dismiss South Africa's captain Aiden Markam during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Heinrich Klaasen
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Axar Patel
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Axar Patel, left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of South Africa's David Miller | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Axar Patel, left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of South Africa's David Miller during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Marco Jansen
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: South Africa's Marco Jansen bats | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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South Africa's Marco Jansen bats during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.

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India Vs South Africa 3rd T20I photos from centurion_Arshdeep Singh
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Arshdeep Singh, left, appeals successful LBW out of South Africa's Marco Jansen | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
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India's Arshdeep Singh, left, appeals successful LBW out of South Africa's Marco Jansen, right, during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa.