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In the 5th over of the Indian innings, Rituraj Gaikwad welcomed Enrique Norkia (Ruturaj Gaikwad) with two consecutive fours. Furious Norkia dropped the Indian batsman on the next ball
Rituraj Gaikwad (Ruturaj Gaikwad) He played a brilliant innings of 57 runs in the third T20 match against South Africa. Gaikwad adopted an aggressive attitude from the beginning. In the third match, he was seen playing fearlessly. Even Enrique Norcia tried to scare him with his ball, but this bet backfired. Even Narkia’s dangerous ball could not scare Gaikwad. After this ball of his, the Indian opener spit on him. It’s about the 5th over. Norkia were on the attack and Gaikwad was standing in front of them. On the first ball, the Indian batsman welcomed him with a four. Gaikwad hit another four on the next ball.
India also got the advantage on the bouncer
Everyone was shocked on the next ball of Norkia, which was stunned by two consecutive fours. Gaikwad bent his knees to avoid the bouncer, but he lost his balance and fell down badly. The ball almost touched the helmet of the Indian batsman and went out. However, this ball also reached the boundary and the third consecutive four was added to Gaikwad’s account.
What a ball #AnrichNortje #RuturajGaikwad pic.twitter.com/82Zdd3WCyx
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Gaikwad got ready again after investigation
After the third ball of the over, the physio examined Gaikwad and after that he again stood on his position and hit two more fours in the next two balls. Gaikwad had added a total of 20 runs from this over of Norkia. Gaikwad, who flopped badly in the last two matches, appeared in a different style in the third T20 match. Gaikwad had scored 23 runs in the first match of the series, while in the last match he could score only one run. In the third match, Gaikwad also scored the first international half-century of his career. This was his sixth match for Gaikwad, who made his debut last year. Gaikwad’s scintillating innings helped India keep their hopes alive in the series by winning the third match by 48 runs.
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