India Crushes South Africa by 135 Runs in the 4th T20I: A Crushing Win

India scripted an epic performance at Johannesburg, thrashing South Africa by a phenomenal 135 runs in the 4th T20I. It was one of thosematches where the dominance was in batting and magical bowling thattook India to a decisive series win.

Out here, a batting masterclass was staged, for India played a game that quite literally convinced-a much-needed first win in South Africa.

For that, the innings of India was marked by a blazing innings from Tilak Varma of 120 runs in just 47 balls and the; Sanju Samson, unbeaten at 109 runs off 56 deliveries in demolishing the bowling of South Africacompletely, while allowing India to post an intimidating total of 283/1. After this performance, all they could do was reel under, after witnessing India's depth in batting and strategic aggression.

South Africa's Struggle

South Africa were forced to chase 284, but they were struggling fromthe start. Arshdeep Singh's early strikes left the hosts tottering at 10/4. However, Tristan Stubbs (43) and Marco Jansen (29*) offered someresistance to fold for 148 in just 18.2 overs. Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel took two wickets apiece for India as they consolidate their hold on the game.

Key Takeaways

Player of the Match and Series: Tilak Varma- who consistently battedwell and played decisive tons.
Game-changer: Varun Chakravarthy, whose canny changes of pacewere troubling the batsmen all through.
Problems faced by South Africa: The team did not have the big bowlers like Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi, so an inexperienced attack failed to hold back India.
This win is one of the biggest India ever has in history of T20Is and marks preparation to hostthe 2026 T20 World Cup. South Africa will have to