South African skipper Faf du Plessis, who had been ruled out of the series, sent a message to pep his team.
Faf took it to micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote, “Great character shown by a young protea team.well batted @jpduminy21 and @Heini22 .enjoyed @JDala3 bowling aswell.bring on the series decider (sic.).”
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Earlier, after first One day International (ODI) between India and South Africa, du Plessis was ruled out from the series due to an injury in his fingers.
Faf had taken it to photo-sharing application, Instagram and wrote, “Thanx for all the kind messages.Not a result we wanted in the 1st game but a lot of cricket left in the series.Gutted to be out injured for the rest of the series with a fractured finger.looking forward to see some big performances from the men in green and gold.”
Meanwhile, South Africa had won three-match Test series against India by 2-1 and then lost six-match ODI series by 5-1.
South Africa kept the T20 series alive by winning the second T20 International match by six-wickets at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Wednesday.
After the win, Proteas team had levelled the series 1-1. The series decider would be played in Cape Town on Saturday.
