SA beat IND – Deepak Chahar in Tears: Deepak Chahar played knock of his life against South Africa in 3rd ODI. But he fell short just by a whisker & was left literally in tears as India lost the match by four runs. A valiant batting show from Chahar, which had the bowling all-rounder hit 54 off 34 deliveries to shift the momentum in India’s favour – but got out in 48th Over – Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
SA beat IND: Deepak Chahar & fiancee in tears after his ‘valiant knock’ goes in vain, check out
Deepak Chahar in Tears: After Chahar got out, India just required 8 runs to win. But the Indian innings folded up as Jasprit Bumrah (12) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2) could not get the required runs.
Deepak Chahar was captured by camera in tears & hiding his face. A visibly disheartened Chahar was spotted in tears after the result, which in all likelihood could have gone India’s way if he could have stayed on the wicket.
Not only Chahar, but also his fiancee who till that point of time was seen applauding his batting exploits was left in tears with India’s defeat.
A four-run defeat was the end result, as South Africa completed a series sweep in the 50-over contest.
Playing his first match of the tour, Chahar notched his second ODI fifty and hit five fours and 2 maximums en route to the landmark. But his knock came to an end after he sliced a catch to cover off Ngidi as the contest titled heavily in favour of the Proteas.
The 29-year-old had previously shown a glimpse of his batting prowess against Sri Lanka, scoring a match-winning 69 from 82 deliveries in Colombo last year.
Skipper KL Rahul also lavished praise about Chahar and his presence at the crease. “Deepak gave us a real chance of winning the game. Quite an exciting game, just disappointed we ended up on the losing side. We gave ourselves a real chance, something we can learn from and get better,” said the Indian captain in the post-match presentation.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan (61) and Virat Kohli (65) kept India in the game with a second-wicket stand of 98. Dhawan fell to Andile Phelukwayo, which was followed by Rishabh Pant’s departure for a golden duck. Kohli was steadily moving towards his much-awaited 71st international ton but was caught at cover off left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj.
Things got a bit tricky for India after the experienced pair’s exit, and an inexperienced middle-order was put to the test again. Suryakumar Yadav hit 39 off 32 balls but his dismissal exposed the Indian tail, which was unable to withstand the pressure. Shreyas Iyer also failed to get going, perishing after scoring a 34-ball 26.
For South Africa, Quinton de Kock, who handed over the white ball captaincy last March to Temba Bavuma, made 124 off 130 balls , making batting look easy on the Newlands wicket. The left-handed batter was named player of the match and player of the series.
Who is Deepak Chahar’s Fiancee Jaya Bhardwaj?
Jaya Bhardwaj is Splitsvilla winner Siddharth Bhardwaj’s sister. Jaya is the younger sister of Siddharth Bhardwaj, a model and VJ who shot to fame after winning Season 2 of MTV reality show Splitsvilla.
Siddharth Bhardwaj, 34, has also been a contestant on Big Boss and Box Cricket League, a cricket competition for celebrities.
Jaya Bhardwaj reportedly works for a corporate firm in Delhi.
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