In Pics: Dinesh Karthik, Avesh Khan shine as India beat South Africa by 82 runs to level series
Despite losing the toss for the fourth time in a row, India ended up on the winning side, meaning that the hosts levelled the five-match series 2-2, with Sunday's match at Bengaluru now a winner takes it all affair.
Dinesh Karthik brought out finishing fireworks at the back end of the innings to smack a career-best 55 off 27 balls as India posted a competitive 169 for 6 in 20 overs against South Africa at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. At 56/3 in ten overs, India stared at a low total. But Karthik opened up after taking some balls to get going and shared a 65-run stand off 33 balls with Hardik Pandya (46 off 31 balls) while hitting nine fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 203.7 to lift India to a respectable score.
Comeback - Dinesh Karthik
Yuzvendra Chahal's spell
The Harshal Patel factor
Pandya The Finisher
