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Hardik Pandya lit up the final India vs South Africa T20I in Ahmedabad with records and clean hitting, while India wrapped up the five-match series 3-1. A 30-run win at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday came through a massive total, backed by sharp spells from Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy.

Pandya's innings carried extra emotion as cameras caught flying kisses blown towards girlfriend Mahieka Sharma in the stands after the half-century. The all-rounder finished with 63 from 25 balls, striking five fours and five sixes, and helped power India well beyond 230 on a black-soil surface that encouraged stroke play.

India vs South Africa: Pandya enters 2,000-run T20I club

During this India vs South Africa clash, Pandya crossed 2,000 runs in T20 International cricket, becoming only the fifth Indian batter to reach the landmark. The elite list already featured Rohit Sharma with 4,231 runs, Virat Kohli with 4,188, Suryakumar Yadav with 2,788 and KL Rahul with 2,265 runs.

The India vs South Africa series decider also saw Pandya smash the second-fastest T20I fifty for India, reaching the mark in just 16 balls. The quickest remains Yuvraj Singh's famous 12-ball half-century against England at the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 in Durban, where Yuvraj struck six sixes in an over.

India vs South Africa: India post huge total with Varma partnership

The India vs South Africa contest swung India's way once Tilak Varma and Pandya built a 105-run stand for the fourth wicket. Varma scored 73 from 45 balls, while Pandya, listed with 63 off 38 deliveries in the scorecard, attacked from the outset and ensured the run rate stayed high through the middle overs.

Earlier in the India vs South Africa game, India's innings had some drama when umpire Rohan Pandit and a camera operator were hit accidentally at different moments. Sanju Samson, replacing injured opener Shubman Gill, struck a fluent 37, and Abhishek Sharma added 34 in a 63-run opening partnership that gave India a fast start despite Suryakumar Yadav falling for five.

India vs South Africa: Bumrah and Chakravarthy derail chase

Chasing 232 in this India vs South Africa match, South Africa looked comfortable at 118 for one after ten overs, with Quinton de Kock and Dewald Brevis scoring freely. Bumrah's introduction in the 11th over changed the mood, as a sharp return catch removed de Kock for 63 and opened the door for India.

From a strong 120 for one, South Africa crashed to 135 for five in the India vs South Africa chase, as Chakravarthy's variations brought figures of four for 53. Shivam Dube had earlier struck a four and a six in the last over to push India beyond 230, while South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch's 2 for 44 stood out in an otherwise expensive bowling card, completing a dominant home series win with agency inputs.