New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- India won the Twenty20 series from South Africa 3-1 after taking the last match by a comfortable 30 runs on Friday.

Second fifties in the five-match series by Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya powered India to 231-5. South Africa's chase shrivelled from 120-1 to a flattering 201-8.

Jasprit Bumrah triggered South Africa's collapse when he caught and bowled Quinton de Kock on 65 off a yorker and finished with an outstanding 2-17 from four overs.

Leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy was plundered for 23 runs in one over by de Kock and Dewald Brevis but had the last laugh with 4-53.

India earned an eighth consecutive T20 series triumph since December 2023. It hosts New Zealand in January for one last T20 series before co-hosti...