Dinesh Karthik’s maiden half-century since his T20I debut in 2006 was a memorable moment as India thrashed South Africa by 82 runs in the fourth T20I and level the five-match series 2-2. The winners will be decided in the final T20I clash at Bangalore on Sunday.

The hosts were struggling at 81 for four before a 65-run stand between vice-captain Hardik Pandya (46 off 31) and Karthik (55 off 27) took India to a fighting 169 for six here on Friday. Thanks to the duo, India were able to amass 73 runs in the last five overs.