All-round India defeated South Africa by 30 runs in the fifth and final T20I to clinch the series 3-1 in Ahmedabad on Friday. After being invited to bat first, the hosts posted 231 for 5 in 20 overs, thanks to Tilak Varma (73 off 42) and Hardik Pandya (63 off 25). Hardik reached his fifty in just 16 balls, becoming the second-fastest Indian to achieve the milestone following Yuvraj Singh (12 balls). India were 115 for 3 at one stage before Hardik and Tilak stitched a solid fourth-wicket stand of 105 runs off 44 balls to propel the side to a massive total. In reply, Varun Chakravarthy picked up a four-wicket haul to help India register a series-clinching win, while Hardik also chipped in with a wicket from his three overs