'Difficult for me to....,' India skipper Suryakumar on Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma's record-breaking innings

India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that the key to their series win against South Africa was adapting to the conditions. India won the four-match series 3-1 after beating South Africa in the final T20I on Friday (Nov 15). India posted a humongous total of 283/1 in 20 overs in the fourth game with both Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hitting unbeaten centuries.

“There’s no secret to adapting to the conditions. Our plans were very clear as soon as we landed in Durban. Though we were up 2-1 in the series, today we wanted to follow good habits and not worry about the result," Surya said at the post-match presentation.

“It happened naturally. It’s very difficult for me to choose one good knock from them, we spoke about that and they walked the talk," he added.

The Indian skipper also shared that the experience from their last tour also helped as they knew how the wicket was going to play.

“When we toured last year, we knew there was something in this wicket once the lights were on and the temperature dropped. It gives a big boost if you are winning any ICC tournament. It was difficult to sum up what went through our minds when we won there," Surya said.

“It is very challenging when we tour South Africa, this is a special win and will stay with me forever," he added.

“They (coaching staff) were sitting and enjoying the show, they spoke to the boys and said whatever you want, you do, we will sit and enjoy. Even today, they say if you want to bat first and put runs on the board, do it," concluded the skipper.

Chasing the total, South Africa could never get going and managed only 148 in reply and lost the match by 135 runs.