Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma smashed scintillating centuries as India thumped South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg on Friday to claim the four-match Twenty20 International series 3-1 and inflict a heaviest ever defeat in the format on their hosts.

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Gerald Coetzee was supposed to bowl the last over of the powerplay but he pulled up just before completing his run up first ball. Coetzee then walks off and Lutho Sipamla bowls the sixth over. Abhishek managed to carve the fourth ball between extra cover and point for four.

Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma smashed scintillating centuries as India thumped South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg on Friday to claim the four-match Twenty20 International series 3-1 and inflict a heaviest ever defeat in the format on their hosts.

Unbeaten centuries by Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson blitzed India to a 283-1 total against South Africa and a massive Twenty20 win on Friday. The pressure in the chase was too much for South Africa, which was all out for 148 with 10 balls left.

A visibly gutted Aiden Markram says that this is a hard loss to take. "Quite hard to be honest. Completely outplayed in all three aspects of the game. Have to give them credit, bat and ball they put us under pressure and it was tough for us to come back.