Final T20 between India, South Africa called off due to wet outfield

The third and final Twenty20 match between India and South Africa at Kolkata city's Eden Gardens was abandoned due to a wet outfield without a ball being bowled. Heavy afternoon showers caused damage to the outfield before the scheduled start of play and despite a lengthy dry spell, conditions did not improve enough for the match to proceed. The match officials made three inspections before deciding no play was possible. South Africa had already bagged the series with victories in the first two matches. Indian cricket team director, Ravi Shastri said that the team would give a tough fight to the Proteas in the upcoming ODI series. Meanwhile, South African cricket coach, Russell Domingo lauded the team's performance in the T20 series, but admitted that India were not easy competitors.