IND vs SA Highlights, 2nd T20I: South Africa beat India by 5 wickets
IND vs SA Highlights: South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets to take 1-0 lead
India suffered an early setback when Marco Jansen dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal on the third ball of the match. South Africa had won the toss and elected to bowl. Jaiswal was chosen over Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was unable to play due to illness. In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj leads the pace attack, supported by Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar.
Unfortunately, the first match of the series was washed out due to heavy rain in Durban on Sunday. The weather forecast predicts rain for today's match as well. Despite the challenging conditions, Suryakumar Yadav and his team will be determined to replicate their outstanding performance in the T20Is against Australia.
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IND vs SA Highlights: South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets to take 1-0 lead
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa wins
Stubbs is on strike now. He attempts a reverse sweep, but unfortunately, it results in a top edge and dribbles away for a four. Jadeja delivers a short ball, and Phehlukwayo seizes the opportunity to launch it over the leg side fence for a magnificent six, ultimately securing the victory for his team.
IND 180/7 (19.3)
RSA 154/5 (13.5)
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 108/3 in 9 overs
Kuldeep delivers a full-length ball, and Klaasen effortlessly launches it over deep mid-wicket for a magnificent six.
Next, Hendricks faces a full delivery on the off-side, attempting to smash it over the infield. Unfortunately, he hits it straight into the hands of SKY at extra cover.
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 87/1 in 7 overs
Jadeja begins with a wide delivery on the leg side. He follows it up with a straighter one. Markram gets an inside edge, and the ball races past the wicketkeeper for a boundary.
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 56/1 in 4 overs
Markram effortlessly guides the ball towards the mid-wicket fence. FOUR! Mukesh, now delivering a full-length ball, faces the wrath of Markram's powerful stroke as it soars over mid-on for yet another four. Not content with his previous shots, Markram showcases his prowess once more, crashing a length ball through the covers with sheer precision.
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 43/1 in 3 overs
Hendricks skillfully pushes the ball towards the leg side. Breeztke, recognizing an opportunity, calls for a double and swiftly starts running. However, Hendricks' running technique falters, resulting in him being caught far away from the crease.
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 38/0 in 2 overs
Arshdeep delivers a ball on the pads, which Breetzke elegantly flicks away for the first six runs of the innings. Once again, the ball lands on the pads, and Hendricks skillfully clips it off, resulting in another boundary for South Africa.
A well-pitched length ball comes towards Hendricks, who swings his bat with immense power. The ball soars high into the sky, clearing the boundaries with absolute authority.
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 14/0 in 1 over
Breetzke and Hendricks commence the pursuit for South Africa. Siraj takes charge of the new ball for India and skillfully induces an outside edge from Hendricks on his very first delivery. The ball swiftly races away, resulting in a boundary.
Siraj, now delivering a fuller length, allows Hendricks to elegantly execute a cover drive. Another four runs are effortlessly added to the scoreboard!
IND vs SA Live Score: India 162/5 in 18 overs
Shamsi is entering his final over. He starts off with two dot balls, putting pressure on the batsman. However, on the third ball, a single is taken, and now Rinku is at the crease.
IND vs SA Live Score: India 125/4 in 14 overs
Suryakumar charges down the track but unfortunately gets caught at long off. It seems he didn't quite connect with the ball as expected.
IND vs SA Live Score: India 107/3 in 12 overs
Aiden Markram takes charge of the attack. The first three balls yield four runs. Rinku, determined to execute another reverse sweep, is left flummoxed as he fails to connect with the ball. It appears that he might be caught out, but he decides to challenge the decision by requesting a review.He survives
IND vs SA Live Score: India 59/3 in 6 overs
OUT! Tilak is caught at deep third. He attempted an uppercut but failed to generate sufficient power.
IND vs SA Live Score: India 40/2 in 4 overs
Full and Suryakumar elegantly drives the ball on the up, sending it past the fielder at extra cover for a boundary! Six! A truly classic Suryakumar shot. The bowler delivers a back-of-the-length ball, and Suryakumar skillfully scoops it over the fielder at fine leg.
IND vs SA Live Score: India 25/2 in 3 overs
Jansen delivers the ball on the pads, and Tilak effortlessly lifts it over square leg for a magnificent six! Continuing his momentum, Jansen bowls a poorly executed half-tracker outside off, and Tilak seizes the opportunity, smashing it over point for a boundary of four runs. Jansen aims for the pads again, providing a full-length delivery, and Tilak elegantly flicks it towards square leg, securing another four runs to conclude the over.
IND vs SA Live Score: India 6/2 in 2 overs
OUT! Gill is caught in front. The ball maintained its line, leaving Gill unable to keep up with its pace. Despite his attempt to review the decision, it proved futile.
IND vs SA Live Score: India 3/1 in 1 over
OUT! Jaiswal has been caught at point! The delivery was pitched at the back of the length, and Jaiswal aggressively struck it directly into the hands of the fielder.
IND vs SA Live Score: Teams
South Africa (Playing XI): Matthew Breetzke, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa opt to bowl
Aiden Markram: We are going to bowl first, been under the covers for most of the day, so I would assume it would move around a bit. Each game becomes important for us to fine tune things before the 2024 T20 WC, hopefully we can start well today. From my point of view it's about understanding if someone needs a rest. No debuts today.
SKY: Very happy to be here and happy to know there's some cricket around. We were confused what to do, but now we are very happy to bat first. It's an opportunity for everyone playing this game. World Cup is still 5-6 months away. Just enjoy yourself is the message to the team.
IND vs SA Live Score:
According to AccuWeather, there is approximately an 84% chance of rain during the day in Gqeberha, with cloud cover reaching 85%. However, the likelihood of rain decreases to about 6% during the night, with cloud cover at 73%.
IND vs SA Live Score: Rain threat looms large
The inaugural T20I clash between India and South Africa was unfortunately abandoned due to heavy rainfall in Durban on Sunday. Regrettably, the looming threat of rain persists for the second encounter in Gqeberha, as today's weather forecast predicts precipitation during the match.
IND vs SA Live Score: Squads
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira, Lizaad Williams, Beauram Hendricks
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