IND vs SA 2nd T20I: South Africa continued their dominance as they defeat India by 4 wickets in the 2nd T20I.
Heinrich Klaasen, who came in for Tristan Stubbs in this match, smacked his first half-century outside his country as he scored 81 runs off 45 deliveries with 7 fours & 5 sixes. Captain Temba Bavuma contributed with 35 runs off 30 deliveries with 4 fours & a six.
For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 4 wickets but the rest of the bowlers failed to capitalize on it. Yuzvendra Chahal & Harshal Patel also picked up 1 wicket each.
In the first innings, South African bowlers displayed an exceptional performance, restricting team India to 148/6 in 20 overs.
All the bowlers contributed with wickets as Anrich Nortje picked up two, while Kagiso Rabada, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius and Keshav Maharaj managed 1 wicket each.
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were the top scorers for the Indian team with 40(35) and 34(21) respectively. Dinesh Karthik played an unbeaten knock of 30 runs in 21 deliveries at the end.
Earlier, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss & opted to bowl first against India in the 2nd T20I. This match is being played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.
Brief Score:
- India - 148/6 (Shreyas - 40(35), Nortje - 2/36)
- South Africa - 149/6 in 18.1 overs (Klaasen - 81(45), Bhuvneshwar - 4/13)
