India vs South Africa 2nd T20I:
In the second T20I of the series, played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, South Africa emerged victorious over India by 51 runs, thus equalizing the five-match series at 1-1. The South African batsman Quinton de Kock was the hero of the match, as he was the one who scored a phenomenal 90 runs, and thus, being the anchor brought the team’s score to 213/4 at the end of the 20 overs. He received great support from David Miller and Donovan Ferreira who maintained the run rate during the last overs of the innings. When India went after 214, they had to face some early troubles as both the openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma were dismissed without scoring much. Gill did not score anything and was out in the very first over, while Sharma got caught out through a perfect outswinger by Marco Jansen in the next over. The captain Suryakumar Yadav also could not make an influential contribution as he got out of a delivery to de Kock after scoring only five. While Tilak Varma was the only one who could offer some resistance, the Indian middle and lower order soon collapsed to pressure. The team was ultimately all out for 162, which resulted in a decisive 51-run victory for South Africa. The outcome displayed the batting depth of South Africa and the weakness of the Indian top order. Now that the series is tied 1-1, both teams are going to get together for the third T20I. The match also proved Quinton de Kock’s worth to the team in both capacities, as the Indian bowlers were unable to protect the large total.
