IND vs SA 2nd T20I Highlights: Stubbs-Coetzee Partnership Helps South Africa Beat India By 3 Wickets, Level Series 1-1
IND vs SA 2nd T20I Highlights: South Africa defeated India by 3 wickets in the 2nd IND vs SA match at Gqeberha to level the series 1-1.
Tristan Stubbs has been rightfully awarded with the Player of the Match prize for his well-composed 41-ball 47 runs knock.
That will be all from our side for today. Good night and join us back for the 3rd IND vs SA T20I, which will be played at Centurion on November 13.
What a thrilling contest at St George's Park, with South Africa holding their nerve to win a low-scoring nail-biter! Despite being in trouble at 86/7, Stubbs and Coetzee showed incredible composure to guide their team to victory.
Earlier, the Proteas did an excellent job with the ball, restricting India to a below-par total. In their chase, Ryan Rickelton hit a couple of boundaries but was caught in the deep off Arshdeep Singh. Varun Chakaravarthy entered the attack in the 5th over, dismissing Aiden Markram with a googly and removing Reeza Hendricks in his second over. Taking advantage of the turn on offer, he also sent back Marco Jansen, whose promotion to No. 5 didn’t pay off. Ravi Bishnoi kept up the pressure with tight bowling from the other end. The game-changing moment was Klaasen’s dismissal, once again orchestrated by Chakaravarthy. He followed it up with a googly to dismiss Miller on the very next ball, securing his maiden 5-wicket haul in T20Is with brilliant figures of 5/17.
However, Stubbs found strong support in Coetzee, who wasted no time getting off the mark, relieving the pressure on Stubbs. Together, they built on the momentum, adding 37 runs off 22 balls to secure the win with an over to spare.
South Africa have beaten India by 3 wickets! Series levelled.
Arshdeep Singh comes on to bowl the penultimate over and Stubbs hits him for two back-to-back boundaries. SA need 5 off 10 to win now.
18 overs are done and SA are 112-7 after 18 balls. Need 13 runs to win off 12 balls.
Gerald Coetzee is playing a lovely match-winning cameo here! He is playing on 18 off just 7 balls!
Arshdeep Singh returns and has been sent over the roof of the stadium by Gerald Coetzee. Stubbs follows it up with a boundary to make it 12 from the over. SA are 100-7 after 17 overs. Need 25 to win in 18 balls.
South Africa are 88-7 after 16 overs. Need 37 runs in 24 balls to win the match. They will be banking on Tristan Stubbs to take them home? Can he do it? Only time will tell.
Ravi Bishnoi strikes with a googly to bowl out Simelane! Another Proteas batter undone by the spin.
Hardik Pandya comes to bowl his 3rd over for the innings and goes for 9 runs. SA are 84-6 after 15 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls his third over for the day, 8 runs off the over. SA are 75-6 after 14 overs.
Chakaravarthy completes his spell. His figures read 4-0-17-5. TAKE A BOW! He has single-handedly turned the game around here.
DAVID MILLER GOES FOR A GOLDEN DUCK! It is a fifer for Varun Chakaravarthy! Chakaravarthy has shifted the momentum in India’s favor.
Heinrich Klaasen departs!! Varun Chakaravarthy dismisses Klaasen for the second consecutive time, with Klaasen slicing a full delivery to Rinku Singh for a catch. This marks the third time in six innings that Chakaravarthy has gotten the better of Klaasen.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls a wonderful 11th over. Gives away just 1 run!
Varun Chakaravarthy strikes again with a brilliant delivery! Marco Jansen's promotion to No. 5 backfires as he is bowled out. SA are 65-4 after 11 overs.
Axar Patel bowls his first over of the match. Goes for just 2 runs. SA are 57-3 after 10 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls the ninth over of the second innings and South Africa get 10 runs off it. SA are 55-4 after 9 overs.
South Africa are 45-3 after 8 overs.
Varun Chakaravarthy bags another wicket, bowls a brilliant delivery to dismiss Reeza Hendricks! After conceding a boundary on the previous ball, Chakaravarthy shortens his length and delivers a deceptive googly, which Hendricks misses. Reeza Hendricks departs after scoring 24(21).
Hardik Pandya comes back for his second over of the spell. South Africa are 38-2 after 7 overs.
Varun Chakaravarthy bowls Markram out with a googly in his first over, hitting the off-stump after Markram misses a wild slog. Markram, still affected by a previous blow to the helmet, departs for 3(8).
Hardik Pandya has been brought on to bowl his first over of the night. India get 9 runs off it. SA are 33-1 after 5 overs.
Just 2 runs off the 4th over and SA are 24-1 after 4 overs.
India strike and draw the first blood. And it is the Ryan Rickelton who departs. Arshdeep Singh gets Rickelton out with a slower ball, as Rickelton mistimes a heave and drags it to Rinku Singh for a catch. Rickelton departs after 13(11). SA are 22-1 after 3 overs.
Avesh Khan bowls the scond over for India. The Proteas get 9 runs off it. SA are 16-2 after 2 overs.
South Africa get a boundary from the opening over and take 7 runs in total from the Arshdeep over. SA are 7-0 after 1 over.
Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks are at the crease for South Africa and Arshdeep Singh bowls the first over for India.
South Africa delivered a strong bowling performance, restricting the T20 World Champions, India, to a modest total. Early wickets of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav left India struggling, and the middle order couldn't accelerate the innings. Tilak managed a run-a-ball 20, Axar played an aggressive knock but was run out, and Rinku Singh failed to contribute. Hardik Pandya provided some resistance towards the end, but India’s recovery was far from smooth.
Marco Jansen bowls the final over of the first innings and India finish with 124 runs in 20 overs. South Africa need 125 to win and level the series 1-1.
Coetzee bowls his last and team's penultimate over. India get just 3 runs off it. Brilliant from Gerald Coetzee. India are 118-6 after 19 overs.
Marco Jansen comes back to bowl the 18th over. Hardik Pandya smashs him for 14 runs in the over. India are 115-6 after 18 overs.
Gerald Coetzee comes back to bowl his third over of the match. Goes for 8 runs. India are 101-6 after 17 overs.
India are looking at a below-par score here as South Africa are completely on top. India are 93-6 after 16 overs.
Nqabayomzi Peter dismisses Rinku Singh, who mistimes a slogsweep, resulting in a top edge caught by Gerald Coetzee. Rinku Singh out after scoring 9(11). Arshdeep Singh is the new batter in. India are 87-6 after 15.2 overs.
Keshav Maharaj bowls his final over for the day. India are 86-5 after 15 overs.
Nqabayomzi has returned for his thrid over of the spell. He bowls a quiet over as India get only 4 runs. India are 80-5 after 14 overs.
Andile Simelane comes back into the attack and bowls the 13th over. India are 76-5 after 13.
Axar Patel Run Out!! India's troubles deepen as the set batter Axar departs. He was looking in fine form but got run out in a stroke of bad luck. Hardik Pandya drove it straight back, and Nqabayomzi Peter managed to get a hand on it, deflecting the ball. India are 70-5 after 12 overs. Rinku Singh is the new batter in.
Keshav Maharaj squeezes in a quick over and India get just 5 runs off it. India are 67-4 after 11 overs.
Nqabayomzi Peter is the new bowler in for South Africa in the match and bowls the 10th over. 10 runs of the 10th over and India are 62-4.
Hardik Pandya is the new batter in for India. Keshav Maharaj bowls his second over for the match and India get 7 runs off it. India are 52-4 after 9 overs.
Aiden Markram continues from the other end and gets a wicket but it must be credited to DAVID MILLER! Standing at cover, he grabbed a one-handed blinder to dismiss Tilak Varma for 20 runs. India are 45-4 after 8 overs.
Keshav Maharaj bowls the first over of spin in the match. Goes for 7 runs. India are 41-3 after 7 overs.
Andile Simelane comes back to bowl his second over for the day and Axar Patel smashes him for two boundaries in the over. India get 10 runs in the over.
Gerald Coetzee continues with his spell. Tilak Varma hits him for a six in the over and India get 9 runs from the over. India are 24-3 after 5 overs.
Simelane traps Suryakumar Yadav lbw with a full delivery on middle and leg. Yadav misses his shot, getting struck on the back foot, and the umpire raises the finger. After a brief chat with Tilak, SKY decides not to review. India lose their third wicket early, with South Africa firmly in control. Suryakumar Yadav goes after scoring 4(9). IND are 15-3 after 4 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav departs!
Pacer Andile Simelane comes into the attack!
Tilak Varma is the new batter in for India. Marco Jansen continues from the other end and goes for just 5 runs in the over. India are 11-2 after 3 overs.
Gerald Coetzee dismissed Abhishek Sharma with a short ball that resulted in a top-edge, caught safely by Marco Jansen at short fine leg. India are 6-2 after 2 overs.
2 wickets in 2 overs. Abhishek Sharma is the new batter to be dismissed. After dispatching Gerald Coetzee for a boundary off the first ball of the over, Sharma has been dismissed for four runs. Both of India’s openers are back in the hut.
Marco Jansen shatters Sanju Samson's stumps! Cleaned him up! After scoring consecutive centuries, Samson falls for a duck this time. Marco Jansen maintains a tight length around leg stump, and as Samson misjudges the line, he gets beaten, resulting in the leg stump being uprooted. An ideal start for the Proteas. Samson goes for 0(3).
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav is the new batter in. A wicket-maiden for Jansen. Wonderful start.
Samson goes!!! Three-ball duck!
Abhishek Sharma and the centurion from the previous match, Sanju Samson are out in the middle to open the batting for India as South Africa are set to go with Marco Jansen for the first over of the IND vs SA 2nd T20I.
Important to note for our readers, there's been a bit of weather around in Gqeberha and if the rain forecasts are anything to go by, it is likely that rain will interrupt today's match.
South Africa Playing 11: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter
India Playing 11: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan
Aiden Markram: We are going to bowl first again. With rain around, that's the obvious part. Hope the bowlers use the moisture. Kruger is out, Hendricks is in. We are not concerned about the outcome or result.
Suryakumar Yadav: We wanted to bat first and play same brand of cricket, happy with the things in the last match. You always learn something or the other in every game. We want to continue the good habits. No changes, playing with the same 11.
Suryakumar Yadav continues to be unlucky with the coin as he loses the toss again in the series.
South Africa have won the toss and have elected to bowl first.
Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markram have walked out for the toss and we will soon find out who will elect what after winning the toss.
Welcome to ABP Live's live coverage of the 2nd IND vs SA T20I. India won the first match of the four-match series by 61 runs and will look to make it 2-0. South Africa, on the other hand, will aim to tie the series in Gqeberha.
Background
IND vs SA 2nd T20I Highlights: Welcome to ABP Live’s live coverage of the India vs South Africa 2nd T20I of the four-match series. The second T20I will take place at St George's Park in Gqeberha. After winning the series-opener at Durban, India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will aim to strengthen the series lead whereas Aiden Markram-led South Africa, on the other hand, will aim to bounce back from the humiliating loss in the first match.
India followed the same script at Durban, securing a 61-run win in the first T20I, just as they did in the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa. Sanju Samson was the standout player in Durban as he became the first player in the history of Indian cricket to smack back-to-back centuries in T20Is. He followed his hundred against Bangladesh at Hyderabad with another in Durban.
Samson hit a century in Durban off just 47 balls and finished with a 50-ball 107 runs knock. He also set a new record for the fastest T20I century by an Indian against South Africa. With this, he surpassed captain Suryakumar Yadav, who had previously held the record with a 55-ball century.
With the ball, Indian spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi shone as they both claimed three wickets each. South Africa could only manage 141 runs before being bowled out by India in just 17.5 overs, losing by 61 runs.
India & South Africa Squads For 2nd T20I
South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram(c), Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter, Mihlali Mpongwana, Donovan Ferreira, Ottneil Baartman, Reeza Hendricks
India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Ramandeep Singh, Yash Dayal
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