IND vs SA 2nd T20I: South Africa Clinch Thrilling 3-Wicket Win, Gqeberha, Level Series 1-1

IND vs SA 2nd T20I: South Africa defeated India by three wickets in the 2nd India vs South Africa T20I of the four-match series at the St George’s Park, Gqeberha on November 10 (Sunday). With the thrilling win, South Africa levelled the series 1-1. Despite Varun Chakaravarthy’s five-wicket haul in the second innings, the Proteas batter Tristan Stubbs, with help of Gerald Coetzee’s quickfire cameo, chased the target successfully with three wickets remaining in what was a closely-contested match.

After winning the toss, South Africa captain Aiden Markram opted to bowl first against Suryakumar Yadav & Co. India lost early wickets as they lost their top three for just 15 runs. Sanju Samson, after having registered two consecutive T20I centuries, fell for a three-ball duck. Abhishek Sharma continued his lean patch and got dismissed for four runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav too could not contribute as he fell for four runs.

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However, Tilak Varma and Axar Patel stitched together a crucial stand and denied South Africa any more wickets within the powerplay. But Aiden Markram broke through the crucial stand and got rid of Varma. Axar Patel fell not long after on 27 runs. 

Hardik Pandya’s 45-ball 39 runs knock took India’s total to 124-6 in 20 overs.

Stubbs-Coetzee Partnership Takes South Africa Over The Line

Chasing 125, South Africa got off to a decent start with some boundaries coming off opener Ryan Rickelton’s bat. However, Arshdeep Singh got India their first wicket, reducing SA to 22-1. However, it was Varun Chakaravarthy who delivered the crucial blows by removing Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller and reduced South Africa to 66-6 in 12.2 overs. Chakaravarthy claimed his maiden T20I five-wicket haul as he registered figures of 5-17 in 4 overs. 

However, Tristan Stubbs hung through till the end to ensure the Proteas got home without losing any more wickets. He made a 41-ball 47 runs knock. Gerald Coetzee also supported Stubbs with a crucial 9-ball 19 runs knock.