India vs South Africa Highlights, 2nd T20: IND vs SA, South African opener Reeza Hendricks slammed some beautiful sixes as the Proteas defeated India by 5 wickets in a rain disrupted match. The South African batting order dominated from the first bowl with India making some comeback in the middle orders, but finally Andile Phehlukwayo slammed the winning six.
The rains disrupted the second T20 between India and South Africa almost at the end of Indian innings. As the rains stopped after a while, the playing conditions were changed and now South Africa need 152 runs in 15 overs.
Rinku Singh enhanced his credential as a finisher with a maiden half-century while skipper Suryakumar Yadav played in his inimitable way to take India to 180 for seven in the second T20 against South Africa here on Tuesday.
Put in to bat, India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill for six runs before Surya (56 off 36) led front the front and forged fine partnerships with Tilak Varma (29 off 20) and then Rinku (68 not out off 39).
Rain arrived at St George’s Park with three balls left in the innings and Gerald Coetzee on a hat trick having got rid of Ravindra Jadeja and Arshdeep Singh in consecutive balls.
Playing for the first time in South Africa, Rinku took his time initially before working the field beautifully. His square of the wicket shots stood out in his well paced innings including fours and two sixes off Aiden Markram.
Coming in at number three, Varma looked good in the middle before getting caught at deep third man in the sixth over.
What followed was a 70-run stand between Surya and Rinku. Surya played like he usually does, collecting a chunk of his runs behind the wicket.
His three sixes came as he got inside the line of the ball to send the ball over the ropes. Two were in the fine leg region and one over midwicket.
It was not the smoothest of starts for India, who lost Jaiswal and Gill in the first two overs.
Jaiswal could not control the cut short against Marco Jansen to be brilliantly caught by David Miller at backward point.
Varma could have departed in similar fashion two balls later but Miller could not hold on to that sharp chance.
Gillll was trapped in front by Lizaad Williams who got the ball to nip back from length.
Despite the initial pressure, the Indian batters kept batting aggressively.
India and South Africa squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2ndT20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams.
India vs South Africa Highlights
Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts the third ball from Jansen hard. It comes right off the middle of the bat to the left of point where Miller has razor sharp reactions and takes the catch.
Shubman Gillll was trapped in front by Lizaad Williams who got the ball to nip back from length.
Coetzee ends the partnership with the second last ball of the powerplay! Back of a length outside off, Varma seems to have connected well but the tallest man on the field, Marco Jansen, is the player standing at deep third and he takes the catch.
SKY goes high but this time he puts it straight down the throat of the fielder at long-off. Tabraiz Shamsi gets the big fish.
Jadeja misses the sweep, umpire raises his finger and he is gone. According to the reports published in www.livemint.com .
Then Arshdeep hits the next ball straight to short third man.
