Jean-Paul Duminy congratulates Heinrich Klaasen on his half-century during the second T20I cricket match between South Africa and India.
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4 – A rather unwanted record forRohit Sharma: He now has the most ducks by a batsman for India in T20Is.
South Africa opted to bowl against India in the second T20 worldwide here today.
Pandey struck Morris for a huge six into the crowd at midwicket and Dhoni took Dane Paterson apart in the final over to make a 50 of his own after he was dropped by Dala on 29. Earlier, it was Manish Pandey’s calculative approach and MS Dhoni’s vintage form that saw India post a competitive total of 188 runs for the loss of 4 wickets on the scoreboard. Edge and Raina takes an easy catch. With Behardien on strike, the first three balls (including one wide) netted SA four runs.
South Africa won the second T20 against India on Wednesday thanks to half-centuries from skipper JP Duminy and keeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar said South Africa’s ploy to unsettle Indian batsmen with short-pitched balls back-fired and the key to India’s success in the first T20 worldwide was changing the pace and bowling more slower deliveries at the Wanderers.
Quotes – “I don’t think it was the right decision”, former South African captain Graeme Smith on Aiden Markram being named South Africa’s captain for the ODIs.
South Africa were very well placed at the time on 131/3, when the rain came midway through the 16th over. But the dangerous-looking partnership was broken by Andile Phehlukwayo in the 11th over when he had Raina LBW. Junior Dala is flying, South Africa are flying.
Meanwhile, India have made one change choosing to rest Jasprit Bumrah with Shardul Thakur coming into the fast bowlers place.
Saturday’s tickets, for the last match of India’s tour, suddenly just became a lot harder to come by.
Kuldeep Yadav missed the opening encounter with an injury, and it remains to be seen if he will return for the upcoming encounter or if India will go with the same playing eleven.
Earlier, the Proteas wasted a sound platform with the ball after reducing India to 45/3 in the sixth over. Captain Virat Kohli and company can look at it with a sense of satisfaction and progress. Kohli had walked off field in the later stages of the match with a hip problem.
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Meanwhile, Dane van Niekerk’s side can only draw their series with their Indian counterparts after Wednesday’s fourth T20 worldwide had to be abandoned because of rain.
