South Africa defeated India by 3 wickets in the second match of the T20 series. After this match, the series between the two teams is tied at 1-1. Batting first after losing the toss in the second T20 held in Gkebarha, Team India was able to score only 124 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Indian batsmen were seen struggling for a boundary.

Hardik Pandya played the highest innings of 39* runs in 45 balls. At the same time, except Keshav Maharaj, every bowler of South Africa took one wicket each. South Africa had a bad start while chasing the target against India, losing 6 wickets at the score of 66. Varun Chakraborty took five wickets for 17 runs in his spell.

South Africa then chased the target of 125 runs in 19 overs with the help of unbeaten innings of Tristan Stubbs (47*) and Gerald Coetzee (19*). After the win in the second T20, South African captain Aiden Markram stressed the need for intense batting and praised players like Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee.

We will definitely continue our brand of cricket- Aiden Markram

Speaking after the match, Aiden Markram said,

I think we bowled really well, made some really good plans and our bowlers did really well. From a batting perspective, you want to chase the target at the mid-way stage, but it didn’t work out today. Sometimes when you lose wickets continuously, it doesn’t feel good. We have to accept it, we will definitely continue our brand of cricket.

They (Stubbs and Coetzee) are coming in after the break, it’s good to see their enthusiasm. Obviously, the role that (Andile) Simelane and (Nkabayomzi) Peter played with the ball was really big. For the younger players, he inspired the older players. We need to focus on one game at a time. We have leveled the series by winning this game and we are happy.

The third match of the four-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played on November 13 at SuperSport Park, Centurion.