"The run rate never got away from us. Coetzee came in and played that innings in the end and we got over the line. He (Coetzee) walked in and said we can win this. It was always two hits away being back to run-a-ball. I just tried to breathe. It's my mom's birthday so there were 20-30 people who came to watch the game. This is my favourite place to play cricket. I was nervous, so I was trying to control by breathing," he said after the win.

South Africa have won the game by 3 wickets. Tristan Stubbs smashed four fours in the penultimate over bowled by Arshdeep Singh to finish the game. South Africa have levelled the four-match series 1-1.

Avesh Khan has bowled a 12-run over and suddenly, South Africa seem to be the favourite side. They need 13 runs in 12 balls. It is their game to lose from this point. Can India turn it up again? Let's see...

Two consecutive fours from Gerald Coetzee and this game has tilted in South Africa's favour now. South Africa need 17 runs in 16 balls. 

SA 108/7 (17.2)

This match is not over yet, say Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee through their game. While the latter hit a six in the over of Arshdeep Singh, Stubbs finished it off with a four. South Africa need 25 runs in 18 balls.

Wow! That is a sensational shot from Gerald Coetzee. He took a couple of steps across the stumps and slammed the Arshdeep Singh delivery right over the pacer's head for a biggie. It went for 103 metres. South Africa need 30 runs in 21 balls.

SA 95/7 (16.3)

There is the breakthrough for India! Ravi Bishnoi provides it. It was a fuller ball that spun into Andile Simelane. The batter went for a big shot but completely missed the line of the googly. His leg stump was rattled and the India player's joy knows no bounds. South Africa need 39 runs in 26 balls.

Poor bowling from Hardik Pandya as he bowled three wides in it. As a result, nine runs came off the over despite no boundaries being hit. The over didn't even had a couple. The runs came through six singles and three wides. South Africa need 41 runs in 30 balls.

Varun Chakaravarthy ends his quota of four overs with figures of 5/17. What an incredible spell this was from the leg spinner. Though he missed a hat-trick, he dismissed both Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller in his final over. Chakaravarthy has done his job and the onus is now on the other Indian bowlers. South Africa need 58 runs in 42 balls. The game is on!

SA 67/6 (13) 

Varun Chakaravarthy gets David Miller. The off stump is gone and India are on cloud nine. Chakaravarthy has claimed a five-wicket haul. He is on a hat-trick now. The spinner has single-handedly turned the game on its head and India are in a dominating position now.

SA 66/6 (12.2)

Varun Chakaravarthy, you beauty! He has got a big fish here. South Africa need 59 runs in 47 balls. This match has got interesting!

SA 66/5 (12.1)

Ravi Bishnoi made some quick correction in his bowling and he has now bowled a onr-run over. South Africa need 59 runs in 48 balls.

Varun Chakaravarthy gets yet another wicket. Just when it seemed that South Africa were taking the game away, Chakaravarthy has cleaned up Marco Jansen to bring India back in the game. The visitors still need to do a lot to make a match out of this, but it is getting interesting, for sure. South Africa need 61 runs in 55 balls.

SA 64/4 (10.5)

This is a brilliant start for Axar Patel. He has conceded only two runs in his first over and troubled the South African batters. He is getting the ball drift and these are good signs for India. South Africa need 68 runs in 60 balls. They are still ahead in this game.

That is a poor delivery from Ravi Bishnoi and it gets the right treatment. Bishnoi bowled it short, sliding down the leg side and Marco Jansen pulled it away through the backward square leg for a four. The ball bounced just before the rope to run away for a four. South Africa need 71 runs in 67 balls.

It was a caught behind appeal against Marco Jansen on the fifth ball of Varun Chakaravarthy's over. Jansen missed the ball on the leg side and India appealed for a caught behind. Umpire gave it a wide but India went upstairs. Replays revealed that the ball missed the bat but brushed the pad of Jansen. The wide decision was overturned but India lost the review as there was no edge. 7 runs came off the over and a wicket. South Africa need 80 runs in 72 balls.

SA 45/3 (8)

Varun Chakaravarthy strikes again and Reeza Hendricks is the man to depart! South Africa are three down in the chase and the Indian team is elated. It was a googly from Chakaravarthy and Hendricks failed to pick it completely as the ball hit his middle stump. South Africa need 81 runs in 74 balls.

South Africa need 87 runs in 78 balls. While the asking rate is only 6.69, it is worth noting that the hosts' scoring rate is only 5.43, that too when six of the seven overs were bowled with only two players outside the 30-yard circle. The ball is sticking to the surface a bit and scoring is not that easy. However, India need to keep the noose tightened to make a match out of this.

Varun Chakaravarthy strikes on the second ball of his spell! Aiden Markram is out for 3 runs off 8 balls. It was a googly bowled by Chakaravarthy and Markram, who wanted to play a big shot on it, missed completely and the ball rattled the stumps. India have got a glimmer of hope here.

Poor bowling this is from Hardik Pandya. He bowled the first five deliveries really well, but eventually leaked six runs off the final ball. Reeza Hendricks moved to the leg side to create room for himself. Hardik followed him but bowled it short and on the leg side. Hendricks easily pulled it away for a six over the deep backward square leg.

SA 33/1 (5)

This is a good comeback from Avesh Khan. Only two runs came off the over as he mixed his lengths and speeds really well in the over. The Indian bowlers are learning well here. Mixing of pace seems to be the key on this track.

There is the first breakthrough for India! Arshdeep Singh is the man who provides it. It was a slower ball, bowled fuller around off from Arshdeep and Rickelton hit it with a cross bat. The South African opener failed to get past Rinku Singh at deep backward square leg. 

SA 22/1 (2.5)

Avesh Khan is unlucky here! He managed to produce an edge from Reeza Hendricks' bat but the ball squeezed through the slip and short third for a four. A total of 9 runs came off the over.

SA 16/0 (2)

Short from Avesh Khan and he has been punished. Reeza Hendricks powerfully pulled away the ball for a four through to the cow corner. Indian bowlers need to bowl tight as they have got a very total to score.

That is a really good shot hit on the rise. It was not a bad ball but Ryan Rickelton still managed to hit it away for a four. He danced down the track and then lofted it through the covers for the boundary.  

SA 4/0 (0.4)

Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks are set to start South Africa's chase of 125 runs. Rickelton  is on the strike, Hendricks is at the other end. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand. Here we go...

Hardik Pandya struggled to score runs against Marco Jansen in the final over and he got only one four off the final ball. India have got a really small total on the board. Can they put a fight? Well, it will all be discovered in the second innings.

IND 124/6 (20)

This is quality fast bowling from Gerald Coetzee. He kept Hardik Pandya guessing by varying his length and speeds. Only three runs came off the over that too when the last run was stolen off a bye. Last six balls remaining.

IND 118/6 (19)

Hardik Pandya has now shifted gears and he is getting some powerful shots from the middle of his bat now. The right-handed batter smashed Marco Jansen for two fours and a six by keeping the strike to himself in the over.

India continue to struggle hard and they have somehow reached the mark of 100 runs. Hardik Pandya, who has looked off-colour so far during his 29-ball 19, is India's last hope for a competitive total against South Africa.  

After trying a lot, Arshdeep Singh finally connects one from the middle of his bat and the ball goes into the stands for a biggie. India get a boundary after a long time, after 35 over to be precise.

IND 93/6 (16)

Nqabayomzi Peter has got the wicket of Rinku Singh and he celebrates the wicket in an unique style. The South Africa spinner came up with a 'sleeping gesture' after claiming the wicket. The trouble further increases for India here. 

There has been no boundary for the last four overs. South Africa have got complete control of the game at the moment. India are scoring at a rate below 6 that better speaks how poor their batting has been tonight. More six overs in the game.

That is simply an unlucky dismissal for Axar Patel. He was playing really well but he has met an unfortunate run-out at the non-striker's end. Hardik Pandya drove the Nqabayomzi Peter delivery down the ground but the bowler got his right hand brushed on the ball before it hit the stumps. Axar was well out of his crease. He falls for 27 off 21 balls. 

What a catch that is from David Miller! That is brilliant stuff from the veteran South Africa player, who is a live wire on the field. It was a fuller ball around off stump and Tilak wanted to hit it over Miller at extra cover. He chose a wrong man as Miller took a brilliant right-handed catch to end Tilak's innings for 20 off 20 balls.

IND 45/4 (8)

Five singles and a couple came in the over of Keshav Maharaj. This was the first time in the game that a spinner has bowled. Seven came off it. Aiden Markram will bowl from the other end.

19 runs have come off the last two overs. The duo of Tilak Varma and Axar Patel have started well with the bat. They have added 19 runs off 12 balls. Both the batters are looking confident and going good.

South Africa have got a big fish here! Suryakumar Yadav, who could have set the tempo of the game, has been dismissed as LBW by Andile Simelane. It was a fuller onto the stumps and SKY failed to flick it on the leg side. He was plumb and rightly decided not to review it. India are in deep trouble here. 

IND 15/3 (4)

The ball is swinging and the South African pacer are using it to their advantage really well. India's scoring rate is below 4, that is just another concern for the guests. They are clearly under pressure here. They need a solid partnership to make a comeback from this point. 

Abhishek Sharma stayed there but not for long. He has been dismissed by Gerald Coetzee. Another short ball this was but with a better height and pace, rushing into the body of Abhishek. the batter pulled it in the air and Marco Jansen took the catch around the short fine leg region. 

IND 5/2 (1.5)

Abhishek Sharma was given out on the bowling of Gerald Coetzee, but he reviewed it straightaway. The UltraEdge revealed that the there was not edge as the short ball passed Abhishek on the side. 

IND 5/1 (1.3)

That is a massive blow India! Sanju Samson, the centurion for the past two T20I matches, has been cleaned up for a three-ball duck by Marco Jansen. After playing two dot balls, the batter went on the leg side to create some room for himself but failed to touch the ball. It was a fuller ball from Jansen that swung in and rattled the stumps.

Marco Jansen starts with an angling away delivery to Sanju Samson that took a bit of shape inside and missed the batter's inside edge.

Visitors India start with their national anthem first, hosts South Africa follow them with theirs then. We are only some minutes away from the start of the game. Don't go anywhere as the action is set to unfold now.

There was slight drizzle around the toss and the clouds also looked dark. While the conditions seem to have got better, rain threat looms large over the game. So, it was a no brainer from South Africa captain Aiden Markram to opt to bowl first.

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan

South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter

"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 XI," said India captain Suryakumar Yadav.

"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," said South Africa captain Aiden Markram.

South Africa captain Aiden Markram has won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the second T20I. There was a smile on India captain Suryakumar Yadav's face as soon as the result of the coin flip came. He laughed, presumably at his luck, and so did his counterpart Markram.

Ramandeep Singh, a quality right-handed batter and right-arm pacer, is on the bench. It will be interesting to see whether India give him his maiden international game tonight. If he gets included, Axar Patel might make way for him. Here is how India's XI would look like in that case  - Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.

India's middle-order, which looked solid on paper, struggled to build partnerships as they lost six wickets for just 36 runs, slipping from a commanding 166/2 to 202/8 by the end of their 20 overs. This collapse highlighted the fragility of India’s middle and lower order, something that they will aim to address before the second T20I.

Tilak Varma showed promise with a quick-fire 33 off just 18 balls in the first match but will need to convert such cameos into bigger knocks. Varma has been largely off the radar since his last appearance against Afghanistan in January, and with competition for spots in the middle order heating up, the young batter will want to cement his place in the side.

While the team management is unlikely to make changes to the playing XI for the second T20I vs South Africa, it will be disappointed with Abhishek Sharma's continued failure, especially as India look for second-line opening option after Yashasvi Jaiswal following Rohit Sharma's eventual retirement from the format.

Samson’s stunning 107 off 50 balls powered India to a commanding 61-run victory in the series opener, but the lack of runs from other key batters remains a concern for the visitors. India need to address this issue to ensure that the burden doesn't fall too heavily on their in-form keeper-batter. The continued failure of opener Abhishek Sharma, who has squandered multiple opportunities, would be worrying the team management.