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India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: Varun Chakaravarthy's 5-For In Vain As SA Beat India By 3 Wickets
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: Varun Chakaravarthy's incredible five-wicket haul went in vain as South Africa beat India by 3 wickets.
India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I Highlights© AFP
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: Varun Chakaravarthy's incredible five-wicket haul went in vain as South Africa beat India by 3 wickets in the second T20I at St George's Park, Gqeberha. The leg-spinner returned figures of 5 for 17 in his four overs to make the Proteas struggle in their chase of a below-par target of 125 runs. The hosts were 86 for 7 at one stage but an unbeaten partnership of 42 runs between Tristan Stubbs (47 off 41) and Gerald Coetzee (19 off 9) took them home. Earlier, brilliant fast bowling, aided with spin, helped South Africa restrict India to 124 for 6. Hardik Pandya was the top scorer for the visitors with an unbeaten 39-run knock. Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Andile Simelane, Aiden Markram and Nqabayomzi Peter took a wicket each after South Africa captain Markram won the toss and opted to bowl. With the win, South Africa levelled the four-match series 1-1. (Scorecard)
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- 23:37 (IST)Tristan Stubbs named Player of the Match"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.
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- 22:59 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: SIX!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)
- 22:53 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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.SA 86/7 (15.4)
- 22:49 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: Poor bowling!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.SA 84/6 (15)
- 22:38 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: What an spell from Chakaravarthy!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)
- 22:34 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: Another WICKET!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)
- 22:26 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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)
- 22:23 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: Just 2 from it!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.SA 57/3 (10)
- 22:17 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: FOUR!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.SA 54/3 (8.5)
- 22:13 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: India lose a review!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)
- 22:09 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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.SA 44/3 (7.4)
- 22:07 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: Do we have a game here?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.SA 38/2 (7)
- 21:58 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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.SA 33/2 (5.2)
- 21:57 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: SIX!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)
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- 21:45 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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)
- 21:14 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: India post 124 for 6!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)
- 21:06 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: Brilliant bowling!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)
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- 20:57 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: 100 up for India!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.IND 101/6 (17)
- 20:45 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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.IND 87/6 (15.2)
- 20:42 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: South Africa keep the grip tight!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.IND 80/5 (14)
- 20:29 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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.IND 70/5 (11.5)
- 20:14 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: WICKET!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)
- 19:57 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: BIG WICKET!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)
- 19:50 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: India under pressure!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.IND 11/2 (3)
- 19:43 (IST)IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live: OUT!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)
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