Suryakumar Yadav's blitzkrieg with the bat during the middle overs set the tone as India defeated South Africa in the 2nd T20I of the 3-match series in a high-scoring thriller! With this 16-run victory, India has taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match series.
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Toss Update: South Africa won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, India scored 237 on the board losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. KL Rahul (57 off 28) started off India's innings with a superb half-century while Suryakuamar Yadav (61 off 22) and Virat Kohli (49* off 28) were superb during the second half of India's innings!
Rohit Sharma (43 off 37) and Dinesh Karthik (17* off 7) too made notable contributions with the bat! Keshav Maharaj was the only wicket-taker for Proteas in this innings as he registered figures of 2-23 in his 4 overs.
South Africa, chasing 238 runs to win, managed to score 221 losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. David Miller (106* off 47) and Quinton de Kock (69* off 48) made notable contributions in this 16-run defeat. This duo shared an unbeaten 174* run stand for the fourth wicket but couldn't take them to victory losing the game as well as the series in the end!
Match result: India defeated South Africa by a margin of 16 runs.
KL Rahul has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 57 runs off 28 deliveries with 5 fours and 4 sixes. India currently lead the 3-match series by 2-0 with the third and final T20I of the series on Tuesday (Oct 04) in Indore.
Brief Scores: India: 237-3 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav - 61, Keshav Maharaj - 2-23) defeated South Africa: 221-3 in 20 overs (David Miller - 106*, Arshdeep Singh - 2-62) by a margin of 16 runs
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