Heinrich Klaasen and JP Duminy scored smashing fifties to lead South Africa to a six-wicket win in the second T20I.
Heinrich Klaasen and JP Duminy scored smashing fifties to lead South Africa to a six-wicket win in the second T20I. SCORECARD
It's over. South Africa win the match as JP Duminy hits Jaydev Unadkat for back-to-back sixes to seal the deal for the Proteas with eight balls to spare. Massive six-wicket win! After Heinrich Klaasen's 69 off 30 balls, skipper Duminy led from the front and remained unbeaten on 64 off 40 balls. The series is now levelled at 1-1. The third and last T20 will be played on Saturday at Cape Town's Newlands.
Heinrich Klaasen is really turning it around for South Africa and Yuzvendra Chahal is in the line of fire. Two sixes and one four seem to have demoralised the Indian bowler. And then JP Duminy adds insult to injury with another six off the last ball of the over. South Africa 131/2 in 13 overs. Target 189
India put up 188/4 in 20 overs.
What a last over played by Dhoni! He was on back foot and still punched Paterson for a six over extra cover. That's MSD for you. Next ball a whip through square-leg for four. Then another four, not where in intended but the inside-edge went between the two fielders and short square leg and short fine leg. Next ball looked like going straight to long-off fielder running in, but it fell short of him and Dhoni crossed for a couple to complete his second T20I fifty. He finished at 52* off 28 balls and Pandey 79* off 48. Last 10 overs produced 103 runs.
Yorker goes wrong and Dhoni (35*) whips Morris to deep-square-leg fence for a four. He then pulls Morris, doesn't find the middle of the bat and Dala looks to be getting under it running to his right from deep mid-wicket. But the ball goes straight through his hands. SIX. 13 runs off the over. India 170/4 in 19 overs.
Phehlukwayo strikes! The ball hits Raina on the front pad, and the bowler's extended appeal convinced the umpire to raise his finger after he thought hard. Raina had a word with Pandey about taking DRS, but they decide against it. He's gone for 30, just when things started looking good for India. 92/4 in 11 overs. Dhoni joins Pandey.
Pandey (32* off 19) takes off, and Shamsi's figures have gone for a toss. Two sixes in the same direction - over mid-wicket - and well into the stands. Both deliveries were in the arch for Pandey to take a swing, and it met the sweet part of the bat on each occasion. 19 runs off the over. India 85/3 in 10 overs
Morris on the shorter side in his second over but credit to Dhawan for cashing in with two pulls, a cut and a hook. The first pull shot resulted in a four and the second in a big six. It followed a boundary in front of point, and the best one came off the penultimate ball - a hook for second SIX in the over. 20 runs off the over. Dhawan (20*) is rock-and-rolling after surviving that lbw off the first ball of the match. India 28/1 in 3 overs.
First-ball duck for Rohit Sharma! Junior Dala begins like Morris and hits Rohit plumb in front. No need to review that as the batsman starts walking back. Perfect start for South Africa. India 0/1. It follows an edgy start for Raina as well as his outside edge goes wide of second slip and past the third-man fence. But it followed a confident straight punch by the comeback man for a couple. India 8/1 after 2 overs.
Wicket first ball, or is it? Chris Morris's ball hits Shikhar Dhawan on the back leg and the umpire raises his finger straight away, but the Indian opener went for a review straight away. And he is right. There's a clear inside-edge onto the bat. NOT OUT! What a start to the match! The umpire changes his decision.
Team News: South Africa unchanged from the first T20I. India forced to make a change as Jasprit Bumrah is out due to an abdominal injury. Shardul Thakur gets a game.
IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, S Raina, V Kohli, M Pandey, MS Dhoni, H Pandya, B Kumar, J Unadkat, Y Chahal, S Thakur
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 21, 2018
SA XI: JJ Smuts, R Hendricks, JP Duminy, D Miller, F Behardien, H Klaasen, A Phehlukwayo, C Morris, D Paterson, J Dala, T Shamsi
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 21, 2018
TOSS NEWS: South Africa win the toss and decide to bowl due to overcast conditions and possibility of D/L system coming into play later.
South Africa wins the toss and elects to bowl first in the 2nd T20I #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/BGkiJdObEd
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 21, 2018
Update from BCCI: Play expected to start on time as it has stopped raining.
It has stopped raining. It has become much brighter and play is expected to start on time here at Centurion for the 2nd T20I #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/oFpA8XHqX5
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 21, 2018
The below was the state of the ground when the women's T20I was called off a few hours back. Awaiting fresh updates. Stay tuned.
Sadly, the #ProteasWomen’s match has been abanded in Centurion. India lead the series 2-1, the best we can hope for now in Cape Town is to draw the series. Our team has our 100% support!#AlwaysRising #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/coMBfUPDrt
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 21, 2018
Hello and a very warm welcome to our continued coverage of India's tour of South Africa. However, it's not been a very promising day so far weather-wise, as heavy showers washed out the women's T20I between India and South Africa at the venue earlier in the day. The men, thus, will hope the clouds clear up, for the visitors to have a crack at sealing the series and the hosts to keep it alive with a win.