India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Highlights: Rinku's 68* in vain, Proteas win

India vs South Highlights, 2nd T20 international: Proteas chased down the revised DLS target of 152 in only 13.5 overs, winning the match by five wickets with seven balls to spare

12:48 AM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Match Summary

 

South Africa beat India in the second T20 international match of the three-match series between the two teams, held at St George's Park in Gqeberha, earlier known as Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. The match was affected by rain and the Proteas were set a target of 152 to win in 15 overs, which they chased down in 13.5 overs after losing five wickets. Reeza Hendricks top-scored with 49. 

 

Earlier India managed to get to 180/7 in 19.3 overs before rain stopped play in the second T20 international. Rinku Singh was the star of the Indian batting scoring an unbeaten 68 off 39 balls while skipper Suryakumar Yadav also hit a fifty. For the Proteas, Tabraiz Shamsi finished with figures of 1/18 in his four overs while Gerald Coetzee picked up 3/32 in his 3.3 overs spell and was on a hat-trick before rain stopped play. 

 

Aiden Markram, skipper of South Africa won the toss and decided to field first in overcast conditions.

 

12:30 AM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Proteas win by 5 wickets

 

Over Summary: 1 4 1 2 6; SA 154-5 after 13.5 overs

Tristan Stubbs (14), Andile Phehlukwayo (10); Ravindra Jadeja 2.5-0-28-0

 

Tristan Stubbs goes for a reverse sweep and just about connects to get it over short third man and brings the target down to single digits. Phehlukwayo finishes it off in style with a six and Proteas win the second match and take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. They reached the revised target of 152 with seven balls to spare.

 

12:23 AM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: 12 needed off 12 to win

 

Over Summary: 0 N1 2 1 6 W 1; SA 140-5 after 13 overs

Tristan Stubbs (9), Andile Phehlukwayo (1); Mukesh Kumar 3-0-34-2

 

David Miller departs on the next ball after hitting a six, but the match is down to just 12 off 12 balls now. 

 

12:13 AM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: 14 needed off 18 to win

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 0 1; SA 128-4 after 12 overs

Tristan Stubbs (6), David Miller (10); Mohammed Siraj 3-0-27-1

 

Mohd Siraj tries to keep Inda in the game as well. He keeps things tight and gets an edge off the first ball itself, which unfortunately for him went past the only slip. After that, he gave away only five runs. It's time for strategic time out and Proteas need 24 in 18 balls to win the match. 

 

12:08 AM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Tight from Kuldeep

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 0 1; SA 119-4 after 11 overs

Tristan Stubbs (5), David Miller (2); Kuldeep Yadav 3-0-26-1

 

Kuldeep Yadav bowls a brilliant over to keep India in the game as he goes for only three runs when Proteas needed 34 off 30 to win. 

 

12:06 AM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Three quick wickets for Men in Blue

 

Over Summary: 0 W 0 0 B4 4; SA 116-4 after 10 overs

Tristan Stubbs (4), David Miller (0); Mohammed Siraj 2-0-18-1

 

After Hendrickjs, Heinrich Klaasen too departs. Mod Siraj gets the wicket and then goes for two fours as well. 

 

12:00 AM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Hendricks out for 49

 

Over Summary: 4 1 6 1 0 W; SA 108-3 after 9 overs

Reeza Hendricks (49), Heinrich Klaasen (7); Kuldeep Yadav 2-0-23-1

 

This is cruel for Hendricks who misses out on yet another fifty here as he hits one in the air and it is caught at covers by captain Surya. 100 is up for Proteas. 

 

11:53 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Markram out after quickfire 30

 

Over Summary: 1 1 1 6 W 0; SA 96-2 after 8 overs

Reeza Hendricks (44), Heinrich Klaasen (0); Mukesh Kumar 2-0-22-1

 

Terrific hitting from Markram. But this one was rising onto him and even after hitting six on the previous ball, Markram went for the pull shot and got caught on the boundary lines by Mohd Siraj. 

 

11:50 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Markram playing well

 

Over Summary: Wd 0 4 1 1 1 1; SA 87-1 after 7 overs

Reeza Hendricks (42), Aiden Markram (23); Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-14-0

 

Aiden Markram gets set and plays the spin of Jadeja very well. He is getting into the groove. 

 

11:44 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Hendricks continues his swansong

 

Over Summary: 1 0 4 4 1 1; SA 78-1 after 6 overs

Reeza Hendricks (40), Aiden Markram (17); Arshdeep Singh 2-0-31-0

 

Reeza Hendricks continues his swansong as he moves to 40 off just 19 balls.

 

11:41 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Hendricks plays beautiful shots

 

Over Summary: 1 4 0 2 0 4; SA 67-1 after 5 overs

Reeza Hendricks (31), Aiden Markram (15); Kuldeep Yadav 1-0-11-0

 

Reeza Hendricks plays beautiful shots against the spin on the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav and Proteas are in a great position to chase this target down easily. 

 

11:36 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: 50-up for the Proteas

 

Over Summary: 0 0 4 4 4 1; SA 56-1 after 4 overs

Reeza Hendricks (21), Aiden Markram (14); Mukesh Kumar 1-0-13-0

 

Aiden Markram gives no two hoots about the line and length clears the front foot and hits it over the infield for a four. But before and after that he had two amazing shots to take the Proteas past the 50-run mark. 

 

11:28 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Breetzke ran out

 

Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 W 1; SA 42-1 after 3 overs

Reeza Hendricks (19), Matthew Breetzke (14); Ravindra Jadeja 1-0-4-0

 

Breetzke ran nonsensically as Henricks kept screaming no for a second run and yet the batter did not hear him. 

 

11:23 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Hendricks hits it hard, high and handsome

 

Over Summary: 0 4 6 3 Wd L4 6; SA 38-0 after 2 overs

Reeza Hendricks (19), Matthew Breetzke (14); Arshdeep Singh 1-0-20-0

 

Reeza Hendricks has hit one out of the ground here and the Proteas are rocking the chase here with 24 runs coming from the second over. 

 

11:15 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: The chase begins

 

Over Summary: 4 1 1 4 4 0; SA 14-0 after 1 overs

Reeza Hendricks (13), Matthew Breetzke (1); Mohammed Siraj 1-0-14-0

 

The South African chase begins and Reeze Hendricks hits back-to-back fours against Mohammed Siraj. 14 runs come from the first over. 

 

11:04 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Match reduced to 15 overs, would resume at 11:10 pm IST

 

The Proteas would now have to chase the required target, which is yet unknown, in only 15 overs and the powerplay would be of 5 overs. The match would resume at 11:10 pm IST.

 

10:57 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Rain stops, covers off

 

Covers are coming off here as the rain has finally stopped and the Indian players are doing warm-up near the boundary ropes. 

 

10:48 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Match summary so far

 

India managed to get to 180/7 in 19.3 overs before rain stopped play in the second T20 international at Gqeberha, earlier known as Port Elizabeth. Rinku Singh was the star of the Indian batting scoring an unbeaten 68 off 39 balls while skipper Suryakumar Yadav also hit a fifty. 

 

For the Proteas, Tabraiz Shamsi finished with figures of 1/18 in his four overs while Gerald Coetzee picked up 3/32 in his 3.3 overs spell and was on a hat-trick before rain stopped play. 

 

Earlier Aiden Markram, skipper of South Africa won the toss and decided to field first in overcast conditions. 

 

Over Summary: 2 w w; IND 180-7 after 19.3 overs

Rinku Singh (68), Mohammed Siraj (0); Gerald Coetzee 3.3-3-23

 

10:44 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Rain continues to pour down

 

Rain continues to pour down and there has been no news as to what is the final total of India. Clouds are enveloping the ground from above and it doesn’t seem like they are going to clear out soon. 

 

Over Summary: 2 w w; IND 180-7 after 19.3 overs

Rinku Singh (68), Mohammed Siraj (0); Gerald Coetzee 3.3-3-23

 

10:18 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Rain stops play

 

Over Summary: 2 w w; IND 180-7 after 19.3 overs

Rinku Singh (68), Mohammed Siraj (0); Aiden Markram 3-0-29-1

 

Rain has stopped play before Gerald Coetzee could as he got back-to-back wickets and India were seven down with Rinku away from the crease, batting at 68 off just 39 balls. Coetzee is on a hat-trick as well and India are 180/7. 

 

10:14 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Rinku’s brilliance on display

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 2 6 6; IND 178-5 after 19 overs

Rinku Singh (68), Ravindra Jadeja (17); Aiden Markram 3-0-29-1

 

Aiden Markram brought himself into the attack to bowl the 19th and did well in the first four balls, going for only four runs. But on the next two Rinku hit him for back-to-back sixes. 

 

10:11 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Shamsi ends brilliant spell

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 1 1; IND 162-5 after 18 overs

Rinku Singh (53), Ravindra Jadeja (16); Tabraiz Shamsi 4-0-18-1

 

Tabraiz Shamsi bowls a brilliant spell as he concedes only four in his last over and 18 in total in four overs. 

 

10:09 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Coetzee into the attack

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 6 1; IND 158-5 after 17 overs

Rinku Singh (58), Ravindra Jadeja (14); Gerald Coetzee 3-0-30-1

 

Gerald Coetzee comes into the attack and goes for only nine runs even after being hit for a six in the over. 

 

9:57 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Maiden international fifty for Rinku

 

Over Summary: 1 w 1 1 4 1; IND 149-5 after 16 overs

Rinku Singh (50), Ravindra Jadeja (6); Aiden Markram 2-0-13-1

 

Markram knew that spin is a big problem and as a captain, he brought himself back into the attack and got the wicket of Jitesh Sharma. India lost their fifth wicket and Jadeja came on to bat. Rinku Singh gets his maiden international fifty with a single even as Coetzee misfields and gives Jadeja a four. 

 

9:52 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Another expensive over from pacer

 

Over Summary: 4 4 1 Wd 1 4 1; IND 141-4 after 15 overs

Rinku Singh (48), Jitesh Sharma (1); Lizaad Williams 3-0-32-1

 

Lizaad Williams comes into the attack and gets hit for back-to-back fours here. A wide gets reviewed and Proteas lose the review as well. And another short ball outside leg and another four for Rinku as India gets yet another huge over. 16 runs from it. 

 

9:46 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Shamsi gets Surya

 

Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 W 0; IND 125-4 after 14 overs

Rinku Singh (34), Jitesh Sharma (0); Tabraiz Shamsi 3-0-14-1

 

Tabraiz Shamsi has been rewarded well for his hard work as gets his first wicket of the match and it is a big wicket of Indian captain Surya. 

 

9:43 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Another bad over

 

Over Summary: 4 4 1 1 4 1; IND 122-3 after 13 overs

Suryakumar Yadav (54), Rinku Singh (18); Andile Phehlukwayo 3-0-29-0

 

After an economical over from Markram, who nearly got Rinku, Phehlukwayo got Rinku settled by offering him outside-the-leg balls and improving his confidence.  

 

9:41 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Markram comes to bowl

 

Over Summary: 1 1 2 1 0 L1; IND 107-3 after 12 overs

Suryakumar Yadav (54), Rinku Singh (18); Aiden Markram 1-0-5-0

 

Aiden Markram gets himself into the attack after his pacers have been unable to bowl good lengths. 

 

9:39 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Fifty for Surya

 

Over Summary: 1 Wd 6 1 0 4 4; IND 101-3 after 11 overs

Suryakumar Yadav (50), Rinku Singh (17); Marco Jansen 3-0-39-1

 

Fifty number seven in T20 internationals for Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav as Marco Jansen goes for 17 runs in the over. 

 

9:37 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 2nd T20: Half the overs done

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 2 4; IND 84-3 after 10 overs

Suryakumar Yadav (43), Rinku Singh (8); Tabraiz Shamsi 2-0-11-0

 

Half the overs are gone here and India are at a good position with 84 runs on the board.