India Vs South Africa: This is why India lost in second T20

India Vs South Africa: This is why India lost in second T20

Stop the press! Stop whatever you're doing. South Africa have managed to win a game. Shocked? Even we are. But one cannot take anything away from their effort. Have you seen a spring? You can push it down and down and down, and then there comes a moment when it bounces back. Something of similar sorts happened with the Proteas. They were down and out, under the cosh, written off and all of a sudden, boom...they emerged victorious! From the series point of view, it's now on level terms and makes the final T20I something to look forward to...

What a marvelous innings that was from Heinrich Klaasen. A 69-run effort off just 30 balls including 7 sixes, that virtually set the tone for the massive chase. The way he nulified Chahal, hitting him both off the front and back foot was truly amazing. And when he was dismissed, it was upto to the calm and cool Duminy to provide the finishing touches and he did not disappoint. A birlliant 64 off 40 deliveries with 3 sixes.

It was an off day for the Indian bowlers, perticularly for Chahal, one would have to say. Yes the rain made it difficult for them to hold the ball, but they looked short of ideas but sometimes you just have to give it to the oppsition. This was by far the best cricket South Africa have played in the limited overs series. So over to Cape Town for the series decider.

A six to make it 1-1

WOW! Duminy hits a huge six and goes up in a roar! South Africa win by 6 wickets and 8 balls to spare to make it 1-1.

Pandya bouncer accounts for Miller

Top edge... It's miles up in the air, Thakur at fine leg keeps calm and pouches it easily. That's  the end of Miller, he has done no killing in this series so far and Pandya is pumped. Just the over India were looking for, no boundaries and the prized wicket of Miller. 47 needed off 30 now, it's anybody's game.

Klaasen falls for 69

Huge huge roar from Unadkat and he has every reason for it. The Klaasen carnage started from two sixes off his over and now it comes to an end. But not before he has scored 69 off 30 balls with seven sixes. Can India string a comeback now?

Claasy Klaasen, unorthodox Klaasen

Yuzvendra Chahal, one half of the pinciple tormentor of South Africa in the limited-overs series has been taken apart here. Three sixes and a four in the over. 3 overs 51 for none are Chahal's figures now. Klaasen first uses the slog sweep and then goes right back to use the depth of the crease and finally uses the reverse sweep to take 16 off Chahal's first three balls. Duminy puts the icing on the cake with monstrous six over deep mid-wicket.  

Maiden T20I fifty for Klaasen

SA 84/2 after 10

A very good from young Shardul Thakur, under the circumstances, just 4 from it. The scores are abosultely even after 10 overs. India had lost a wicket extra. Gee we are in for an exciting finish and the great news is, the rain has left Centurion for good.

.6..6.

What an over was that. Unadkat bowled two with the straight seam and both of them vanished into the orbit. Klaasen clearly likes the ball coming onto his bat. The rest of the four deliveries were obviously slower ones, to which Klaasen had no answer. A six or nothing over. SA 50/0 after 6 overs

Hendricks goes

This will hurt South Africa's chances, they are behind by 9 runs on DL now. A good length ball around off, Hendricks swings his bat across the line but mistimes his shot in the air towards deep mid-wicket. A simple catch for Hardik Pandya in the deep. That was a knuckle ball, shows the replay. The Indian bowlers are using this variation to good effect of late.

Unadkat removes Smuts

The pressure of the asking rate got to him. Smuts tries to run down the track to force the issue, Unadkat was clever enough, slows down the pace and Smuts had no answer. He was caught in no mans land and the ball ballooned up in the air to land comfortably in Raina's lap.

India innings round-up

103 runs from the last 10 overs has seen India finish on a high in Centurion. With the chance of rain around, Duminy inserted India in to bat. He got a good start as Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli were sent back inside the Powerplay. Raina stayed their for a bit but couldn't last long. It seemed like South Africa have their tails up and they might restrict the visitors to a really low total but it just wasn't meant to be. The storm named Manish Pandey quelled all those thoughts as he tore the hosts' bowlers apart.

And then the man who has been guilty of not playing to his potential proved the wrongs right. He played an innings of substance and gave the much-needed impetus towards the end. He and Pandey stitched an unbeaten on 98-run stand with both scoring their respective fifties. South Africa will be really disappointed again. They had India on the mat at 45/3 but once again squandered it away.

Junior Dala was the standout bowler for them. JP Duminy too had a good outing with the ball but the rest just couldn't stop the onslaught. Right then, the surface having in it for the bowlers and we saw the change in pace causing some trouble. The Indians would be backing themselves to defend this down, given that they have done exceedingly well in the past. Will South Africa keep the series alive? We shall find out..

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