South Africa on Sunday (February 23) registered a convincing 12-run victory over Australia in the second T20I at Port Elizabeth to level the series 1-1, with one game still to be played.

Electing to bat first, the hosts rode on skipper Quinton de Kock’s mesmerizing 47-ball 70 (5 fours and 4 sixes) to post 158/4 in 20 overs. Rassie van der Dussen was also a notable contributor with the bat, scoring 37 off 26 balls.

For Australia, Kane Richardson was the stand-out bowler, claiming 2 wickets for 21 runs in his stipulated four overs.

In reply, the visitors aggregated 146/6 in 20 overs. It was a disappointing batting performance from the Aussies as none of the batsmen except for opener David Warner (67*off 56 balls) managed to touch the 30-run mark.

Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers for South Africa, taking 3 for 41 in his four overs while Kagiso Rabada (1/27), Anrich Nortje (1/24) and Dwaine Pretorius (1/29) chipped in with wicket apiece.

Brief Scores:

South Africa 158/4 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 70; Kane Richardson 2-21) defeated Australia 146/6 in 20 overs (David Warner 67*; Lungi Ngidi 3-41) by 12 runs.