South Africa and India clashed in the second T20I of the 3-match series on December 12, 2023. The first match of the series was rained out in Durban. This encounter was played in Gqberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth.
Aiden Markram, South Africa captain, won the toss and chose to field first keeping in mind the overcast conditions. India lost both openers- Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck. But then Tilak Varma (29) and Suryakumar Yadav (56 in 35 balls) gave India impetus in powerplay.
Rinku Singh once again provided the finishing touch with 68* with 9 fours and 2 sixes, while Ravindra Jadeja scored 19 runs as India posted 180/7 in 19.3 overs as rain ended the innings early. For Proteas, Gerald Coetzee took 3/32.
South Africa was asked to chase a revised target of 152 runs in 15 overs. Matthew Breetzke (16) and Reeza Hendricks (49 in 27 balls) gave a flying start with 42 runs in 2.5 overs. Aiden Markram with 30 in 17 balls and David Miller with 17 in 12 balls continued the momentum despite India taking some quick wickets.
Tristan Stubbs made 14* and Andile Phehlukwayo ended the match with a six in 13.5 overs as South Africa won by 5 wickets via the DLS method. Tabraiz Shamsi won the Player of the Match for his 1/18 in 4 overs.
The third and final T20I will be played in Johannesburg on December 14.
BRIEF SCORES:
IND 180/7 in 19.3 overs (R Singh 68*, S YADAV 56; G COETZEE 3/32) lost to SA 154/5 (R HENDRICKS 49, A MARKRAM 30; M KUMAR 2/34) by 5 wickets via DLS method.
