After an exciting and enthralling contest between India and South Africa in Delhi, the focus now shifts toward the second T20I, which is slated to take place on the 12th of June in Cuttack.
Both Indian and South African contingent have arrived at the venue for the second game and their journey to the Cuttack was filmed and posted by BCCI on their official Twitter account.
In the video, Indian players can be seen boarding the bus for the airport, where they interacted with South African players. Hardik Pandya can be seen having a light moment with his Gujarat Titans teammate David Miller and stand-in skipper Rishabh Pant is seen having a chat with Quinton de Kock.
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Head coach Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Karthik also had a conversation with De Kock. In the flight also Indian players were filmed having light moments and upon landing in Cuttack, they received a grand welcome by the hotel staff.
Here’s the video:
Coming to the first T20I between the teams. India, batting first, rode on thunderous knock by Ishan Kishan (76) along with vital contributions from Ruturaj Gaikwad (23), Shreyas Iyer (36) and Rishabh Pant (29) and Hardik Pandya (31*) to post a mammoth total of 211 runs on the board.
After India piled up a gigantic total and removed three South African wickets at regular intervals, it almost seemed that they would complete a comfortable win.
But Miller came out all guns blazing and made Indian bowlers look clueless. Batting at No.5, the southpaw struck 64* off just 31 deliveries and stitched an unbeaten 131-run partnership with Rassie van der Dussen, who scored 75*, to take his side home.
