Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan starred with the bat in India’s seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second ODI in Ranchi on Sunday (October 9).

Chasing 279 to win, the hosts were in a spot of bother at 48/2 and it was then Iyer and Kishan rose to the occasion. The duo added 161 runs for the third wicket to put India on the brink of victory.

While the southpaw was dismissed for 84-ball 93, Shreyas stayed unbeaten on 113 from 111 balls to take the home team over the line with 4.1 overs to spare.

After enduring India’s series-leveling victory, both batters had a candid chat for bcci.tv, where Iyer talked about his innings and his celebrations after reaching the three-figure mark.

“The celebration was nothing much and it just came instinctively. I didn’t decide that I would be celebrating in a certain way. But I want to appreciate the crowd, they came in numbers,” he told Kishan.

On the other hand, Ishan Kishan rued the fact that he missed his century by just seven runs at his home ground.

“What do you have to say about you scoring a hundred, meanwhile I missed my hundred at my home ground,” the left-hander said.

“At the end of the day, it takes two to tango. I am really happy that we finished on a good note. And in the next game probably you would get on a century,” said Iyer.

“Talking about the sixes, standing at the nonstriker’s end, it was just pleasing to the eye to see the way you(Kishan) just carried out yourself,” Iyer remarked.

“I believe when I am positive and look for big shots, I just end up being getting lots of runs. So, I was just planning to get the pressure off and put the pressure on the other team,” Kishan said.

Here’s the video:

The series-deciding third and final ODI will be played in Delhi on October 11.