With this, India gets 1-0 lead in the series. So overall a good start to the domestic season.
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India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: India Wins by Seven Wickets
After facing a washout in the first match of the T20I match in Dharamshala, Virat Kohli and men are all set to take on South Africa in Mohali. Placed on number four the hosts would want to have a winning start to the series. Both teams will have the upcoming 2020 T20I World Cup in mind and will be wanting to try out different combinations.
18 Sep, 22:17 (IST)
With this India wins the game by seven wickets with an over to spare.
18 Sep, 22:13 (IST)
Rabada is here to bowl and Virat Kohli starts off the over with a SIX and a few singles come in. Seven runs from the over. India needs 12 runs in 12 balls to win this game.
18 Sep, 22:10 (IST)
Phehlukwayo is here to bowl and Virat Kohli gets a FIFTY with a stunning FOUR. The Indian cricket captain gets his 22nd T20I fifty and creates a record for the most number of 50 plus scores in T20Is and surpasses Rohit Sharma.
18 Sep, 22:05 (IST)
Fortuin is here to bowl and gives away five runs from the over. SIngles coming in easily for the hosts. India needs 30 runs in 24 balls.
18 Sep, 22:02 (IST)
Shreyas Iyer the new man in for India as Notje continues. Starts off conceding a couple of runs. Shreyas Iyer edges it and that runs away for a FOUR. No run to end the over. India needs 35 runs in 30 balls.
18 Sep, 22:02 (IST)
Shreyas Iyer the new man in for India as Notje continues. Starts off conceding a couple of runs. Shreyas Iyer edges it and that runs away for a FOUR. No run to end the over. India needs 35 runs in 30 balls.
18 Sep, 22:02 (IST)
Shreyas Iyer the new man in for India as Notje continues. Starts off conceding a couple of runs. Shreyas Iyer edges it and that runs away for a FOUR. No run to end the over. India need 35 runs in 30 balls
18 Sep, 21:58 (IST)
Fortuin is here to bowl and strikes for the team. as he gets the wicket of Rishabh Pant. Surely the batting coach Vikram Rathore will be fuming after he spoke about the youngsters playing carelessly. Pant OUT on 4.
18 Sep, 21:52 (IST)
Nortje is here to bowl. Starts off with a dot ball and then a couple of singles from the next two balls. Five runs from the over as India goes past 100 runs.
18 Sep, 21:48 (IST)
Shamsi strikes as he gets the most important wicket of Shikhar Dhawan as David Miller pulls off a stunner. Takes one-handed catch. Seven runs and a wicket for India as Dhawan gets OUT on 40. Pant the new man into bat.
18 Sep, 21:43 (IST)
Bjorn Fortuin is here to bowl and he starts off with four singles. No run on the fifth ball. 90 meter long SIX by Gabbar to end the over. 10 from the over as Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan get a 50 runs partnership.
18 Sep, 21:39 (IST)
Shamsi is here to bowl his to his second over and is conceding singles for the hosts. Seven runs from the over with no fours or sixes. India needs 71 runs in 60 balls.
18 Sep, 21:33 (IST)
Pretorius is here to bowl and the Indian captain begins the over with a SIX to long-off. A ball later, Dhawan sends it to the fence for a FOUR down the line. One bounce and it runs away to the boundary. A single from the next ball and a couple. 15 runs from the over.
18 Sep, 21:29 (IST)
Tabraiz Shamsi is here to bowl. The hosts have got five singles and no run to end the over. Dhawan and Kohli attempting to stabilise the team.
18 Sep, 21:25 (IST)
Pretorius back to business. Singles coming off easily for the Indians. The game slows down a bit. One run to end the over. India need 98 runs in 78 balls.
18 Sep, 21:21 (IST)
Phehlukwayo is here to bowl and the Indian captain starts off the over with a FOUR to covers. Bowls a WIDE on the fifth ball of the over. Two dots to end the over. Six runs from the over.
18 Sep, 21:15 (IST)
Dwaine Pretorius is here to bowl. Starts off with a single and then a couple of runs. No run on the next ball and Kohli slams a FOUR. Eight runs from the over for India.
18 Sep, 21:15 (IST)
Dwaine Pretorius is here to bowl. Starts off with a single and then a couple of runs. No run on the next ball and Kohli slams a FOUR. Eight runs from the over for India.
18 Sep, 21:11 (IST)
Andile Phehlukwayo is here to bowl and finally strikes for the team as he gets the wicket of Rohit Sharma. Pitches in-line, impact on the stumps and clips the bail. Hitman has to go as he gets OUT on 12. Three runs from the over for India.
After facing a washout in the first match of the T20I match in Dharamshala, Virat Kohli and men are all set to take on South Africa in Mohali. Placed on number four the hosts would want to have a winning start to the series. Both teams will have the upcoming 2020 T20I World Cup in mind and will be wanting to try out different combinations. The key focus will be on the likes of fresh blood for the hosts. Rishabh Pant has already been told that he needs to do more with the bat. India Vs South Africa, Cricket Score 2nd T20I Match.
Talking about the weather today, the good news is that there are no rains to obstruct the game and the conditions will be clear. The temperature will hover at around 30-degree centigrade. However, humidity could be the major concern for the players would be the humidity which will be around 70-75%. As far as the pitch is concerned, the venue is said to quite a high scoring one.
The team is the same as the one during the West Indies more or less. The team management has included Hardik Pandya whereas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been rested. Now, let's have a look at the squad of both teams.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Rahul Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed
South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w/c), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde
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