Match Details

IND vs SA 2nd Match, RSA vs IND 2022

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SA
149-618.2
South Africa won by 4 wickets 🏆
IND
20.0148-6
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16th Over:
1
wd
6
1
6
2
6
 
= 23
17th Over:
1
wd
2
0
1
1
W
 
= 6
Last Over:
1
0
1
1
0
W
 
= 3
This Over:
0
2
 
= 2
SASA - 2nd Innings
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6 Over 4429
10 Over 5557
15 Over 99115
INDIND - 1st Innings
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6 Over 4842
10 Over 7671
15 Over 113104
20 Over 152148

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So, that's a wrap to our coverage of this 2nd T20I in Cuttack. South Africa goes 2-0 up and will look to seal the series in Vishakapatnam on Tuesday while India will hope to turn things around and keep the series alive there. Do join us for the 3rd T20I on Tuesday and for other cricketing action across the globe on our network. 

This is me Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my esteemed co-commentator and friend Ajay Ahire alongside our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. Until next time we meet again, I bid you good night and stay happy, safe, and cool. CHEERS! 
Heinrich Klaasen(Man of the match): "Quinny came up to me on the bus and told me that he has injured his wrist. Yesterday morning his hand was a bit stiff, so I got to know that I am playing this game. It looked very difficult with the new ball, but I tried to target the spinners. I am glad it happened against India. I am honored to be here, and I am lucky to be here. A lot of staff members backed me, so pretty happy with that support."
Temba Bavuma South Africa Captain: "Yes, it was a tricky chase. They bowled well upfront thanks to Bhubneshwar Kumar. They let the ball talk. So, I tried to stay around and take the game deep. We wanted to be clinical overall, but we will take the win. I was disappointed with the way I got out, I had to play it through, hopefully, in the next game I will play well and take it through. I think we felt confident about chasing this down and two overs in a 20-over chase doesn't change the momentum of a game. We were confident of chasing 149. Yes, we could have bowled better, but that's cricket. Heinrich is a great player. He understands his game and we know he can bat at Number 5. It was a tricky surface, especially with the new ball doing something. Today, Klaasen showed what he is made of and got us the win. Happy with that. We would like to win the series in a couple of days. Thank You! "
Rishabh Pant(Losing Captain): "I think batting wise we were 10-15 runs. Bhuvi Bhai bowled really well up front to keep us in the game. We thought we have to start well but in the second half, we didn't get the wickets in the middle overs as they played really well. I think spinners should have to come for 3-5 overs in the middle overs. And we look to do better in the next game and will look to will all the three remaining games"
Time for the post-match presentation ceremony by Murali Kartik. 
David Miller: "It was a great win. The wicket was a tricky one. Klaasen's Knock was really special which made the job really easy for us. There were a lot of ups and downs on the pitch so we tried to play straight as we can and we're glad that it worked for us. It was the coach's decision to send him(Klaasen) up in the order and send me after 10 overs. To be 2-0 up in the series is a great achievement for us and especially coming to India and taking a lead it's quite special. "
That's the end of the game here at Cuttack. Another professional performance from South Africa has silenced the crowd here as they have beaten India by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare. India just didn't have enough runs on the board and Heinrich Klassen was brilliant with the bat as he replaced Quinton de Kock in the playing XI. 

Chasing 149 for the win, the Proteas did not get off to a great start as they lost early wickets of Reeza Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius, and Rassie van der Dussen in the powerplay to a superb bowling performance from Bhuvneshwar Kumar taking four wickets tonight the lone ranger with the ball for India. At 29-3, India was in the game, but it was the Heinrich Klaasen show. Temba Bavuma hung around for his 35-off 30 balls. But Klaasen's 81 off 46 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes won the game for the Proteas single-handedly. The chase was paced perfectly by the Proteas. David Miller stayed unbeaten with his 20 off 15 balls to finish the job for the Proteas. 

From India's bowling point of view, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the star with the ball with his 4-13 in 4 overs. A wicket apiece for Chahal and Harshal Patel. The others were good but nothing to show in the wickets column. It meant India was 20-30 runs short on this surface and the bowlers had too much to do to defend the total A disappointing day for India today overall. 

Earlier in the day, it was Temba Bavuma who won the toss and elected to field first on a tricky surface here at Cuttack. India lost Ruturaj Gaikwad for a single as he was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for his 50th T20I wicket. Ishan Kishan was the initial aggressor with his 34 off 21 balls. But the likes of Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel missed out as they failed to make an impact with the bat. Thanks to Shreyas Iyer’s 40 off 35 balls and Dinesh Karthik’s cameo of 30 off 21 balls unbeaten alongside Harshal Patel’s unbeaten 12 runs that they got to a total of 148-6 in 20 overs. It was a fighting total, but well under par.

 From South Africa’s point of view, Kagiso Rabada was excellent in his 4 overs 1 for 15. Wayne Parnell supported him with his 1 for 23 in 4 overs. Anrich Nortje chipped in with a couple of wickets in 4 overs for 36 runs. A wicket for Dwaine Pretorius in his 4 overs 1 for 40. Keshav Maharaj picked up the wicket of Pant in his 2 overs 1 for 12. Tabraiz Shamsi went for 21 runs in 2 overs. A brilliant bowling performance to restrict India to 148-6 in 20 overs. It meant that the Proteas had a sub-par total to chase and they did it with fine colors to win the game and take a 2-0 lead in the 5-match series. India with loads of work and thinking to do from hereon. Can they come back or will we witness a 5-0 whitewash by South Africa? We shall find out in the coming games. 

So, South Africa wins by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation coming your way soon. 

18.2 S Iyer to D Miller
2 A couple of runs here for Miller and with that they beat the home side by 4 wickets. Shreyas bowls that one on a leg stump line on a good length. Miller hangs back and tucks it towards the wide of deep square leg and they scamper for a brace here. The visitors now take the lead of 2-0 in this 5-match T20I series. An exceptional all-around performance from the Proteas as they beat the home side. Klaasen was the man for them with the bat who single-handily took the game away from India. 
18.1 S Iyer to D Miller
0 Shreyas Iyer is into the attack now, Who will have some fun with the ball. Flatter outside the off. Miller plays it straight towards the cover. 
OVER 18
South Africa
147/6
Kagiso Rabada
0(0)
David Miller
18(13)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
4-13(4.0)
batting
New batsman on crease
Career
  • MATCHES41
  • RUNS121
  • SR116.00
  • AVG30.00
17.6 B Kumar to W Parnell
W WICKET!!! BOWLED HIM...That's top-quality bowling from Bhuvi. Picks up his first fourthwicket. Hits the top of off and sends back Parnell towards the pavilion. Bhuvi has been exceptional in this game. Comes in from over the wicket and hits the good length on the off-stump line. That sneaks past the blade of Parnell who fails to get his bat in line and it goes on to shatter the top of off. He departs for 1 and they are 6 down now. 
17.5 B Kumar to W Parnell
0 Hits the good length on the off-stump line. Parnell pushes that one back towards the bowler.
17.4 B Kumar to D Miller
1 Another single here for Miller. Goes fuller again on the pads. Miller clips it towards the deep midwicket for a single.
17.3 B Kumar to W Parnell
1 Parnell is off the mark now. They are 3 runs away from the victory. Comes around the wicket now. Hits the fuller length on the off. Parnell pushes that one towards the wide of mid-off for a single.
17.2 B Kumar to W Parnell
0 A dot ball this time from Parnell. Fuller length on the off. Parnell prods and defends it back towards the bowler.
17.1 B Kumar to D Miller
1 Bhuvi is back into the attack now. Good length outside the off. Miller pushes it towards the sweeper cover for a single. 
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