India vs SA T20I series: Second consecutive loss in the series for team India
The Indian team had to face the second consecutive defeat in the series. Now to stay in the series, Team India will have to win the third match at any cost. Otherwise Team India will lose the series. India has not won the series against South Africa at home till date. Now to win the series, Team India will have to win the remaining three matches.
Shreyas Iyer scored 40 runs in 35 balls for India. At the same time, Ishan Kishan was looking in great rhythm, but he could not convert a good start into a big innings. He scored 34 runs in 21 balls. Captain Rishabh Pant could not play a big innings again. He scored 5 runs. Rituraj Gaikwad too failed to make an impact at the top. He scored just 1 run. Hardik Pandya scored 9 runs. Dinesh Karthik showed his capability in the last over, scoring 30 runs in 21 balls, which included two fours and two sixes. Team India was able to reach a respectable score because of Karthik.
Heinrich Klaasen scored the most runs for South Africa. He scored 81 runs in 46 balls, which included 7 fours and five sixes. At the same time, captain Temba Bavuma scored 35 runs in 30 balls. For India Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets. However, he did not get support from the other end as the visitors reached the target with 10 balls to spare.
