154/5 (13.5)
CRR : 11.13
180/7 (19.3)
CRR : 9.23
South Africa won by 5 wickets (DLS METHOD) 🏆
Player of the Match
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Player of the Match: Tabraiz Shamsi
Tabraiz Shamsi (Player of the Match): "Yeah. I thought of giving up with that celebration but look the kids on the boundary keep asking me to bring out that celebration and I can’t disappoint them.
It’s about bowling in the right areas with the skills I have. To do it today against India especially tonight was beautiful because I have let down myself in the previous games against India.
He (Suryakumar Yadav) is a wonderful player and to get his wicket was nice. The way Aiden marshalled the boys on the ground was great. He stopped me and brought me back again in the end and the credit must go to him for those bowling changes.
I think the positive and the nice thing is since Rob has come in, the environment has been great. He has allowed the families to come in and join. He has allowed us to be ourselves. Pushing us on the field but allowing us to be ourselves."
It’s about bowling in the right areas with the skills I have. To do it today against India especially tonight was beautiful because I have let down myself in the previous games against India.
He (Suryakumar Yadav) is a wonderful player and to get his wicket was nice. The way Aiden marshalled the boys on the ground was great. He stopped me and brought me back again in the end and the credit must go to him for those bowling changes.
I think the positive and the nice thing is since Rob has come in, the environment has been great. He has allowed the families to come in and join. He has allowed us to be ourselves. Pushing us on the field but allowing us to be ourselves."
Aiden Markram (South Africa Captain): "A nice start. It was a bleak about Durban, a disappointing one. The crowd has come tonight and pulled in for this game. It's good to pull off such a performance in front of them.
I thought that the wicket was slightly on the slower side, especially from the batting point of view. The batters would have loved it to be skidding onto the bat. After the rain, it just got quickened up and helped us a bit.
Sometimes you try too much in T20I cricket; if the match-up works, you go with him. But you don't want to keep him for too long as the batter lines him up. The bowlers tried hard and bowled incredibly well. They come up with their own plans.
Reeza Hendricks has been fantastic. He's adopted a bit of a leadership role in the batting. Another brilliant knock from him tonight. Ultimately, you want to pick from players for the World Cup, so from the selection point of view, there might still be a few places up for grabs. Every player is working hard and giving his best. That healthy competition means a lot for us."
I thought that the wicket was slightly on the slower side, especially from the batting point of view. The batters would have loved it to be skidding onto the bat. After the rain, it just got quickened up and helped us a bit.
Sometimes you try too much in T20I cricket; if the match-up works, you go with him. But you don't want to keep him for too long as the batter lines him up. The bowlers tried hard and bowled incredibly well. They come up with their own plans.
Reeza Hendricks has been fantastic. He's adopted a bit of a leadership role in the batting. Another brilliant knock from him tonight. Ultimately, you want to pick from players for the World Cup, so from the selection point of view, there might still be a few places up for grabs. Every player is working hard and giving his best. That healthy competition means a lot for us."
That is the end of our coverage of the game. While the first game in Durban was washed out due to rain, South Africa cruised through the run-chase in a rain-hit game in Gqeberha. The series decider will be played in Johannesburg on Thursday (December 14). We have plenty of games lined up in our network. So stay tuned with us for the cricketing action across the globe.
For now, this is me, AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my esteemed co-commentator Akshay Bhide, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Raju Khariya, brought you all the live-action of this massive contest. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!
For now, this is me, AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my esteemed co-commentator Akshay Bhide, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Raju Khariya, brought you all the live-action of this massive contest. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!
India and South Africa have played a total of eight T20I series where the former has secured victory four times, while South Africa has won two games.
Suryakumar Yadav (India Captain): “I think it was a par score. But they batted beautifully in the first 5-6 overs and took the game away from us.
(On playing fearless cricket) I mean that’s the brand of cricket we were talking about wanting to play. Just play fearless cricket despite losing wickets.
(While defending with dew arriving) It was tough but I told the boys that we are coming out of the comfort zone and these situations can arrive in the future.
The mood is always happy. Full of loud and cheer. I always say whatever happens on the ground, leave it on the ground. Really looking forward to the next game."
(On playing fearless cricket) I mean that’s the brand of cricket we were talking about wanting to play. Just play fearless cricket despite losing wickets.
(While defending with dew arriving) It was tough but I told the boys that we are coming out of the comfort zone and these situations can arrive in the future.
The mood is always happy. Full of loud and cheer. I always say whatever happens on the ground, leave it on the ground. Really looking forward to the next game."
Aiden Markram (South Africa Captain): "A nice start. It was a bleak about Durban, a disappointing one. The crowd has come tonight and pulled in for this game. It's good to pull off such a performance in front of them.
I thought that the wicket was slightly on the slower side, especially from the batting point of view. The batters would have loved it to be skidding onto the bat. After the rain, it just got quickened up and helped us a bit.
Sometimes you try too much in T20I cricket; if the match-up works, you go with him. But you don't want to keep him for too long as the batter lines him up. The bowlers tried hard and bowled incredibly well. They come up with their own plans.
Reeza Hendricks has been fantastic. He's adopted a bit of a leadership role in the batting. Another brilliant knock from him tonight. Ultimately, you want to pick from players for the World Cup, so from the selection point of view, there might still be a few places up for grabs. Every player is working hard and giving his best. That healthy competition means a lot for us."
I thought that the wicket was slightly on the slower side, especially from the batting point of view. The batters would have loved it to be skidding onto the bat. After the rain, it just got quickened up and helped us a bit.
Sometimes you try too much in T20I cricket; if the match-up works, you go with him. But you don't want to keep him for too long as the batter lines him up. The bowlers tried hard and bowled incredibly well. They come up with their own plans.
Reeza Hendricks has been fantastic. He's adopted a bit of a leadership role in the batting. Another brilliant knock from him tonight. Ultimately, you want to pick from players for the World Cup, so from the selection point of view, there might still be a few places up for grabs. Every player is working hard and giving his best. That healthy competition means a lot for us."
Over 14
South Africa 154/5
Andile Phehlukwayo10(4)
Tristan Stubbs14(12)
Ravindra Jadeja0-28(2.5)