2nd T20I Updates: South Africa win by 3 wickets

SA win by 3 wickets

 However, a valiant partnership between Stubbs and Coetzee turned the tide, as they displayed immense composure and skill to guide their side to a thrilling win.

SA 128-7 (19 Ovs) vs IND 124 (20 Ovs) | Scorecard

Arshdeep is back into the attack.

FOUR! Stubbs smacks the first ball to mid-wicket for a boundary. 

FOUR! Second in as many balls. This one is cut away to third man. 

SA now need 5 runs off 8 balls.

FOUR! Smashed right back behind the bowler to get the scores level.

FOUR! With one run needed, Stubbs pulls the ball on the on-side for a boundary and those are the winning runs.

South Africa win by 3 wickets with an over to spare. 

Arshdeep is back into the attack.

Stubbs is on strike. Starts off with a dot followed by a single.

SIX!! A massive hit by Coetzee that sails into the air and lands on the roof of the pavilion. Just a reminder that the game can change at any minute at this stage.

FOUR! Full toss and it is duly punished by Stubbs, who hammers the ball to the boundary on the off-side.

100 comes up for SA. 25 needed in 18 balls.

WICKET!! Bishnoi strikes for India at a crucial stage! Simelane is the victim this time who goes down on one knee to slog-sweep the ball and is out-foxed by the ball turning inside and castling the stumps!

Simelane b Ravi Bishnoi 7(10)

While Chakaravarthy picks up the wickets, Ravi Bishnoi continues at the other end.

FOUR! Stubbs gets a welcome boundary for SA off a googly outside off-stump. A well executed reverse-sweep sends the ball racing to the boundary at short-third.

The batters pick up three more runs off the remaining deliveries of the over. 

After 14, SA are 75-6.

Pandya is back into the attack now. SA need 50 off 36 balls.

Two singles come off the first two balls.

The third is pitched up and Simelane lashes at it, manages to pick up yet another single.

WIDE! WIDE! WIDE!!! Hardik seems to be struggling out there as he bowls some wild 'uns. Not a good sight at this stage of the game with everything being so evenly poised.

After 15, SA are 84-6. 

Ravi Bishnoi continues and delivers a superb over. Five dots and a single off the six balls. He has kept it very tight tonight.

At the other end, Chakaravarthy continues for India.

WICKET! Klaasen goes for a big hit and finds Rinku Singh waiting in the outfield who makes the catch.

Klaasen c Rinku Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy 2(3)

WICKET! David Miller is gone for a golden duck. The left hander was left clueless at the ball turned inwards and crashed into his stumps! India now with a great opportunity to win this game as South Africa lose their sixth wicket.

Chakaravarthy finishes with figures of 5-17 in his 4 overs. A spectacular spell.

Ravi Bishnoi is introduced into the attack. Will spin play a big part in this match? 

Starts off with a dot and a bye off the first two deliveries.

The third results in two after Stubbs directs the ball into the on-side before Tristan diverts the next ball through square-leg for a single.

FOUR! Jansen finally gets the ball he was waiting for and pulls it over long-leg for a beautifully executed boundary.

10 off the over.

Axar is introduced at the other end for India. In what turns out to be a very tight over, Axar restricts the batters to only two singles. Two close calls, which almost turned into chances and looks like we have a tight contest on our hands.

Varun Chakaravarthy returns at the other end.

FOUR! Stubbs goes for a big hit and only manages to hit the outside ege but somehow the ball races to the boundary behind the wickets.

Three singles come of the next three balls as the batters rotate the strike well.

WICKET! Chakaravarthy is in sublime form today. A tossed up googly and Jansen struggles as he slogs and completely misses. The ball, once again, crashes into the stumps!

Marco Jansen b Varun Chakaravarthy 7(10)

Pandya returns for the 7th over. Two singles and two dots come off the first four deliveries. Pandya has not found his groove yet, it seems.

The batters are content with taking singles at this stage after the early wickets as they pick up two more singles off the over. 

4 off the over. SA is 38-2.

On to the 8th over and Varun returns for India.

Starts off with two singles before Hendricks slams a beautiful FOUR off the third ball.

WICKET! Hendricks is left stunned as Varun delivers yet anothe stunner! The ball turns in sharply and the batter is stifled for space as the ball sneaks in the gap and rattles the stumps!

Reeza Hendricks b Varun Chakaravarthy 24(21)

Marco Jansen is the new man in and immediately takes a single. At the end of 8 overs, SA are 45-3

Avesh returns for the 4th over. Starts superbly with three dot balls in a row. The fourth delivery is a length ball and Hendricks sweeps it away for a single.

Two more singles follow as Avesh finishes with two off the over.

Pandya is introduced at the other end.

Three singles and two dots come off the over before Hendricks goes for the big one...

SIX! Final delivery and Hendrick picks the back of length delivery in a flash and launches it to square leg and into the galleries for a mammoth hit! 

9 off the over.

Varun Chakaravarthy is the new man in.

WICKET!!!!! A superb delivery to dimiss Markram. The ball pitches and turns inwards, Markram goes for the slog-hit and completely misses the googly and the ball smashes into the stumps.

Markram b Varun Chakaravarthy 3(8)

Only a single comes off the over as India will be looking to build on the momentum.

Avesh returns for the 4th over. Starts superbly with three dot balls in a row. The fourth delivery is a length ball and Hendricks sweeps it away for a single.

Two more singles follow as Avesh finishes with two off the over.

Pandya is introduced at the other end.

Three singles and two dots come off the over before Hendricks goes for the big one...

SIX! Final delivery and Hendrick picks the back of length delivery in a flash and launches it to square leg and into the galleries for a mammoth hit! 

9 off the over.

Varun Chakaravarthy is the new man in.

WICKET!!!!! A superb delivery to dimiss Markram. The ball pitches and turns inwards, Markram goes for the slog-hit and completely misses the googly and the ball smashes into the stumps.

Markram b Varun Chakaravarthy 3(8)

Only a single comes off the over as India will be looking to build on the momentum.

Arshdeep Singh will open India's bowling. Rickelton is on strike.

A good start for Arsh with three dot balls in a row is followed by a spectacular FOUR by Rickelton who comes down the track and smashes the ball to the boundary at extra cover.

Final ball of the over and Rickelton comes down the track again and sends the ball towards mid-wicket. Some good running between the wickets earns them three runs.

7 off the over.

Avesh Khan is instroduced at the other end.

FOUR! Short ball outside off and smashed by Rickelton for a boundary. 

FOUR! Rickelton is at it again, this time expertly flicked to short third man, behind the wicket.

Arshdeep continues at the other end.

FOUR! Rickelton is in punishing mood this evening, flicks the ball behind the wicket to fine-leg for an easy boundary.

Two singles off the next two balls follow as the batters look to be running away with this game...

WICKET!! Against the run of play, Rickelton is dismissed and India have a massive breakthrough. Slower ball by Arshdeep and Rickelton went for the slog sweep towards deep backward square leg. Rinku is the player in the deep who makes the catch! 

Rickelton c Rinku Singh b Arshdeep Singh 13(11) 

After 3 overs, SA are 22-1

Coetzee returns for his last over. Arshdeep on strike.

Starts off with a dot before Arsh manages a single off the next ball.

Panyda is now on strike and looking to go for a grand finish.

It's a tactical battle as the both Pandya and Coetzee look to out-smart each other with the latter having the upper hand.

Three dots to finish the over. Only 3 coming off it in the end.

Jansen to deliver the last over of the innings. Hardik on strike.

Starts off with a yorker. No run.

CHANCE! Pandya hits a low full-toss on the off-side and it almost ends up in a dismisal. It's all happening now! No run.

Dropped again! Panya survives yet again as Coetzee barely misses the chance. Arshdeep is restricted to being a spectator at this stage.

Two off the penultimate delivery of the innings as Hardik hits the ball into the outfield and abrely makes it back for the two!

FOUR!! What a way to end the innings with an unorthodox shot behind the wicket that races to the boundary. India finish with 124/6 on the board and much of it was thanks to Pandya's gritty 39 off 45 balls.

It is going to take a massive effort from the India bowlers to defend this total. 

Coetzee returns to the attack for SA. Pandya on strike.

It's a series of swings and misses by Pandya as he attempts to take on Coetzee. It's four dots in a row peppered with two wides.

FOUR! Finally Pandya manages to time his shot and this time it is a fuller delivery in the slot that he picks and dispatches with some force to the boundary at deep mid-wicket.

A single to finish the over. India finally have 100 runs on the board.

Jansen returns at the other end.

FOUR ! Pandya smashes a boundary through the covers with a powerful shot!

SIX! A huge hit, even better than the previous one.. smashed with some power over deep cover-point. 

FOUR! Pandya is at it again, this is a huge over for India. Short ball and Pandya smashes the ball at short third man.

14 off the over. India now at 115-6.

Simelane returns to deliver the 13th over.

Starts off with a fuller delivery which is diverted for a TWO by Rinku. Two more singles follow in the next two deliveries. Both batters are taking the foot off the pedal as they keep looking for the easy, cautious singles at this stage.

6 off the over.

Peter returns at the other end. 

Pandya takes a single off the first ball before Rinku cuts the third delivery to backward point for a two.

A single off the fourth ball for Rinku is followed by two dots to end the over.

At the end of 14 overs, India is at 80-5.

Maharaj continues at the other end for SA.

The batters have seemingly decided to keep it simple at this stage as the duo pick up singles off each of the six deliveries of the over.

At the end of 15, India now are up to 86-5.

WICKET! Rinku departs after attempting to sweep the ball and only manages a top-edge. The ball is in the air for quite a while before Coetzee makes the catch in the outfield.

Rinku Singh c Gerald Coetzee b Nqabayomzi Peter 9(11)

Maharaj returns to deliver the 11th over. 

Starts off with two singles and a dot off the first three balls. Both batters are being cautious at this stage. Three more singles follow and Maharaj ends the over with five runs conceded.

Nqabayomzi returns at the other end. Pandya on strike.

Starts off superbly with three dots.

A wide off the next delivery is followed by a two as Pandya directs the ball to fine leg.

WICKET! An extremely unfortunate dismissal for Axar as he looked like the best batter India had to offer today. A fullish delivery by Peter was hit down the pitch and the ball hit the stumps at the other end, with Peter managing a touch on it. Axar, anticipating a run, was caught out-side the crease and can only watch horrifically as the bails are castled.

Axar run out (Nqabayomzi Peter) 27(21)

Rinku Singh is the new batter in the crease. Can he build a partnership with Pandya?

Maharaj returns at the other end. Hardik Panya is the new batter on the crease.

Starts off with a single and two dots off the first three overs. Two more singles follow as the batters rotate the strike.

FOUR! Yet again Axar shows some delightful batting with a superbly executed cover drive which sends the ball racing to the boundary. FIFTY runs come up for India in the 9th over.

After 9 0vers, India advances to 52-4.

Nqabayomzi Peter is now introduced into the attack. 

FOUR! Not the start he was expecting as Axar manages to get 4 leg byes off the very first delivery of the over. Two singles and two dots follow in the next four deliveries.

FOUR! Beautifully picked by Axar, fuller delivery by Nqabayomzi and it is lifted over the in-field and dispatched with a text-book drive on the off-side.

After 10 overs, India are now at 62-4

Markram is introduced in the 8th over. Tilak Varma and Axar seem content to pick up singles at this stage.

Four singles come off the next five balls as the batters direct the ball into the gaps.

WICKET! Tilak Varma goes for a wild sweep and regrets it instantly as the ball floats in the air and Miller makes an instinctive one-handed catch to complete the dismissal. OUT! 

Tilak Varma c Miller b Markram 20(20) 

Coetzee is back into the attack. South Africa are piling on the pressure. 

The first two deliveries result in dot balls before Coetxee opts for a shorter delivery. SIX! Tilak Varma swings at the ball and sends it rocketing into the stands for a magnificent hit that clears the ropes by some distance. A delightful shot! 

Coetzee makes a good comeback though with two singles and a dot off the next three deliveries.

Simelane returns at the other end for the sixth over.

FOUR! FOUR! Excellent batting by Axar who slams two top-class boundaries off the second and fourth ball of the over. Both are hit on the off-side and with some clinincal precision to breach the fielders in the in-field. 

Two more singles to close out the over. India finally have a decent over with ten runs coming off it. After 6 overs, India is 34-3.

Tilak Varma is the new man in for India and following the early loss of wickets, Suryakumar will be looking to build a lasting partnership at this stage. 

Maco Jansen continues with a series of good lenght deliveries which keep the batters guessing. The second delivery is a tad fuller and Varma takes the opportunity to come down the track and hammer the ball over mid-off for a delightful FOUR!

Jansen rallies with a bunch of dots to finish the over. 5 runs come off it.

Simelane is introduced to deliver the fourth over for SA. 

Starts off with three dots off the first three balls before the fourth one is pitched short and gets the full SKY treatment.

FOUR! A superbly hit shot by SKY as he comes down the track and lifts the ball over the infield and sends the ball racing past the ropes at long-on. 

WICKET! Surya is gone attempting a risky shot against a ball that was pitched up near middle and leg-stump and hits him squarely on the pads. The umpire's finger goes up within seconds and India lose their third wicket.

India now 21/3 after 4 overs.

Jansen comes in to bowl the first over for South Africa. Sanju Samson is on strike for India

WICKET! Second ball of the over and India lose their first wicket. A superb delivery by Jansen that swings in the air and Samson is completely bamboozled by the movement. Samosn is gone for a DUCK and India lose their first wicket for ZERO.

It's a maiden wicket for Jansen as South Africa are off to a flying start this evening.

Coetzee comes in at the other end and Abhskeh Sharma is the next batter to depart following a series of bewildering shots which result in a poor pull shot which result in his dismissal in the fifth ball of the over.

Jansen makes a comfortable catch at third man and both batters are now back in the pavilion barely minutes after taking guard on the pitch.

India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter

South Africa have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second T20I against India. 

With rain predicted, the Proteas have opted for a conservative approach, hoping to exploit any moisture in the pitch.   

India will continue with the same XI that dominated the first match, with Suryakumar Yadav expressing confidence in their approach and intent. 

South Africa, meanwhile, have made one change, bringing in Hendricks for the injured Kruger.

Sanju Samson will look to extend his dominance in the second T20I against South Africa in Gqeberha, but India needs more consistency from its top order. 

Samsons explosive 107 off 50 balls powered India to a 61-run win in the opener, yet contributions from other batters remain a concern. Opener Abhishek Sharmas recent struggles, coupled with quick cameos from Tilak Varma, have underscored the need for stability. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya also need to build on their starts to prevent middle-order collapses like Indias six-wicket loss for 36 runs in the first match.

Indias bowling attack, led by Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi, was in superb form, restricting South Africa to 141 with tight spin bowling and solid pace support from Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan. Confident in their bowling, India will aim for a 2-0 lead in the series.

For South Africa, missing key players like Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Tabraiz Shamsi, this second T20I is a tough challenge. 

With recent series struggles, including a 0-3 loss to West Indies and a draw against Ireland, South Africa will rely heavily on senior players Aiden Markram, David Miller, and Heinrich Klaasen to bounce back.