Overview
- Sent in to bat, South Africa piled up 213-4 with Quinton de Kock smashing a 46-ball 90 that included seven sixes as India leaked 123 runs in the last 10 overs.
- India were dismissed for 162 in 19.1 overs, with Tilak Varma’s 62 off 34 the lone resistance as Ottneil Baartman led South Africa’s attack with 4-24.
- Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and retained an unchanged XI, while South Africa made three changes, bringing in Reeza Hendricks, George Linde and Ottneil Baartman for Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje.
- A costly 11th over from Arshdeep Singh featured seven wides across 13 balls on a dewy night, underscoring India’s bowling indiscipline despite Varun Chakaravarthy’s two wickets.
- The five-match series is tied 1-1, with the third T20I scheduled for Sunday in Dharamsala after Mullanpur hosted its first men’s international.