India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav’s fireworks shine on Team India’s victory. Cricket News – Times of India

miller Tons went in vain as India claim 1st T20I home series with 16-run win against South Africa
On the eve of the match, people on social media requested to pray to Goddess Durga for a rain-free Sunday. The weather was clear but no one could have imagined that the floodlight would fail, or the snake would enter the ground!
as it happened
Ultimately those two incidents only proved to be pitstops as India registered a 16-run victory to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. It was also India’s first T20 International series win at home against South Africa.
No one could stop the Indian batsmen in the quiet Barsapara Cricket Stadium. south africa captain Temba Bavuma asked his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma Winning the toss and opting to bat but some toothless bowling and short boundaries did not help the Proteas as India reached 237/3, with 178 fours (25 fours, 13 sixes).

Chasing a mammoth 238, South Africa suffered two early setbacks, losing their captain Temba Bavuma and Riley Rossouw With only one run on the board.
In the end it proved costly as a wicketkeeper quinton de kock (69 not out in 48 balls) and de Avid Miller (brilliant 47, 106 not out) put South Africa very close to the target with an unbeaten 174-run partnership.

India won comfortably but in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, his death bowling remains a matter of concern. Barring Deepak Chahar, all the bowlers were taken to the cleaners. Arshdeep Singh was the costliest, scoring 62 runs in four overs, even bowling brilliantly in the first over, taking two for just five runs.
India’s heroes of that time were man-in-form Suryakumar Yadavwho again did justice to his growing reputation by scoring 61 off 22 balls, while the vice-captain KL Rahul Scored 57 runs in 28 balls. Virat Kohli Just one run short of his half-century came as India’s designated finisher Dinesh Karthik was stranded, hitting two sixes and a four in the final two overs.

Rohit Sharma (43 runs in 37 balls) playing his 400th T20I started the match by hitting a boundary off the very first ball. Kagiso RabadaBut it was his deputy and opening partner KL Rahul who took the fast lane from the word go. He was aggressive as Rohit built up his innings before falling for 96 runs off the final ball of the 10th over.

Rahul scored consecutive half-centuries off just 24 balls, hitting Aiden Markram at long on in the second level. The visitors were to blame for some foul bowling but still, Suryakumar displayed his ‘360-degree’ skills, hitting shots all around the field.

South Africa’s vice-captain Keshav MaharajWho returned with figures of 2-23 from his quota of four overs, no other South African bowler could contain India’s batsmen, with Rabada being the most expensive, conceding 57 runs in his four overs.