IND vs SA 2nd T20: Rain again created havoc, South Africa set target of 152 runs in 15 overs
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The first T250 match between India and South Africa was washed out due to rain. There were chances of rain in the second match also and the last three balls of India’s innings could not be bowled. South Africa was given a target of 152 runs in 15 overs to win.
After losing the toss and coming to bat first, Team India had a very bad start. Both the opening batsmen Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill were out without opening the account. Suryakumar Yadav played the captaincy innings.
Tilak Verma, who came to bat at number four, also showed some brilliant shots and was out after scoring 29 runs. Suryakumar Yadav played an inning of 56 runs. Rinku Singh gave him full support.
Rinku Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 68 runs. Wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma also got out after scoring one run. The third Indian batsman to be out on zero was Arshdeep Singh. Ravindra Jadeja played an inning of 19 runs.
The second T20 International match being played on Tuesday had to be stopped in the 20th over of the Indian innings due to rain. The first match of the three-match series was also washed out due to rain. When the game was stopped due to rain, the Indian team had scored 180 runs for seven wickets in 19.3 overs.
The highlight of the Indian innings was Rinku Singh’s first half-century. He was present at the crease after scoring 68 runs in 39 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes. He made a partnership of 70 runs in 48 balls for the fourth wicket with captain Suryakumar Yadav (56).
Suryakumar hit five fours and three sixes in his 35-ball innings and made a partnership of 49 runs in 24 balls with Tilak Verma (29) for the third wicket, bringing India back in the match. Ravindra Jadeja contributed 19 runs in 14 balls.
For South Africa, Gerald Coetzee took three wickets for 32 runs in 3.3 overs. However, Tabrez Shamsi impressed the most. He took the wicket of Suryakumar after giving just 18 runs in four overs.
Tilak hit four fours and one six in his 20-ball innings under pressure. Ravindra Jadeja scored 19 runs in the last overs by hitting one four and one six in 14 balls. During this, Tilak Verma got life in the first over. After this, he increased the run rate by batting fearlessly with captain Suryakumar Yadav.
Tilak did it against Yansen in the third over by hitting a six and three fours. Captain Suryakumar Coetzee was welcomed with two fours and a six. He completed 2000 runs in T20 International with a run against Williams in the fifth over and then completed his team’s half-century by hitting a six on a helicopter shot.
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