New Delhi: In the second T20 played in Guwahati, Team India defeated South Africa by 16 runs. With this, Team India has also made an unbeatable 2-0 lead in this three-match series. Playing at home, Team India has won the T20 series against South Africa for the first time.
Team India scored 237 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs after playing first. In reply, South Africa’s team could only score 221 runs in the stipulated overs thanks to David Miller’s stormy century.
Miller’s century
Chasing a target of 238 runs, the South African team had a very poor start and the team dismissed 2 batsmen on the score of just one run. The first blow to the team was in the form of captain Bavuma and the second blow was in the form of Rylee Russo. These two African batsmen were sent to the pavilion by Arshdeep Singh.
After this, Markram and De Kock handled the African innings and took the team’s score to 40 times, although Markram, who was batting well, was bowled by Akshar Patel on the score of 33.
After Markram’s dismissal, David Miller and de Kock took over the innings and did not allow any other African wicket to fall. David Miller scored 106 runs in 47 balls with the help of seven sixes and eight fours. Apart from them, Quinton de Kock scored a half-century of 69 runs in 48 balls with the help of four sixes and three fours. However, the innings of these two could not win the African team and India won the match by 16 runs.
India had set a target of 238 runs
Batting first after losing the toss, the Indian team scored 237 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. Batting first, the Indian team had a great start. Indian captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul added 96 runs for the first wicket in 9.5 overs. Rohit Sharma scored 43 runs off 37 balls, while KL Rahul contributed 57 runs off 28 balls.
After the dismissal of both of them, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, who came out to bat, batted in a stormy manner. He hit 5 sixes and 5 fours during his innings. Apart from this, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 49 off 28 balls. Thanks to the brilliant batting of these batsmen from India, they managed to score a big score of 237 runs. However, the South African team could not achieve this target and lost the match by 16 runs by scoring 221 runs.