India vs South Africa highlights, 2nd T20I: Tristan Stubbs shines as South Africa beat India by 3 wickets

Leg-spinner Varun Chakaravarthy's career-best 5 for 17 went in vain as India suffered a three-wicket loss to South Africa in the second T20I on Sunday.

The 33-year-old's stunning performance helped India reduce SA to 66 for 6 while chasing 125 but Tristan Stubbs (47) and Gerald Coetzee (19) took the hosts home in 19 overs, ending India's 11-match winning streak.

Earlier, India struggled with the bat, posting just 124 for six after being put in to bat. They lost three quick wickets, falling to 15/3 within four overs.

Axar Patel (27) steadied the innings, partnering with Tilak Varma (20) and Hardik Pandya (39). Despite the top-order failure, Pandya's late flourish ensured India set a more competitive total.

India vs South Africa Live Score: 'Sometimes it doesn't work out'

I thought we bowled really well, some really good plans and our bowlers executed really well. From the batting point of view, you want to break it at the mid-way stage but it didn't work out. Sometimes it doesn't work out and we need to take it on the chin, we are going to stick to our brand of cricket. Really proud of course.

Aiden Markram, South Africa captain

India vs South Africa Live Score: 'Two games to go, lot of entertainment left'

Of course in a T20 game you don't wanna get 120, but proud of the way we bowled. In a T20, someone getting a five-for defending 125 is incredible. Varun has been waiting for this for a long time, working hard on his bowling, and everyone enjoyed it. Two games to go, lot of entertainment left. 1-1 going into Jo'burg gonna be a lot of fun.

Suryakumar Yadav, India captain

India vs South Africa Live Score: 'Coetzee came in and said - we can win this'

Fortunately the run rate never got away from us. I had 30 in mind to get off the last three, and the dew came in to help us also. He [Coetzee] came in and said "we can win this." We were always two hits away, the crowd was behind us and it was amazing. It was my mum's birthday, 20-30 people came here last night to watch. It gives us momentum to take into the Highveld.

Tristan Stubbs

India vs South Africa Live Score: Tristan Stubbs is the Player of the match

Tristan Stubbs scored a brilliant 47 not out off 41 balls to guide South Africa to a three-wicket win against India.

India vs South Africa Live Score: Low-scoring thriller

A thrilling Sunday cricket spectacle unfolded at St George's Park, Gqeberha!

Despite the modest scoring, the match kept both teams on edge throughout. The game's momentum shifted repeatedly between the sides, but ultimately South Africa emerged victorious. Although India managed to create pressure during the chase of a modest total, the exceptional batting performance from Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee in the final stages secured the win for the home team.

India vs South Africa Live Score: STAT ATTACK

Varun Chakravarthy's 5/17 is the best figures for a bowler from a Full Member nation that ended in a defeat in T20Is.

Previous best: 5/22 each by Mustafizur Rahman (vs NZ Kolkata 2016) & Matt Short (vs Eng Cardiff 2024)

Previous best for India: 4/13 each by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vs SA Cuttack 2022) & Ravi Bishnoi (vs Zim Harare 2024)

India vs South Africa Live Score: STAT ATTACK

Pace vs spin in South Africa innings

Pace: 1/86 in 10 overs (ER 8.60)

Spin: 6/40 in 9 overs (ER 4.44)

India vs South Africa Live Score: STAT ATTACK

Most consecutive wins for India in T20Is (including Super Over wins)

12 Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

12 Dec 2003 - June 2024

11 July 2024 - Nov 2024 - streak ended today

India vs South Africa Live Score: SA win by 3 wickets

FOUR! Tristan Stubbs seals the deal in style. He smashes Arshdeep Singh for a boundary. That's winning runs for the Proteas. South Africa beat India by 3 wickets

India vs South Africa Live Score: Smashed!

FOUR! Tristan Stubbs whacks Arshdeep Singh towards long off for a boundary. Superb shot from him. Scores level at the moment.

South Africa need 1 run in 7 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: SA inch closer!

FOUR! Another boundary. Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs. The batter hits this towards third man fence. South Africa need 5 runs in 10 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: FOUR for Stubbs!

FOUR! Arshdeep Singh starts his fourth over. Tristan Stubbs welcomes the left-arm pacer with a boundary towards deep mid-wicket.

South Africa need 9 runs in 11 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: South Africa need 13 runs in 12 balls

South Africa need 13 runs in 12 balls. Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee are in the middle. They are turning it on here.

India vs South Africa Live Score: Good over for SA!

Superb over for South Africa. 12 runs off Avesh Khan's over. Gerald Coetzee, Tristan Stubbs are leading South Africa's run chase at the moment.

South Africa need 13 runs in 12 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: FOUR for Coetzee!

FOUR! Avesh Khan starts his third over. Gerald Coetzee smashes the pacer for two back-to-back boundaries. Coetzee is doing the job for South Africa at the moment.

South Africa need 15 runs in 15 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: Full toss and punished!

FOUR! Full toss from Arshdeep Singh. Tristan Stubbs leans forward and smashes the ball towards covers. Much-needed boundary for South Africa. 12 runs off Arshdeep's over.

South Africa need 25 runs in 18 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: SIX!

That a monstrous blow from Gerald Coetzee. He picks the length of the ball and dispatches straight over Arshdeep Singh's head. What a shot!

South Africa need 30 runs in 21 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: Brilliant over!

A wicket and only four runs off Ravi Bishnoi's over. Superb show from him. After Varun Chakaravarthy's Ravi Bishnoi ends with magnificent figures of 4-0-21-1.

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET! Bishnoi strikes!

WICKET! Another one bites the dust. Ravi Bishnoi rattles Andile Simelane's stumps. Bishnoi bowls this one quick through the air. It's a googly. Simelane tries to smash the ball hard, misses the turn completely and the ball does the rest.

South Africa need 39 runs in 26 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: First boundary in 18 balls!

After 18 balls, South Africa manage to find a fence. Tristan Stubbs plays a reverse sweep towards third man. Much-needed boundary for South Africa. Stubbs is the only hope for South Africa at the moment.

South Africa need 53 runs in 40 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: What a spell!

That's the end of a magnificent and entertaining spell from Varun Chakaravarthy. He ends with five wickets in 4 overs, conceding 17 runs.

India vs South Africa Live Score: STAT ATTACK!

Varun vs Klaasen in T20s

6 innings

30 balls

45 runs

3 dismissals

Avg 15.00

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET! FIVE-WICKET HAUL for VARUN

WICKET! FIVE-WICKET HAUL for VARUN CHAKARAVARTHY. Varun castles David Miller for a duck. Miller is bamboozled in from of Varun's googly. Wow! What a moment. Surya and Samson run towards Varun and hug him. Superb bowling from the mystery spinner. Maiden five-fer for Varun Chakaravarthy in T20Is!

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET! Klaasen departs!

WICKET! Varun Chakaravarthy takes his fourth wicket. Heinrich Klaasen picks the length and goes for a biggie but fails to connect it well. Rinku Singh is present at the long off and he takes an easy catch. Chakaravarthy gets the big fish for the second time in a row! Klaasen is dejected. He has thrown his wicket away. India are on top at the moment.

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET! Jansen goes!

WICKET! WHAT A SPELL FROM VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY! The mystery spinner continues to dominate as he claims his third scalp, leaving South African batsmen completely bewildered by his variations! Marco Jansen has no answer to his Googly. The stumps are rattled. The Proteas are struggling to read his deliveries, demonstrating his exceptional control and guile in this match. Heinrich Klaasen joins Tristian Stubbs in the middle.

South Africa need 60 runs in 54 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: Welcome boundary!

FOUR! Tristan Stubbs gets fortunate here! What a delivery. Tristan Stubbs tries to punch it through covers, gets an outside edge and the ball travels towards third man fence.

South Africa 62/3, need 63 runs in 58 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: FOUR for Jansen!

FOUR! Poor delivery from Ravi Bishnoi. Almost a half tracker. Marco Jansen has enough time. He waits till the end and pulls this away towards square leg fence for a boundary. 10 runs off Ravi Bishnoi's over.

South Africa need 70 runs in 66 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: REVIEW and NOT OUT!

REVIEW and NOT OUT! Down the leg from Varun Chakaravarthy. There is a loud caught behind appeal from Sanju Samson. Umpire signals WIDE. Sanju is having a chat with SKY. The Indian skipper goes for a review. Replay shows the ball has made a contact with the pad. So, it's NOT OUT and the decision for WIDE has also been taken back.

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET! Varun strikes again!

WICKET! Varun Chakaravarthy strikes again, Reeza Hendricks goes for 24 runs. South Africa are three down now. Reeza was looking so good in the middle. He fails to judge this googly and the ball does the rest. Reeza can't believe it. Varun is doing the job for India at the moment.

South Africa 44/3, need 81 runs in 74 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: STAT ATTACK - Markram vs Varun

Markram vs Varun in T20s

7 innings

68 balls

41 runs

3 dismissals

Avg 22.66

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South Africa's last ten opening partnerships vs India in T20Is

20*
1
1
30
3
42
4
7
8
22

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET! Markram falls!

WICKET! Varun Chakaravarthy removes Aiden Markram for 3 runs. Markram appeared uneasy following the hit to his helmet, ultimately leading to his dismissal. Varun made an immediate breakthrough with his clever variation. He delivered a well-flighted googly, bowled at a reduced pace and pitched fuller on the off stump.
Markram attempts a cross-batted shot after stepping out but misses the turn completely. The ball hits the off stumps. Sanju and Varun are elated.

South Africa 33/2, need 92 runs in 88 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: SIX for Reeza!

SIX! What a shot. Reeza Hendricks smashes this hard over deep backward square leg for a flat maximum. Pandya isn't happy with this.

South Africa need 92 runs in 90 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score: Oouch!

A sharp, short ball from Hardik Pandya angles in and strikes Aiden Markram flush on the helmet as he attempts a pull shot. Markram takes off his helmet immediately, pausing to catch his breath after the hit. A tense moment on the field as players and medics check in on him.

India vs South Africa Live Score: Tight over!

Avesh Khan keeps it tight in his over, nearly forcing Reeza Hendricks to chop one onto his stumps. Hendricks attempts a few shots but manages only one run as India's fielding unit supports Avesh’s disciplined line and length. Arshdeep’s sharp stop at backward point caps a solid over for India. SA 24/1 in 4 overs in chase 125

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET!

Arshdeep Singh strikes as Rickelton mistimes his shot, sending a catch straight to Rinku Singh. Rickelton departs for 13 off 11 balls, and India pick up their first wicket. SA 22/1 (2.5) in chase of 125

India vs South Africa Live Score: Brilliant shot!

FOUR! Short from Avesh Khan. Reeza Hendricks goes on backfoot and smashes the ball hard towards deep mid wicket region. Powerful pull shot from the right hander.

SOUTH AFRICA 12/0 in 1.4 overs vs INDIA

India vs South Africa Live Score: First boudnary!

FOUR! Brilliant way to get off the mark! Rickelton walks down the track, makes some room and plays this towards extra cover region. First boundary of South Africa innings.

India vs South Africa Live Score: Welcome back!

Team India has formed a huddle. SKY is giving a last-moment pep talk to the team.

Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks are walking to the middle and will start the chase for the team.

Arshdeep Singh will open the attack for India.

Here we go ... !!!

India vs South Africa Live Score: Proteas restrict India to paltry 124/6

Indian top-order suffered a collective meltdown against disciplined South African bowlers on a bouncy pitch, managing a way below par 124 for six in the second T20I on Sunday.

SA skipper Aiden Markram had little hesitation in selecting to bowl once he won the toss, and the bowlers vindicated his call with a stellar effort.

The Proteas bowlers hit the back of length line and the natural bounce on the pitch did the rest. Abhishek Sharma's dismissal was an example for this. The left-hander's underwhelming outings in T20Is continued as his miscued pull off a climbing delivery from Gerald Coetzee ended in the hands of Marco Jansen, who made the first strike dismissing Sanju Samson (0, 3b).

Samson, who had become the first Indian batsman to score back-to-back T20I hundreds, gave himself space to heave Jansen over mid-off, but the opener paid a heavy price for needless pre-meditation to get bowled.

Jansen started off with a wicket maiden and the rest of the SA bowlers hardly offered any freebies for Indian batters to shake off the pressure.

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who shuffled across a tad too much, missed a fuller delivery from Andile Simelane to get trapped in front of the stumps, and it was the pacer's maiden international wicket.

India ended the Power Play segment on a poor 34 for three.

Axar Patel (27, 21b), who was moved up the order played a couple of delectable shots including a punch through the covers off Keshav Maharaj for a four, was India's most assured batter on the night. But the left-hander backed up a bit too far as Hardik Pandya's straight drive took a deflection off spinner Peter Nqabayomzi's hand before rattling the stumps. Axar did not even wait for the review to walk away from the field.

In the interim, India went through a boundary-less period between the 10th and 16th over, which was ended when Arshdeep Singh mowed leg-spinner Peter for a six.

Even an accomplished hitter like Hardik Pandya (39, 45 balls), who found some late steam, had to wait till his 28th delivery to find a boundary, underscoring India's struggles on the night.

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Lowest SR for an Indian batter in a T20I innings (40+ balls)

83.33 Ishan Kishan 35(42) vs WI Kolkata 2022

84.44 Dinesh Mongia 38(45) vs SA Joburg 2006

86.67 Hardik Pandya 39*(45) vs SA Gqeberha 2024

91.07 KL Rahul 51*(56) vs SA Trivandrum 2022

India vs South Africa Live Score: 'When Aiden told me that I’m going to bowl ... '

When Aiden told me that I’m going to bowl, I thought about the options we had and the lengths we want to bowl. We had our plans to Sky. We executed our plans and I’m happy. The coaches told me to back my slower balls and I managed to execute them.

(On taking Suryakumar's wicket) Very happy to get a big wicket under my name, it’s something special I will not forget. It’s nice working with them, they told me not to worry. They motivated me and I managed to stay calm.

- Andile Simelane

India vs South Africa Live Score: India 124/6 in 20 overs vs SA

FOUR! Pandya manages to find a fence on the last delivery of the over. Only 6 runs off Jansen's over. South Africa restrict India to 124/6 in Gqeberha

India vs South Africa Live Score: Brilliant from Coetzee!

Brilliant over from Coetzee. He concedes just 3 runs off his over. Pandya tries to whack the bowler a couple of times but misses completely. He is not rotating the strike as well.

INDIA 118/6 in 19 overs vs SOUTH AFRICA

India vs South Africa Live Score: What a shot!

FOUR! Superb and clever shot from Hardik Pandya. Short ball and outside off from Marco Jansen. Hardik Pandya opens the face of the bat and guides it over the fielder at short third man for a boundary. Valuable runs for India.

INDIA 116/6 in 18.2 overs vs SOUTH AFRICA

India vs South Africa Live Score: SIX from Pandya!

SIX! What a shot from Hardik Pandya. He opens the face of the bat an smashes Marco Jansen over sweeper cover fence. Superb shot from the right hander.

INDIA 111/6 in 17.3 vs SOUTH AFRICA

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South Africa spinners this series

1st T20I:

2/79 off 8 overs (ER 9.87)

2nd T20I:

2/48 off 9 overs (ER 5.33)

India vs South Africa Live Score: SIX!

SIX! What a shot. Much needed runs for India at the moment. Loopy and around middle and leg from Nqabayomzi Peter. Arshdeep goes down on knee and heaves it over deep square leg for a mammoth. Superb shot from the left-hander.

INDIA 93/6 in 16 matches vs SOUTH AFRICA

India vs South Africa Live Score: WICKET! Rinku falls!

WICKET! Nqabayomzi Peter dismisses Rinku Singh for 9 runs. India are in deep deep trouble now. India's situation deteriorates further with the dismissal of their final recognised batting partnership! Nqabayomzi Peter delivers a full-length ball targeting the stumps. The delivery skids off the pitch rapidly towards the batsman. Rinku Singh attempts an aerial sweep shot from a crouching position but fails to execute it properly. The ball takes the top edge and travels towards short fine leg, where Gerald Coetzee completes an uncomplicated catch. Rinku Singh departs for 9 runs, leaving India in a precarious position at 87/6.

INDIA 87/6 in 15.2 overs vs SOUTH AFRICA