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India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I Live Updates: Match Resumes After Stoppage Due To Light, South Africa 2 Down vs India
IND vs SA live score Updates: Suryakumar Yadav scored 61 off 22 balls, while KL Rahul hit a 28-ball 57 as India posted a big total of 237/3 in 20 overs against South Africa.
IND vs SA 2nd T20 Score: Arshdeep Singh struck twice in one over.© BCCI
India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, Live Score Updates:Â The light tower that was not working is now functioning and South Africa have resumed their chase. Arshdeep Singh dented South Africa's 238-run chase by taking the wickets of Temba Bavuma and Rilee Rossouw in one over. Quinton de Kock has been joined by Aiden Markram in the big chase against India in the second T20I at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium Guwahati. Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav scored 61 off 22 balls, while KL Rahul hit a 28-ball 57 as India posted a big total of 237/3 in 20 overs. Openers Rahul and Rohit Sharma (43 off 37) laid a solid platform for India before Suryakumar and Virat Kohli (49 not out off 28) capitalized on it to take the side to a daunting total.
Keshav Maharaj returned figures of 2 for 23 as he was the only bowler to get wickets. He claimed the the wickets of both Rohit and Suryakumar to provide South Africa a mini comeback but the Suryakumar-Kohli show stole the limelight later. Earlier, South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the game. (LIVE SCORECARD)
India Playing XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (w), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (w), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
Here are the LIVE score updates of 2nd T20I Match between India and South Africa straight from Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati
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- 21:31 (IST)Live Score: FOUR!Aiden Markram hits a four on the off side on the ball of Deepak Chahar. South Africa need many more like that.SA 12/2 (2.3)
- 21:28 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: Issue resolved. Match set to resumeThe light tower that created the stoppage has started functioning.
- 21:23 (IST)Live Score: Play is still stoppedThe light issue has not been resolved yet at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati and the match has still not resumed. This is definitely not a good thing to happen, but you never know about these machines. The reason behind the issue is yet to be known.
- 21:16 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: Issue of lights on groundOne of the light towers is not working, hence the play has been stopped for a while. South Africa are way behind in this game at just the start of their innings and the reason is a big target they are chasing and the two wickets they have lost so far.SA 5/2 (2.1)
- 21:08 (IST)Live Score: WICKET!Another ones bites the dust! Rilee Rossouw falls for a two-ball duck and this is the second wicket in this over for Arshdeep Singh.SA 1/2 (1.5)
- 21:06 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: WICKET!Temba Bavuma has trapped by Arshdeep Singh. he falls for a 7-ball duck. This is what you call the pressure of a big chase! Bavuma wanted to hit the ball over mid-off but hit the ball straight into the hands of the fielder.SA 1/1 (1.2)
- 20:57 (IST)IND vs SA: South Africa's chase startsThe second innings starts with Temba Bavuma taking the strike and Quinton de Kock at the other end. Deepak Chahar will bowl the first over. Here we go!
- 20:48 (IST)Live Score Updates: India post 237/3 in 20 overs18 runs came off the last over bowled by Rabada as Dinesh Karthik hit him all-around the park for a four and two sixes. India have posted a really good total on the board and South Africa have to punch above their weight to win this game from here now.IND 237/3 (20)
- 20:44 (IST)Live Score: SIX!Dinesh Karthik went across the stumps and pulled Kagiso Rabada's short ball from outside off-stump for a six over backward square leg.IND 230/3 (19.4)
- 20:41 (IST)IND vs SA: Back-to-back FOURS from KohliVirat Kohli is toying with the South African bowling at the moment. He has hit two consecutive fours to Anrich Nortje. The first one went towards the third man boundary, the second one went towards the cow corner.IND 219/3 (18.5)
- 20:36 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: WICKET!Oh, dear! Suryakumar Yadav has been run out on 61 runs off 22 balls.IND 209/3 (18.1)
- 20:29 (IST)IND vs SA: 6, 4, 0, 4, 1 from KohliVirat Kohli is also showing his class. For a moment, everything was mesmerized by the beauty with with Suryakumar was playing but Kohli made his presence count with some quality shots around the park. India are getting to a really big total.IND 194/2 (17)
- 20:26 (IST)Live Score: SIX! Fifty for Suryakumar Yadav!Suryakumar Yadav has races to his fifty in only 18 balls. This is literally insane from the batter. He has got his opportunities in international cricket after a big delay and he is taking the revenge by outclassing the opponent bowlers. It's a no-ball meanwhile.IND 178/2 (16)
- 20:20 (IST)Live Score Updates: FOUR!This is poor bowling from the South African bowlers but equally good batting from Suryakumar Yadav. With both point and third man fielder inside the circle, Ngidi bowled a slower short ball way outside off-stump. SKY knew he just needed to play it over the fielders for a four. This is exactly what happened after that.IND 168/2 (15.4)
- 20:18 (IST)Live Score: SIX!A friendly full toss from Lungi Ngidi and thank you very much says Suryakumar Yadav.IND 162/2 (15.2)
- 20:17 (IST)IND vs SA: FOUR! SIX!10 runs came off the last two balls of Rabada's third over as Suryakumar Yadav hit a four and then hit a six to cap off the over in style.IND 155/2 (15)
- 20:14 (IST)Live Score: SIX!The South African pacer are not learning. Suryakumar Yadav went across the stumps and Rabada bowled it on his pads. The result was an easy six from SKY over deep square leg.IND 139/2 (14.1)
- 20:11 (IST)Live Score Updates: FOUR!A short ball from Parnell outside off-stump got good bounce off the surface and Virat Kohli made good improvisation to hit it over extra cover for a four.IND 133/2 (14)
- 20:07 (IST)IND vs SA: Lucky boundary for Kohli!Virat Kohli went for a hard drive on the fuller ball of Lungi Ngidi. He was beaten by pace and got an outside edge. To his good luck, Kohli's edge flew right to the wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock for a four.IND 125/2 (13)
- 20:00 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: WICKET!Another wicket for Keshav Maharaj. KL Rahul departs on 57 off 28 balls. South Africa have made a mini comeback here and the credit for it goes to Maharaj as he dismissed Rohit Sharma first and then returned to pick the wicket of Rahul.IND 107/2 (11.3)
- 19:56 (IST)Live Score: SIX! Fifty for RahulKL Rahul came down the track and smashed the Aiden Markram delivery for a big six into the stands. With it, he also races to his fifty in only 24 balls. He is a truly special player when he is on song.IND 104/1 (10.3)
- 19:51 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: WICKET!Keshav Maharaj has got the wicket of Rohit Sharma. He played a slog sweep but hit the ball directly into the deep mid-wicket fielder Tristan Stubbs. The Indian skipper falls for 43 off 37 balls.IND 96/1 (9.5)
- 19:46 (IST)IND vs SA: FOUR! Catch droppedThe short fine leg fielder has dropped Rohit Sharma. It was hit with power and yes that was a tough catch but you need to convert those chances, especially when it is the wicket of Rohit Sharma. To add salt to injury, the ball ran for a four.IND 93/0 (8.5)
- 19:44 (IST)IND vs SA: FOUR!No respite for South African bowlers! It was bowled outside off-stump and Rohit played a lofted drive at extra cover for a four.IND 89/0 (8.4)
- 19:43 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: SIX!A slower ball from Anrich Nortje and KL Rahul was quick to transfer his body weight on the backfoot and pull the ball over mid-wicket for a six. This is sheer class in display from Rahul.IND 83/0 (8.2)
- 19:40 (IST)India vs South Africa Live Score: Match resumesThe match has resumed after the snake was taken out of the ground.
- 19:37 (IST)Live Score: Snake enters the groundA snake has entered the ground and therefore, the start of the 8th over has been delayed. Crazy scenes at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium currently as the ground staff are running behing the snake and the reptile is racing towards the boundary as fast as a four hit by Rohit or Rahul tonight.
- 19:33 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: SIX!No! You cannot bowl KL Rahul full and that too on the pads when he is in such a great form. Another fuller ball on the pads from another South Africa pacer -- Anrich Nortje this time -- and India get another six off it.IND 65/0 (6.3)
- 19:30 (IST)IND vs SA: FOUR!Another four from Rohit's bat and India fetch 8 runs of Maharaj's first over. The hosts have scored 57 runs without losing any wicket in the first powerplay. Superb start this is for them!IND 57/0 (6)
- 19:28 (IST)IND vs SA Live Score: FOUR! Classical Rohit Sharma!Rohit Sharma has played a beautiful sweep shot on the ball of Keshav Maharaj for a four. Nothing seems to be working for South Africa at present. Neither the pacers earlier, nor the spinner now.IND 53/0 (5.3)
- 19:26 (IST)Live Score: FOUR!Another good shot! This time KL Rahul stayed on the backfoot and judged the short-pitched ball really well to play it in the gap at sweeper cover for a four.IND 49/0 (5)
- 19:24 (IST)IND vs SA: FOUR!As good as you like it! Rabada bowled a fuller delivery to Rohit Sharma on the off-side and the batter leaned a bit to play an exquisite cover drive for a four.IND 41/0 (4.3)
- 19:20 (IST)IND vs SA: FOUR!A slower ball from Parnell on the hips of Rohit Sharna and the batter played a glance shot on it for a four towards the fine leg boundary.IND 36/0 (3.4)
- 19:18 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: SIX!A pure beauty from KL Rahul this is! Parnell bowled on his pads and Rahul flicked the ball nonchalantly for a big six on square leg.IND 27/0 (3.1)
- 19:15 (IST)IND vs SA T20 Match: SIX!Okay! Here is the first six of the night. Lungi Ngidi saw Rohit advancing down the track and thus bowled an off-cutter but you need to give credit to the Indian skipper as he still timed the ball well and lofted it over the mid-on for a six.IND 21/0 (2.3)
- 19:13 (IST)Live Score: What a ball! But poor luck for ParnellWayne Parnell almost got the wicket of KL Rahul as the batter got a big inside edge on his inwinging delivery. But to Parnell's poor luck, the ball missed the stumps and ran to the fine leg boundary instead.IND 15/0 (2)
- 19:09 (IST)Live Score Updates: Injury scareRohit Sharma has injured his thumb while playing the scoop-shot. The physio is currently checking him. The India skipper gets some medication and the game is set to resume now.
- 19:07 (IST)IND vs SA: FOUR!A premeditated scoop-shot from Rohit Sharma for a four! He was expecting the ball to come into him and hence attemped the shot. The ball took the edge of his bat and ran for a four over the first slip.IND 10/0 (1.3)
- 19:02 (IST)India vs South Africa: Four! What a start for India!KL Rahul has started the Indian innings with a four on the off side. Kagiso Rabada is the bowler while India skipper Rohit Sharma is at the non-striker's end.IND 4/0 (0.1)
- 18:53 (IST)IND vs SA: One change for South AfricaSouth Africa have roped in Lungi Ngidi for Tabraiz Shamsi in the playing XI. Notably, Shamsi had conceded 27 runs without taking any wicket in 2.4 overs he bowled in the first T20I against India.
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