South Africa beat India by 3 wickets in the second T20 and tied the 4th T20 series 1-1. At one point in the match, India came close to victory, but with the help of 19 runs from Tristan Stubbs (47) and Gerald Cooties, the team won the match.
Many records were made during the match. Sanju became the batsman with the most dismissals as an Indian wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals, Arshdeep equaled Jasprit Bumrah in terms of wickets.
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Abhishek Sharma returned to the pavilion on a powerplay in 7 of his last 8 overs. He scored 15 points in the last 3 innings. Varun Chakravarthy dismissed South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram 3-3 times in T-20.
1. Sanju Samson has reached the top position in terms of most dismissals by any Indian wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals. He was knocked out 4 times in 16 innings. He is followed by Rishabh Pant, who has been out for nil 4 times in 54 innings. Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was bowled out only once in 85 innings.
2. Lowest strike rate by an Indian batsman in T-20I Hardik reached the third position in terms of lowest strike rate among all Indian batsmen while playing more than 40 balls. He scored an unbeaten 39 runs from 45 balls at Kebera. His strike rate in the innings was 86.67. In this case, Ishan Kishan is number one, he had scored 35 runs from 42 balls against West Indies in 2022. His strike rate in this innings was 83.33.
3. Arshdeep tied Bumrah: Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh tied Jasprit Bumrah in terms of taking most wickets in T-20 Internationals for India. Bumrah has 89 wickets in 70 matches, while Arshdeep has 89 wickets in 58 matches. Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is at the first place with 96 wickets and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at the second place with 90 wickets.
4. Best bowling of Indian T-20I bowlers Varun Chakraborty took five wickets for 17 runs at Kebera. He reached the third position in terms of best bowling for India in T-20 International. Before him is Kuldeep Yadav, who took 5 wickets for 17 runs against South Africa in 2023. At number one is Yuzvendra Chahal, who took 6 wickets for 25 runs against England in 2017.
5. Five wickets in the T-20 International for India Varun Chakravarthy became the fifth bowler to take five wickets in the T-20 International for India. Before him, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (twice), Kuldeep Yadav (twice) and Deepak Chahar took five wickets.
6. Most wins in T-20i 2024 India is the team that has won the most matches in T-20 International in 2024. This year, the Indian team has played 24 matches, in which it won 20 and lost 2. In second place is Japan, which won 18 out of 25 matches, while losing 6.
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Miller caught the ball diving with one hand, Tilak went six furlongs
South Africa beat India by 3 wickets in the second T20 match. While batting, India scored 124 runs. In response, South Africa achieved the target by losing 7 wickets in 19 overs.
Many moments were seen in this match played in Kebera on Sunday evening. These included David Miller taking a one-handed diving catch, Tilak Verma’s 103-yard six, which went out of the stadium.