In the second T20 match played between India and South Africa, Team India defeated South Africa by 16 runs. With this, Team India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Team India's batsmen rocked (IND vs SA)
For India, opener KL Rahul scored 57 runs in 28 balls with five fours and four sixes at a strike rate of over 203. Captain Rohit Sharma scored 43 runs in 37 balls with seven fours and a six.
At the same time, Virat Kohli, who is currently in excellent form, returned to the pavilion after scoring an unbeaten 49 off 28 balls with the help of seven fours and a six. India's AB de Villiers, batting the deadliest, played a blistering inning of 61 runs for India in just 22 balls, hitting 5 sixes and 5 fours at a strike rate of 277.
In the end, Dinesh Karthik, also sprinkling salt on the wounds of the African team, played an unbeaten inning of 17 runs off 7 balls, hitting 2 sixes and a four, during which he batted at a strike rate of 242.86.
Virat Kohli sacrifices fifty for the country by 1 run
There came a time in the last over of the match, seeing that the cricket fans could not get tired of praising Virat Kohli. Actually, in the last over when Dinesh Karthik was batting brilliantly against Kagiso Rabada, during that time
Virat Kohli was seen standing at the other end, although at that time Virat Kohli was one step away from his fifty. In such a situation, the cricket fans felt that maybe Dinesh Karthik would take a single and give it to Virat Kohli.
When Karthik hit a six on the fourth ball of the 20th over, Virat Kohli was very happy to see that shot and on the other hand, Dinesh Karthik went to Virat Kohli to shake hands, he also told Virat Kohli that he could give him strike rate by taking a single. But Virat Kohli, pointing with his hands, probably told him that you keep playing. The video of this incident is going viral and fans are also praising this reaction of Kohli.
Team India took an unassailable 2-0 lead on the series
Significantly, after winning both the matches of the series, the Indian team captured the series 2-0. In the first match, where both the bowlers and the batsmen showed strength for Team India, in today's match, the Indian batsmen completely dominated the bowlers of South Africa.
All the batsmen who came to the crease for India entertained the Indian audience a lot with their batting. Dinesh Karthik, popularly known as the finisher, played an unbeaten inning of 17 runs in 7 balls hitting 2 sixes and a four while batting at number five.
