Ind vs SA 2nd T20I: India win by 7 wickets as Kohli shines with the bat

Shikhar Dhawan gave a fine start to India while Virat Kohli was at his best as he remained unbeaten on 72, surpassing Rohit Sharma as the highest T20I scorer

7:49 PM

Over 11

Over Summary:  1 1 1 4 1 1    | SA: 87/1

Jadeja into his third over, singles continue between the batsmen, a short ball by Jadeja and de Kock pulls it for four! This also brings his fifty!

7:46 PM

Over 10

Over Summary:  1 3 1 4 4 1 | SA: 78/1

Hardik continues, a fumble in the field results in three runs, Bavuma later finds the gap for a boundary to deep bakward point, and finds it again in the same direction.

7:42 PM

Over 9

Over Summary:  1 1 1L 1 4 1  | SA: 64/1

Jadeja continues, just singles from the over yet again, and de Kock breaks the spell with a boundary to deep square-leg

7:38 PM

Over 8

Over Summary:  1 1 1 1 6 0   | SA: 55/1

Anoteher change in the bowling, Hardik Pandya is brought into the attack, Bavuma picks a single, and returns on strike to pull a ball that clears the distance. 

7:33 PM

Over 7

Over Summary:  1 1 1 1 1 1   | SA: 45/1

Ravindra Jadeja is brought in just as the powerplay ended, de Kock picks one, Bavuma opens his account, de Kock sticks to singles

7:30 PM

Over 6

Over Summary:  2 0 4 0 1 0  | SA: 39/1

de Kock slams the ball in the air to mid-on, Kohli runs for the catch but the ball falls a little away, the batsman gets two,  after a ball, de Kock drives beautifully to long-off and fielders can just appreciate the shot. End of the powerplay.

7:24 PM

Over 5

Over Summary:  0 0 0 0 1 0    | SA: 32/1

Sundar is brought in, de Kock finds himself trapped and the gets off the mark, making way for Bavuma, just  a single off the over.

7:20 PM

Over 4 Hendricks falls

Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 W 0    | SA: 31/1

Deepak Chahar continues, de Kock finds the gapa nd picks a boundary off the first, quick singles follow, and Hendricks makes a mstake, tries to play straight but can't connect, the short mid-on takes a simple. 

7:14 PM

Over 3

Over Summary: 4 4 4 0 1 0 | SA: 24/0

Navdeep Saini is brought in, de Kock welcomes him with three consecutibe boundaries, the next three balls were better for the bowler, though.

7:08 PM

Over 2

Over Summary: 1 0 0 4 0 0  | SA: 11/0

Deepak Chahar bowls an interestingo one, keeps Hendricsk guessign but concedes a boundary, too.

7:03 PM

Over 1

Over Summary:  0 1 4 0 1 0     | SA: 6/0

Kohli deplaoys Sundar for the first over, Hendricks gets off the mark, and de Kock begins with a bang

6:43 PM

South Africa Playing 11

Quinton de Kock(w/c), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

6:42 PM

India Playing 11

 Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini

6:42 PM

Toss

India won the toss and have decide to field

6:42 PM

Pitch Report

"Average score is 185 here. It looks dry and won't turn much. We don't see any green covering at all. It won't excite the fast bowlers. Because of the black patches, the odd ball might keep low. Very little support for the spinners. The cracks won't be too much of a problem."