India Lost 2nd T20, Rinku Singh inning gone in vain

India Lost the second T20 match played against South Africa In St. Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth. Rinku Singh played another good knock and he scored 68 runs in 39 balls. his batting partnership stand  with T20 Captain Surya Kumar Yadav helped India to reach the score at 180 , he was unbeaten.

India Lost 2nd T20 match against South Africa.

South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bowl. When play was stopped due to rain, India had scored 180 runs for seven wickets in 19.3 overs. After that Team India could not play further. Based on Duckworth-Lewis rule, South Africa got the target of 152 runs in 15 overs. They won the match by scoring 154 runs in 13.5 overs. With this he achieved an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series. The third and final match will be played in Johannesburg on 14 December.

The T20 played at St. Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth was also disrupted due to rain, India could not play its entire quota and could score 180 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 19.3 balls. After toss India was forced to bat first and The performance of Indian players was disappointing today, Yashshvi Yadav, known for his explosive innings, could not do more today.

Rinku’s half century went in vain

Earlier in a rain interrupted match, Rinku Singh remained unbeaten for India after scoring 68 runs on 39 balls. Indian middle order batsman Rinku Singh is in great form and is playing brilliant innings of his international career but his half-century innings went in vain. Due to Rinku Singh’s half-century and Surya Kumar Yadav’s  batting, India’s score reached 180 runs in 19.3 overs .

India got its first blow

India got its first blow in the very first over. Marco Jansen sent Yashasvi Jaiswal to the pavilion. Yashasvi was caught out while trying to hit four towards point on the third ball of the over. David Miller took a brilliant diving catch. After his dismissal, Tilak Verma came to the crease. immediately after. India got its second blow in the second over. Right-arm fast bowler Lizaad Williams gave him out LBW on the last ball of the over. Shubman challenged the on-field umpire’s decision and took a review. The review clearly showed that the ball was hitting the wicket. Gill lost the review. He was out for a duck after facing two balls. India has scored six runs for two wickets in two overs. Suryakumar Yadav is at the crease with Tilak Verma.

India’s Inning

Top order has not been impressive today , India lost early wicket within few overs as Yashaswi and Shubman Gill did not contribute much to score and gone within 2 overs . after early 2 blow Surya Kumar Yadav and Tilak Verma took in charge but Tilak Verma was out in his  individual  score of 29 runs on the 5th ball of the 6th over of Girald Kotje. He made a partnership of 49 runs with Surya Kumar Yadav.Rinku Singh is unbeaten after scoring 68 runs on 39 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has played an inning of 56 runs for India. Tilak Verma has scored 29 runs and Ravindra Jadeja has scored 19 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Arshdeep Singh could not open their accounts. Jitesh Sharma was able to score one run. Gerald Coetzee has taken three wickets for South Africa. Marco Jansen, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi and Aiden Markaran got one success each. Captain Suryakumar Yadav played the captaincy innings. He was out after scoring 56 runs on 36 balls. Tabrez Shamsi dismissed him on the fifth ball of the 14th over. Marco Yansen took his catch. India has scored 125 runs for four wickets in 14 overs.

Rain stopped the game

The game has been stopped midway due to rain. India’s innings was about to end when rain came and the umpires decided to stop the play. India scored 180 runs for seven wickets in 19.3 overs at the time of stoppage of play.

South Africa got the target of 152 runs

The match resumed after the rain stopped but the rain continued for a long time, so as per ICC rules, South Africa was given a target of 152 runs in 15 overs. At the time of play being stopped, India had scored 180 runs for seven wickets in 19.3 overs. And keeping in mind the ICC rules, 5 overs were reduced and South Africa was given a target of 152 runs in runs.

South Africa’s explosive batting

The batsmen of the African team hardly made the target easy. He continuously attacked the Indian bowlers and did not allow the run rate to go down. Reeza Hendricks scored the highest score of 49 runs on 27 balls. Captain Aiden Markram played an inning of 30 runs in 17 balls. David Miller scored 17, Matthew Britzke scored 16, Tristan Stubbs scored 14 not out and Andile Phehlukwayo scored 10 not out. Heinrich Klaasen scored seven runs. Mukesh Kumar took two wickets for India. Mohammad Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav got one success each.