South African batsman Rassie van Der Dussen thanks members of the Indian cricket team after South Africa won the second ODI match by seven wickets in Paarl. (AP)IND vs SA 2nd ODI Highlights: South Africa beat India by seven wickets in the second ODI to claim a series-clinching 2-0 lead. Earlier, India made 287/6 against South Africa in the second ODI on Friday. Rishabh Pant top-scored for India with 85 off 71 balls while skipper K L Rahul made 55 off 79 balls. Shardul Thakur contributed with an unbeaten 38-ball 40 towards the end of the innings. The likes of Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer once again didn’t make use of the opportunity. Virat Kohli was out without scoring. Spinner Tabraiz Shami was the pick of the South Africa bowlers taking two wickets for 57 runs in nine overs.
Brief scores: India 287/6 in 50 overs (Rishabh Pant 85, K L Rahul 55; Tabraiz Shamsi 2/57) .
India Playing XI: KL Rahul(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi
South Africa
288/3 (48.1)India
287/6 (50.0)South Africa beat India by 7 wickets
"I think they are playing some really good cricket at home, we are making mistakes as well in the middle. It's a good learning for us. We are a team that takes a lot of pride in winning, but good learning for us and hopefully we can grow."
South Africa beat India by 7 wickets; taking an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match series. Jasprit Bumrah finishes with 1/37 in his 10 overs. When mostly all went for more than 6 an over, he conceded just 37 runs. Another terrific bowling performance by the master.
Markram takes on Bhuvi and hits him over cover and then smashes it past mid-on. Sheer class. SA: 270/3 after 44 overs
Bhuvneshwar - last five ODIs in SA (ER 6.82)
0/41(7)
0/27(4)
0/43(7)
0/64(10)
0/57(6)
Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen have steadied the ship for the Proteas. With 1177 ODI runs at an average of 73.56, Rassie van der Dussen FireFirecurrently holds the highest batting average OF ALL TIME in ODI cricket.
Caught&Bowled!! Chahal snares Bavuma for 35 off 36 balls. Bavuma looks to play Chahal across the line, closes the face of the bat early. Pops a simple catch back to the leggie. Both the set batters are gone. SA: 214/3 after 35.4 overs | South Africa need 74 runs in 86 balls
Just as we were saying, the pressure of the nervous '90s gets to Malan who is knocked over for 91 off 108 balls. Bumrah does the job for KL Rahul's India. SA: 212/2 after 34.4 overs | South Africa need 76 runs in 92 balls at 4.96 RPO
Impressive numbers from Proteas batters
Shardul Thakur [3.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack. And he begins with a poor delivery to Janneman Malan, who is quick to pounce on the short ball on the leg. SA: 196/1 after 32 overs. South Africa need 92 runs at 5.11 RPO
Wicketless even after so many good balls.
Temba Bavuma, who scored a century in the previous game, is looking comfortable once again. The South Africa skipper is building a solid partnership with Janneman Malan. Time running out for India. SA need 112 off 126. SA: 176/1 (29)
It was a cross-seamed delivery on a good length on the off from Iyer and Janneman Malan who short-arm hits it powerfully over mid-wicket. SA: 160/1 after 26 overs
Venkatesh Iyer is into the attack for the first time in ODIs! He did not bowl at all in the first ODI in which he made his ODI debut!
Shardul Thakur breaks the partnership. It's his golden arm that breaks the partnership. Thakur removes de Kock (78) following a review and trapping him in front. SA: 132/1 after 22 overs
Thakur to de Kock and a close shave. Half-a-chance it was as de Kock swung it towards the leg and it brushes the glove and falls just over the bails, Pant could've caught that too but fails to. Just a reminder that on the same wicket Indian top-order batters played Maharaj, Shamsi, and a part-time offie(Markram) and struggled. SA: 128/0 after 21 overs
South African openers playing akin to the T20 format and taking the attack to the Indian bowlers. Quinton de Kock not out on 67*(52) and Janneman Malan on 40*(50). SA: 109/0 after 17 overs.
36 ball 50 for Quinton De Kock. 27th ODI fifty for the South African wicketkeeper. QDK continues to pile up runs against India. He has been phenomenal in this innings and his conversion rate against India is very very good. SA: 74/0 after 11.2 overs
Ashwin turns it past Janneman Malan who went for the reverse-sweep but could not execute it perfectly and the ball deflects off Pant who fails to gather. India take the review just in the nick of time and the impact is outside and India lose the review. Signs of desperation from the men in blue.
The South African opener is on 46 off 32 balls as South Africa get to 66/0 in 10 overs in Paarl. Quinton de Kock and Janneman Malan have given a good start to the hosts. Now Chahal is into the attack and gets turn instantly. Can India get a wicket here?