IND VS SA 2ND T20: South Africa hit back at India, giving India a strong reply after losing the first T20I, but India is not about to sit back.
IND VS SA 2ND T20: India shattered South Africa’s pride by defeating them 3-1 in the ODI. South Africa, after losing the ODI, had assumed they would win the T20Is, as they believed they would win the ODIs and T20Is after defeating India in the Tests. But that thought backfired, as all Indians got a glimpse of Virat Kohli’s double century.
IND VS SA 2ND T20: The first match of the 5 T20I series between South Africa and India was played at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha. India made 175-6 (20 Ov) in this match, South Africa failed to chase the target and were all out for just 74-10 (12.3 Ov). India leads the series 1-0.
IND VS SA 2ND T20 ! India suffers a crushing defeat
IND VS SA 2ND T20: Then South Africa strikes back, and they show that they are no less than anyone. The second T20 on 11th at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, making 213 runs and putting a huge score in front of India. Quinton de Kock had retired from ODI cricket after the 2023 ODI World Cup, and he also played T20 International after the 2024 T20 World Cup, but recently (around September 2025) he has withdrawn his decision of retirement from both ODI and T20 and now he is playing white-ball cricket (ODI and T20) for South Africa again, especially he was selected for the series against Pakistan and he is back in the team. Quinton de Kock impressed people with his strong performance in yesterday’s match.
IND VS SA 2ND T20: Yesterday (11 December 2025) in the match between India and South Africa, South Africa defeated India by 51 runs in the second T20 match, and in this match South Africa’s Quinton de Kock scored the highest runs (90) and led the team to victory, India failed to achieve this score, India’s vice-captain Shubman Gill got out in the first ball.
IND VS SA 2ND T20: In yesterday’s match, Tilak Varma maintained his game and scored 62 runs in 34 balls. This is the second failure of Shubman Gill, which has made India dejected. Shubman Gill’s friend Abhishek Sharma also got dejected after scoring 17 runs in 8 balls. Indian captain Surya Kumar Yadav is still going through bad times, and found a way to come back after playing just 4 balls. In this way, India managed to score only 162.
IND VS SA 2ND T20:If we look at the Indian bowling, Arshdeep Singh conceded 54 runs in 4 overs and also rained whites. Jasprit Bumrah conceded 45 runs in 4 overs. The Indian bowling lineup was very poor in this match. Jasprit Bumrah took 100 wickets in his T20 career.
Will India be able to bounce back in the next match? Will Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill be able to make their comebacks? If India holds its own and defeats South Africa in this five-match T20 series, it will put a lot of pressure on South Africa.
The Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place from Saturday, 7 February 2026, to Sunday, 8 March 2026. India will need to train all its players for this event.
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