For Men in Blue, Chahal and Harshal Patel starred with the ball as they bagged three and four wickets respectively to derail the visitors' chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Axar Patel scalped one wicket apiece.
Chasing 149 for the win, Heinrich Klassen took the game away from India with a 46-ball 81 as South Africa romped home with four wickets to spare to go 2-0 up in Cuttack.
The young skipper Rishabh Pant was criticized for his captaincy in the previous game as India failed to defend 212-run target and lost the match by seven wickets. Despite defeat India's experienced pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has come to the defence of Pant's captaincy.
The first match of the series will be an opportunity for the hosts to chase an all-time 13-0 T20I winning record and be counted among the great teams in this format in the year ICC T20 World Cup will be held.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): Indian pacers have come up with some amazing performances for their sides in Indian Premier League 2022 so far with the likes of seniors like Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar spearheading the attack for their sides and giving
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Sunday surpassed Zaheer Khan to become the highest wicket-taker in powerplay overs of the Indian Premier League.
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Sunday became the first Indian pacer to reach the milestone of 150 wickets in the Indian Premier League history.
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Umran Malik and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's efforts with the ball were well backed by the batters as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by seven wickets in their IPL 2022 match here at Dr DY Patil Stadium on Sunday.