South Africa captain Aiden Markram praised opening batter Quinton de Kock and the Proteas lower-order, along with the bowlers' effort after the team's 51-run win over India on Thursday.
Quinton continued his fine record against India, blazing his way to a 46-ball 90 before a late blitz from David Miller and Donovan Ferreira set India up 214 runs to win
Bumrah, who became the second Indian to complete 100 T20I wickets and the first Indian to complete a century of wickets across all formats, had an uncharacteristically poor outing at Mullanpur as, be it the opener Quinton de Kock or the finishing pair of Donovan Ferreira and David Miller, di
India would need to chase down 214 runs to take 2-0 lead in the series. Quinton shook off some rust with a fiery 46-ball 90, with five fours and seven sixes, while Donovan (30 in 16 balls, with a four and three sixes) and Miller (20* in 12 balls, with two fours) sensationally took down pacer
With the T20 World Cup just two months away, this one is set to be a cracker of a five-match series between the T20 World Cup 2024 winners and hosts India and runners-up South Africa. With the WC set to take place in India and Sri Lanka, this serves as a valuable preparation for India.
India's luck was finally on the side with the toss, and they made full use of it by putting the Proteas to bat first. Besides a century from Quinton de Kock, nothing was really going for the Proteas as both Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets each.
A sensational maiden ODI ton by opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and stunning half-centuries from senior stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli crushed South Africa, with Team India chasing 271 runs in just 39.5 overs with nine wickets in hand.
During the Visakhapatnam ODI, the Proteas were cruising at 199/4 in the 33rd over, with wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock having reigstered his 23rd ODI ton. Dewald Brevis and Marco Jansen continued the attack, but Kuldeep picking them in the same over changed the game, reducing SA from 23
The Proteas scored 270 runs in 47.5 overs, with Quinton playing a fantastic knock of 106 runs off 89 balls, which included eight fours and six maximums. For India, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna picked four wickets each.
The veteran wicketkeeper continued his fine run against India, overcoming two low scores in the first two matches and slammed his 23rd ODI century for the Proteas. He scored a scorching 106 runs in 89 balls, with eight fours and six sixes, and his runs came at a strike rate of 119.10.
India is heading into the Raipur ODI scheduled on Wednesday with a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. After a duck in the first ODI at Ranchi, QDK will be aiming to bounce back against an opponent he has an extremely fine record with historically.