This comes after Kohli secured the second spot in the latest ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings while Hitman remained at the top. Both players retired from T20I after India's triumph in the 2024 T20 World Cup and Test cricket earlier this year.
India's T20I campaign hit a roadblock as they suffered a 51-run defeat against South Africa in the second match at Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Chasing a daunting 214, the Indian team was bowled out for 162, marking their seventh defeat in T20 cricket while chasing a score above 210. Notably,
The experimentation and poor form of the captain-vice captain duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill continued after the highs of a 101-run win in the first T20I. The Proteas were more clinical and made India eat the humble pie by outplaying them in every department to level the series 1-1
South Africa's pacer Ottneil Baartman bowled a decisive spell against India in the second India vs South Africa 2nd T20I as he dismantled India's chase in Mullanpur. He became only the second Proteas bowler to claim a four-fer against India in T20Is.
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
Shubman Gill's poor run in T20Is continued as the batter fell for a golden duck during the second India vs South Africa T20I at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
India's batting concerns continued in the second T20I, as, except for a half-century from Tilak Varma, no other Indian batter managed to stick around for long, and the top order failed yet again, with the captain and vice-captain duo continuing their poor run of form. With this 51-run loss t
South Africa defeated India by 51 runs in the second T20I at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, levelling the five-match series 1-1.
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
Rs 11 lakhs were given to World Cup-winning players, skipper Harmanpreet, Harleen Deol and Amanjot Kaur while Rs 5 lakhs were given to Indian fielding coach Munish Bali. The event was ahead of the second T20I between India and South Africa.
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