Pemukulan yang buruk atau kondisi yang buruk? 39 dari 45 Hardik Pandya membawa India menjadi 124/6 di T20I kedua

Hardik Pandya top-scored for India on Sunday in the IND vs SA 2nd T20I while other batters failed. The all-rounder stayed till the end of the innings to guide the team to a respectable total of 124 runs after a top-order collapse. Hardik Pandya’s knock was not a quick-fire one and came off 45 deliveries, studded with instances of being unable to find boundaries in the death overs.

Hardik Pandya stands out in IND vs SA 2nd T20I

Hardik Pandya came out to bat after the top-order featuring the likes of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma failed to fire. His 39-run knock was studded with four boundaries and one six. Despite facing challenges from the South African bowlers in the death overs, Hardik Pandya managed to hold his fort to see the team through the 1st innings.

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India lost openers Sanju Samson (0) and Abhishek Sharma (4) within the first two overs of the game. South Africa took advantage of the conditions after winning the toss and putting India to bat first. Suryakumar Yadav (4) made bare minimum impact before walking back to the pavilion. Tilak Varma (20) and Axar Patel (27) helped India steady the ship before Hardik Pandya took over the reins. The Men in Blue have set a target of 125 runs for South Africa.

India’s playing XI for IND vs SA 2nd T20I

Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan