South Africa vs India , 2nd T20I at St George's Park, Gqeberha , IND in SA, 4 T20Is, 2024 , Nov 10, 2024 Scorecard

18.6: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Two in two from Stubbs to take South Africa over the line! He is all pumped as he punches the air in delight and exchanges a hug with Gerald Coetzee. Arshdeep takes the pace off and goes into the wicket, on middle, Tristan Stubbs rises with the bounce and picks the change of pace. Waits for the ball to arrive and nails the pull through square leg for a boundary. South Africa win by 3 wickets with an over to spare and level the series 1-1!

18.5: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Bludgeoned! Arshdeep hurls it on a short of a length, on off, Tristan Stubbs stands upright and flat bats it hard and to the left of mid on for the third boundary of the over. Scores are level now!

18.4: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller in length, on off, Tristan Stubbs firms the drive but picks out the man at cover. Missed out there did Stubbs!

18.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A mix-up but no harm done! This is on a short of a length, on off, Tristan Stubbs taps it off the back foot in front of backward point. Gerald Coetzee sets off for the single but gets sent back halfway through the run. Arshdeep Singh is away from the stumps at the bowling end. The throw comes on the bounce to Arshdeep who collects but by then, Coetzee puts the dive in and gets back.

18.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries and that should do it for South Africa! Angled across the batter, on a nagging length, Tristan Stubbs throws his hands at the delivery and flays it between short third and backward point for four more runs. Just 5 needed now from 10.

18.1: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Short and punished! Arshdeep bowls it on a back of a length, on middle, Tristan Stubbs stands tall and dispatches the pull up and over mid-wicket. There is no one in the deep and it races away for a boundary.

17.6: Avesh Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Good last 3 balls from Avesh but the damage was already done in the first half! It is South Africa's game to lose from here. They need 13 runs from 12 balls. Low full toss, on middle and leg, Stubbs wrists it wide of deep mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single.

17.5: Avesh Khan to Gerald Coetzee, Avesh nails the yorker again, on off, Gerald Coetzee tries to squeeze it out on the off side but gets a bottom edge on it. The keeper, Sanju Samson does well to stay low and makes a half-stop. They cross.

17.4: Avesh Khan to Gerald Coetzee, Swing and a miss! This is on a fullish length, on off, Gerald Coetzee swings to go through the off side but fails to get underneath it. The ball goes under his bat and through to the keeper.

17.3: Avesh Khan to Gerald Coetzee, Avesh gets the yorker in now, at the toes, Gerald Coetzee gets his bat down in time and squeezes it out in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes charging back for the second run. 10 runs off the first 3 balls of the over. 15 needed from 15.

17.2: Avesh Khan to Gerald Coetzee, FOUR! Two in two for Gerald Coetzee and the pressure is firmly on Avesh and India. Just over a run-a-ball needed now for South Africa. 17 runs in 16 balls. Avesh goes into the wicket but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter, on off, Gerald Coetzee stands tall and hops with the bounce to slap it up and over wide mid off for a boundary.

17.1: Avesh Khan to Gerald Coetzee, FOUR! A full toss from Avesh and it gets the treatment! Like Arshdeep, Avesh errs as he dishes out a low full toss, on middle, Gerald Coetzee hits through the line and lofts it to the left of long on for a boundary.

16.6: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Stubbs finishes the over well for South Africa! 12 runs off the over. The 100 comes up for the Proteas. They now need 25 runs in 18 balls. Arshdeep goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, around off, Tristan Stubbs does not try to overhit this one and just times the drive to the left of cover and picks up a boundary.

16.5: Arshdeep Singh to Gerald Coetzee, Pitched up now, on off, Gerald Coetzee drills it to the left of the bowler and gets to the other end. 29 needed off 19. 8 runs off the over so far.

16.4: Arshdeep Singh to Gerald Coetzee, Arshdeep changes his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket and lands it full, on off, Gerald Coetzee tries to force it down the ground with a horizontal bat but bunts it back to the bowler.

16.3: Arshdeep Singh to Gerald Coetzee, SIX! BANG! Wow, what a strike! South Africa need more of these. Arshdeep hurls it on a length, angled across the batter, Gerald Coetzee shuffles across and gets close to the line of the ball. Tonks it over long off and it goes on to hit the roof. 

16.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Serves it fuller in length, on off, Stubbs presents the full face of the bat and drives it down to long off for a single.

16.1: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Arshdeep comes back into the attack and starts from over the wicket. Angles the ball across the batter, on a short of a length, Tristan Stubbs switches his stance and goes for the reverse lap. It does not come off for Tristan who fails to connect.