Heinrich Klaasen capitalised on his chance selection to smash 81 off 46 balls as SA beat India by four wickets in the second T20 International in Cuttack on Sunday for a 2-0 series lead.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed three wickets in the powerplay to reduce the Proteas to 29-3 in reply to India's modest of 148-6 after being put into bat. Klaasen, selected after wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock sat out with a hand injury, smashed five sixes and seven fours in his incendiary knock as SA romped home with 10 balls remaining.“Klaasen's was a top knock,” Miller said. “It is very tough to win in India, but we still have a lot of hard work still to do.
Kumar finished with impressive figures of 4-13 but it was not enough to avert India's second successive defeat in the five-match series. India lost Ruturaj Gaekwad in the very first over but Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer raised their hopes of a big total at Barabati Stadium. Once they departed, India's middle order simply caved in.Rishabh Pant, leading a depleted India who were missing several front-line players including regular captain Rohit Sharma and batsmen Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, blamed their batting for the debacle.“Bhuvi and all other fast bowlers though bowled very well... the spinners have to do better.
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