Virat Kohli, the skipper of the Indian cricket team, won the toss and chose to bat first at Mohali. South African captain Quinton de Kock played a decent knock at the top of the batting order as he scored 52. Debutant Temba Bavuma starred on his Proteas bow scoring 49. However, the rest of the visiting batsmen failed to light up the match. David Miller and Dwaine Pretorious took South Africa to a total of 149/5 after 20 overs. The home team was left with a target of 150 to chase in second Ind vs SA T20 2019.

India does enough to restrict South Africa to 149/5 

Brief scores: India 151/3 (Virat Kohli - 72, Shikhar Dhawan - 40; Tabraiz Shamsi 1/19, Andile Phehlukwayo 1/20) defeated South Africa -149/5 (Quinton de Kock - 52, Temba Bavuma - 49; Deepak Chahar 2/22, Navdeep Saini -  1/34) by seven wickets.

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South Africa fails to stop dynamic Virat Kohli

The Indian opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan got the home team to a good start by setting up a partnership of 33. However, India was assured victory in second Ind vs SA T20 2019 after skipper Virat Kohli stepped onto the pitch post Sharma’s dismissal. Kohli (72*) was adjudged as man of the match for his impressive display in Mohali. Dhawan (40) was also back to his best with a strong performance at the top of the batting order. Ultimately, India registered a seven-wicket win against the Proteas and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

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India Playing XI:  Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini

South Africa South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w/c), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

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