PAARL, South Africa (Reuters) – Opener Janneman Malan scored 91 as South Africa chased down a victory goal of 288 for a snug seven-wicket win over India and an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match series after the second One-Day International at Boland Park on Friday.
India selected to bat in sweltering circumstances, with the mercury rising above 40 levels Celsius for a lot of the day. The guests posted 287 for six of their 50 overs, which seemed whole on a gradual wicket that ought to have favoured them.
But South Africa paced their reply beautifully, with Malan and fellow opener Quinton de Kock (78 from 66 balls) placing on 132 for the primary wicket.
Malan, who now has three lots of and three fifties in his 12 ODI innings, placed on one other 80 with captain Temba Bavuma (35) earlier than he was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, the ball deflecting onto the stumps off his elbow.
The house facet, who gained the primary ODI by 31 runs, reached their goal with 11 balls to spare.
Rishabh Pant led the Indian cost of their innings with a superb 85 from 71 balls by which he performed some glowing photographs throughout the wicket earlier than choosing out long-on Aiden Markram off the bowling of wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (2-57).
He placed on 115 for the third wicket with captain KL Rahul (55), which adopted a duck by former skipper Virat Kohli, who couldn’t comply with up his half-century within the final sport with one other large rating.
South Africa have been sloppy within the subject, with quite a lot of dropped catches and missed run-out possibilities, and would possibly really feel they gave India 20-30 runs too many.
The third and remaining match of the series will likely be performed at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. The outcomes don’t depend in the direction of the Cricket World Cup Super League.
(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Toby Davis)
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