IND vs SA 2nd ODI Results

5:13 PM IST Right then, after a couple of high-scoring encounters and the series level at 1-1, we move into the summit clash. The 3rd and final ODI will be played in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, 6 December. It is another ground that generally sees bigger scores and it should be a fascinating contest. That game will begin at 1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT) but you can join us a lot sooner for the build-up. Cheers!

5:09 PM IST Aiden Markram is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his fine century. Aiden starts by saying that it was a bit of a challenge early on but he needed to get in the game and everyone knew that the middle order had a lot of prowess and it showed. Adds that once he and Temba Bavuma felt they were set, they decided to play their shots and that was also the case with Matthew Breetzke and says that he is proud of the boys who took them over the line. Reckons that they have 8 really good batters and Keshav Maharaj can also do a job with the bat, and is happy that the middle order continues to put their hand up but it is now time for the top order to fire a bit more.

5:07 PM IST The captain of South Africa, Temba Bavuma says he is happy to have crossed the line and that the team came into this game thinking about how they could improve. He feels the top three set a much better platform this time, with Aiden Markram and Matthew Breetzke carrying the innings well and Corbin Bosch showing great maturity. Overall, he believes it was a much better showing from the batting group. He calls it an unbelievable game and says it shows just how well they need to play to come out on top against this Indian side. Shares that the plan between him and Markram was to take the game deep, and the move to send Dewald Brevis in early worked in their favour. He adds that there is a lot of confidence the team can take going forward. Bavuma tells that the players here are undoubtedly the best available, and the competition within the squad is at a very high level. Further says that with Quinton de Kock also coming back into the mix, the batters know they are scrambling for places, and both batters and bowlers understand they have to be at their best to hold onto their spots. States that Tony de Zorzi and Nandre Burger do not look too good with their hamstring issues, and if needed, the team has other players ready to step in and do the job on Saturday.

5:00 PM IST The Indian skipper, KL Rahul, says that considering everything - the dew and how difficult it is to bowl second here, it wasn't a tough pill to swallow and the umpires were also kind enough to change the ball regularly. Jokes about losing the toss again but then goes on to say that they need to always think about what they could have done better. Reckons that even though they got 350, they could have got 20 more runs and the bowlers bowled well but the fielding needs to tighten up as well. Goes on to applaud the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Virat Kohli and says that both of them batted wonderfully and also adds that the tempo from Ruturaj was excellent. Rahul also says that he was slotted in at number 6 but given the situation, the coach and he himself felt it was the right time to walk in at number 5.

4:52 PM IST Breetzke continued to keep a cool head but it was a quickfire half-century from Dewald Brevis at the other end that took South Africa into a position of power. Breetzke too notched up a 7th score of 50 or more in just 11 ODI innings. However, things changed quickly as the Proteas lost 3 wickets in the space of 4 overs and then Tony de Zorzi got retired hurt as well. At that time, it looked like one more wicket could get India well on top of proceedings.

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