India will take on South Africa in the second game of the T20 series in Surat today. The match will begin at 7 this evening. India started the 5-match T20 series against South Africa with an 11-run win at Surat on Monday. With this win, India lead the series 1-nil. India began their preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup with a thrilling 11-run win over South Africa in the 1st T20I.
Watched by close to 8000 people from the stands, India held their nerves to defend a below-par total of 130. South Africa were buoyed by Mignon du Preez’s gritty 43-ball 59 which kept them in the hunt. But Deepti Sharma’s three maidens strangled the visitors as they were bowled out for 119 in 19.5 overs to hand India 1-0 lead in the series. Player of the match Deepti ended with career-best figures of 3/8 from 4 overs.