India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: South Africa Thrash India By 51 Runs, Level Five-match Series 1-1 In Mullanpur

Despite Tilak Varma's lone effort, South Africa have thrashed India by 51 runs and have levelled the five match T20I series 1-1.

Varun Chakravarthy Returns to the pavilion.

A simple catch to David Miller at the backward point and Arshdeep Singh returns to the pavilion.

Shivam Dube fails to understand the line of the ball and the Ottneil Baartman delivery crashes into his stumps.

Jitesh Sharma goes for a big one, and Quinton de Kock runs a few metres to take a good catch at backward point.

The Men In Blue need 72 runs in just 18 balls.

Jitesh Sharma has managed to relieve some pressure with a couple of big knocks.

Lutho Sipamla dismisses Hardik Pandya. The all-rounder goes for a big shot only to find Dewald Brevis at deep mid wicket.

India will need a whopping 98 runs from the remaining six overs.

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: India get five runs out of six balls. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Linde allows eight runs from his over with one six from Varma. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: The hosts' side registers 10 runs out of Lutho Sipamla's over. India need 133 from 60 balls. Next up, Linde. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: India manages to secure just four runs out of Linde's over. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Axar Patel is dismissed via a very low catch by Hendricks. Hardik Pandya comes on next.

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Tilak Varma and Axar Patel try to build a steady partnership in Ferreira's over. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: India cross the 50-run mark after six overs.

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Tilak Varma gets 10 runs out of this over with two boundaries to his name. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Initially given not out, a review by the third umpire sees Suryakumar Yadav walking out after QDK takes the catch from the thinnest of edges. Tilak Varma is out next. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Axar Patel's cover drive sends the ball over the leaping infielder. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Marco Jansen allows 10 runs and gets Abhishek Sharma's wicket in his first over. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill start things off for the hosts. The former hits the first boundary, but the happiness does not last long as Ngidi gets Gill for 0. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: As Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh struggle to find their ground, Quinton De Kock powers South Africa to set a mammoth target of 214 runs for the hosts with notable cameos from Ferreira and Miller. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: South Africa get 18 runs out of Bumrah's over as they end the innings with 213 runs after 20 over. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Donovan Ferreira with two sixes this over as South Africa get 16 runs out of this over. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Miller hits three fours to Jasprit Bumrah's full toss deliveries. Up next, Arshdeep

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Tilak Verma's excellent catch sees Brevis walking back to the pavilion. South Africa get four runs out of this over. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Indian wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma denies QDK his T20I Ton

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: QDK tries to make his way back to the striker's end but falls short as Jitesh gets there first

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Shubman Gill tries to take a wordly long-off from Brevis, but fails to keep it in. 

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: South Africa get 17 runs out of this over. The wicketkeeper registered a four and a six in this over.

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Live Score: Varun Chakaravarthy gets his revenge on Aiden Markram. The captain tries hitting it hight but fails to connect well and the shot is caught by Axar Patel.
 

Quinton de Kock has been the chief destroyer for South Africa in this game.

Quinton de Kock has fired up his 1st fifty of the series. He has smashed 4 fours and 4 sixes so far.

Quinton de Kock has been more aggressive than the other South African batters so far.

India need to cut down their poor bowling.

Varun Chakravarthy strikes on his very first ball. Reeza Henricks tries to go across, but the ball doesn't spin and crashes into the stumps.

South African openers are punishing the Indian openers left right and center.

A tight over from Jasprit Bumrah.

A six from Quintin de Kock has allowed South Africa to put pressure back on India.

Quinton de Kock hits and the ball gets straight to Tilak Varma at covers. Reeza Hendricks has almost reached the middle of the pitch, but Tilak couldn't hit the stumps directly.

Arshdeep Singh will be eyeing a wicket in the first over.

"We'll bowl first, the dew is a factor, and it's a good option. This is a wonderful ground, excited for the first men's T20I here. The boys need to understand their responsibility, they batted well in the first game. Hardik's balance and calmness were key; he's carried himself well post-injury. We're sticking with the same team, looking to build on our momentum."

"We thought bowling first was the way to go, the wicket looked good. We're happy to put runs on the board and put India under pressure. Sometimes you have off days, and you just move on. We've taken lessons from the first match and are focused on getting it right tonight. We'll adjust our strategy based on how the pitch behaves."

Punjab Kings played their home matches in Mullanpur in the IPL last season, and they witnessed a mixed bag of results. The pitch offered a good batting surface as IPL 2024 saw some high-scoring encounters, including the Eliminator between the Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.

The characteristics of red soil will also help fast bowlers to extract bounce, and it might be an even contest between batters and the bowlers. However, Punjab defended a paltry total of 111 against the Kolkata Knight Riders at this same venue, with Yuzvendra Chahal picking up four wickets for PBKS. As the match goes on, spinners will also get some assistance from the pitch, so the likes of Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel could be useful.

 Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman.
 

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh.

Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss, and India will bowl first in the 2nd T20I in Mullanpur.

Toss will happen at 6: 30 PM sharp.

Hardik Panya needs just one wicket to breach the 100-wicket mark in the shortest format. Should he achieve the feat, he would be the first Indian to record 100 wickets and 1000 wickets in T20Is

Stands named after Yuvraj Singh and India's Women's World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur have been inaugurated in Mullanpur.

India vs. South Africa live: Jasprit Bumrah reached a major T20I milestone in the 1st match. The player became the first Indian in cricket history to take 100 international wickets in all three formats. 

India vs. South Africa live: First time, three players from Punjab, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Arsedeep Singh, will play together to represent India in their home state. 

India South Africa live: India are expected to have their same XI as there are no new injuries reported in the Indian side

India South Africa Live: Shubman Gill who made an abrupt entry into the Indian side during the 2025 edition is struggling to get going at the top of the order

India South Africa Live: The toss is going to play a crucial role in the Mullanpur ODI as the dew will give a lot of advantage to the chasing team and batting might become a bit easier

India South Africa live: Here's South Africa's probable playing XI

Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

India South Africa Live: Here's a look at India's probable XI

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

India South Africa live: Hardik Pandya has taken 99 T20 wickets so far and he is just one wicket away from reaching another century, the 100-wicket mark

India South Africa live: Suryakumar Yadav's form continues to be a huge concern for the Indian cricket team and he will look to get his groove back with only two months to go for the T20 World Cup

India South Africa Live: The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh will make its international debut tonight by hosting the second T20I of the IND vs SA series

 It seems Sanju Samson has to wait for a bit to get his chances as the Men In Blue are unlikely to tweak their winning combination.

The maximum temperature will hover around 23 degrees, while it will dip to 8-9 degrees. During the game, the temperature will be around 12-18 degrees. The air quality will be very unhealthy, and there is no forecast of rain on Wednesday. The dew will play a big part in the game, so the toss will play an important role here.

India set to host South Africa in the 2nd T20I match in Mullanpur on Wednesday. The match will start at 7 PM IST while the topss will take place at 6:30 PM IST.