India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Live Score: Varun Chakravarthy Impact, Reeza Hendricks Departs

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. 

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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

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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.