IND vs SA: De Zorzi's ton help South Africa level series with India

IND vs SA: South African bowlers set up the game in the first innings by bowling India out for 212

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Edited By: Satyam Singh
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IND vs SA: An all-round performance by host South Africa helped it take the three-match series into a decider after beating India by eight wickets in the second ODI at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday.

Brillinat ton from Tony de Zorzi

South African bowlers set up the game in the first innings by bowling India out for 212, Tony de Zorzi’s maiden ODI century helped South Africa finish the game with 45 balls to spare.

De Zorzi and Reeza Hendricks survived the opening spell of Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar and then went on to add 130 runs for the first wicket to push India out of the game.

After Hendricks got out for 52, Rassie van der Dussen made sure Zorzi had another solid partner at the crease.

Arshdeep and debutant Rinku Singh were two wicket-takers for India, who scalped one wicket each.

Earlier, South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first. 'Men in Blue' lost Ruturaj Gaikwad on the second ball of the match after hitting a boundary off the first ball of the innings. Sai Sudharsan and Tilak Varma added 42 runs for the second wicket before the latter got out just after the PowerPlay got over.

Sudharsan's innings goes in vain

Sudharsan then added 68 runs with captain KL Rahul and scored his second consecutive fifty in the process. Once Lizaad Williams removed Sudharsan in the 27th over, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Despite Rahul scoring 64-ball 56, South African bowlers controlled the second half of the Indian innings. Nandre Burger was the pick of the bowlers taking three wickets while Beuran Hendricks and Keshav Maharaj took two wickets each.

Brief Scorecard

India: 211/10 in 46.2 Overs (Sai Sudharsan 62, KL Rahul 56; Nandre Burger 3/30 )
South Afrcia: 215/2 in 42.3 Overs (Tony de Zorzi 119, Reeza Hendricks 52; Rinku Singh 1/1)
Result: South Africa won by 8 wickts