India Got an early lead in the second T20I South Africa At Mullanpur after Spinner Varun Chakravarthy produced a momentary moment to dismiss Reeza Hendricks. Procrutu came when the Proteas key was in place and put the momentum in India’s favor early on.
Varun Chakaravarthy vacations with a dream delivery
This moment came on the first ball of the fifth over. With the attack introduced early, Chakaravarthy wasted no time making any impact. He recovered a beautifully hidden carrom ball of good length with fine deflection. Hendricks, waiting room, freed his arms, went back for a takedown, but was completely undone by a low jump and a sharp angle.
The ball had gone past his attempted shot and hit the stumps, sending the stumps into a roar. For Chakaravarthy, it was the perfect way to announce himself in the competition, reaffirming why he has become one of the most reliable defensive T20 bowlers.
Here is the video:
#Varchakaravarthy Waste no time, strike the first ball! Team India top right. 🔥🇮🇳#Indvsa2nd T20I live now 👉 https://t.co/bi0r1pkspm pic.twitter.com/lntbwfnkm4
– Star Sports (@starsportsindia) December 11, 2025
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South Africa make 3 modifications, India unchanged
Both sides approached the second T20I with contrasting strategies in terms of team selection. India opted for Stability covering the Same Play Xi featured in the Series opener, signaling confidence in its balance and execution. However, South Africa made three notable changes to reshuffle their line-up. Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje They made way for Hendricks, George Linde and Otteil Baartman. Heca aims to bring both his order and his all-round depth to match the Mullanpur surface to Baartman’s PACE.
Both sides play xi
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Axar Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
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