Miller says Proteas 'really confident' ahead of T20 World Cup
South Africa's David Miller says they are feeling "really confident" ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup this month despite their series loss to India.
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India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I: David Miller batted beautifully and I loved it, says Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav appreciated the superb century scored by South African David Miller in the second T20I here on Sunday, which India won by 16 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Half-centuries from Surya (61) and KL Rahul (57), along with equally blistering knocks by Rohit Sharma (43) and Virat Kohli (49 not out), laid the foundation of India's win, which was at one stage threatened by Miller (106 not out), who smashed his second T20I hundred but was not able to take his team across the line. After posting a mammoth 237/3 on the board, India survived some nervous moments in the death overs before restricting South Africa to 221/3 for a close win.
Not much to worry about, Australians won title despite struggles before World Cup: David Miller
World Cup as he cited Australia's title triumph in the previous edition despite their wretched run ahead of the big-ticket event. South African top-order batters struggled badly while their bowlers were also not at their best on Sunday as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with a 16-run win in the second game here. The loss will hurt them little, said Miller, saying Australia had also struggled badly in 2021 but eventually they became the world champions. Australia had entered the World Cup after five back-to-back series defeats in the format.
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Higher strike rate was a demand of innings, says KL Rahul
Rahul sizzled with a 28-ball 57 in the India's series-clinching 16-run win over South Africa in the second T20I to silence his critics on Sunday.
"Need To Get Our Act Together": Rohit Sharma On India's Death Bowling
India's death overs bowling issues is not a concern but the team does need to improve its execution at the back end of the match, said skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday. Invited to bat, India posted a massive 237 for 3 but South Africa recovered from a disastrous start to take the game deep before eventually falling short by 16 runs as the hosts claimed their first win over the Proteas in a T20 series at home. "The team wants to play and bowl in a certain way and we want to give them that freedom. Yes, we have not really bowled well in the death in the last five or six games. But that is the area where people will challenge us and we are doing the same to the opposition as well," Rohit said in the post-match presentation.
India vs South Africa: It is not concerning, but we need to pick ourselves, says Rohit Sharma on death-overs bowling
Rohit Sharma on Sunday. Invited to bat, India posted a massive 237 for 3 but South Africa recovered from a disastrous start to take the game deep before eventually falling short by 16 runs as the hosts claimed their first win over the Proteas in a T20 series at home. "The team wants to play and bowl in a certain way and we want to give them that confidence. Yes, we have not bowled well at the death in the last five or six games. We are doing the same to the opposition as well," Rohit said in the post-match presentation.
India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I Highlights: David Miller ton in vain as India clinch T20I series against South Africa
David Miller to clinch their first ever Twenty20 series against South Africa at home with a 16-run victory in the second match on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav smashed 61 off 22 balls and put on a key 102-run stand with Virat Kohli, who made 49 not out, to drive India to 237-3 after being invited to bat first in Guwahati.
India beat South Africa by 16 runs to clinch T20 series
India beat South Africa by 16 runs in a high-scoring Twenty20 international in Guwahati on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series as David Miller and Quinton de Kock's unbeaten 174-run stand was in vain.