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India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Indian bowlers didn't give us any freebies, says Aiden Markram

Markram (79) and Reeza Hendricks (74) shared 129 runs for the third wicket, but South Africa lost four wickets for 63 runs in the back-end to settle for 278 for 7, a target India chased down with seven wickets in hand, here on Sunday. "They (India) bowled well, they did not give us any freebies. Whenever a team goes bang-bang, the fielding team all of a sudden gets that momentum in their corner. Myself getting out at that time of the innings was, maybe, where we left that 15-20 runs short," Markram said after India levelled the three-match series.

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan ensure series-levelling victory

Shreyas ton, Kishan's 93 help hosts hunt down South Africa's 278RANCHI: With most of his much-fancied and illustrious India teammates busy warming up in Perth in the lead-up to the upcoming T20 World Cup Down Under, home boy Ishan Kishan grabbed the opportunity to hog the limelight at the floodlit JSCA International Stadium here on Sunday. AS IT HAPPENEDChasing 279 on a track that was a bit on the slower side, but without any demons in it, the southpaw started off patiently and, once set, took the aggressive route, blazing away to 93 off 84 balls with four boundaries and seven sixes. Shreyas Iyer resumed from where he had left off in the last match (50) and played the anchor's role to perfection to take India home to a series-levelling seven-wicket win with 25 balls to spare. In the process, the Mumbai cricketer notched up his second ODI century. It was his fifth 50-plus score in the last six ODI innings.

Watch: Mohammed Siraj Attempts Cheeky Run-Out, Ends Up Conceding 4 Runs

Mohammed Siraj bowled a brilliant spell in Ranchi as India beat South Africa in the 2nd ODI on Sunday. However, in a hilarious instance, the pacer tried a cheeky run-out which ended up in four byes for South Africa. In the 48th over, Siraj got the ball to beat Keshav Maharaj. Sanju Samson, from behind the stumps, threw the ball back to Siraj, who saw non-striker David Miller standing outside his crease. He tried to have a quick throw at the stumps to run Miller out, but he missed and the ball raced away to the boundary.

T20 World Cup 2022 guide: How to watch in UAE, fixtures, squads and prize money

Australia will attempt to defend the trophy they won in Dubai last year when they host the T20 World Cup this month.

India vs South Africa: Ishan Kishan's Fiery Response On Criticism Over Strike Rotation

Shikhar Dhawan-led Team India levelled the ongoing three-match ODI series against South Africa as they chased down 209 at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan played knocks of 113* and 93 respectively as India registered a comfortable seven-wicket win with 25 balls to spare. Shreyas and Kishan stitched together a stand of 161 runs for the fourth wicket and this partnership set up India's victory. In the end, Shreyas (113*) and Sanju Samson (30*) remained unbeaten for the hosts.

Marta Lach takes Stage 3 win as Ashleigh Moolman Pasio holds off Annemiek van Vleuten to win Tour de Romandie Feminin

Marta Lach (Ceratizit-WNT) won Stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie Feminin in a photo finish from Tamara Dronova (Roland Cogeas Edelweiss), while Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (SD Worx) claimed overall victory. Having won the mountainous Stage 2, Moolman Pasio was in pole position to win the three-stage race, and the South African finished safely in the bunch to hold off the challenges of Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek–Segafredo) after the flatter profile final stage — a 147km ride from Fribourg and Geneve.

My strength is to hit sixes so why think about rotating strike: Ishan Kishan

The 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who is playing as a specialist batter at No. 3 in the ODI series against South Africa, smashed an 84-ball 93 to set up India's 279-run chase before Shreyas Iyer completed the formalities with an unbeaten 113 from 111 balls. "Some players have the strength to rotate the strike, my strength is to hit sixes. I hit sixes effortlessly and not many can do that. If I do the job by hitting sixes, there's no need to think about rotating the strike much," Kishan said at the post-match media interaction.

Hat-trick hero Bimenyimana helps Chiefs down 10-man Stellies

Bonfils Caleb Bimenyimana entered South African folklore on Sunday after scoring a hat-trick of penalties to help Kaizer Chiefs beat Stellenbosch FC 3-1 at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.

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India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Indian bowlers didn't give us any freebies, says Aiden Markram

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan ensure series-levelling victory

Watch: Mohammed Siraj Attempts Cheeky Run-Out, Ends Up Conceding 4 Runs

T20 World Cup 2022 guide: How to watch in UAE, fixtures, squads and prize money

India vs South Africa: Ishan Kishan's Fiery Response On Criticism Over Strike Rotation

Marta Lach takes Stage 3 win as Ashleigh Moolman Pasio holds off Annemiek van Vleuten to win Tour de Romandie Feminin

My strength is to hit sixes so why think about rotating strike: Ishan Kishan

Hat-trick hero Bimenyimana helps Chiefs down 10-man Stellies