Didn't want to intrude your privacy, you were in beast mode: Shreyas Iyer to Ishan Kishan

Kishan was at his attacking best on Sunday, slamming 93 off 84 balls with the help of four boundaries and five hits over the fence at his home ground. Together with Iyer (113 not out), he shared 161 runs for the third wicket to guide India to seven wicket win and level the three-match series.

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Chasing 279 on a track that was a bit on the slower side, but without any demons in it, Ishan Kishan 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 played the anchor's role to perfection to take India

"I just wanted to talk to you and communicate pretty well, but since you were in beast mode, and in your zone, I didn't want to intrude on your privacy," Iyer told Kishan in a chat after the match published on BCCI's twitter handle. "Nonetheless, we won the match, and it takes two to tango. I'm really happy that we finished on a good note and probably in the next game, you might get a century. "I just came and took some knocking yesterday (Saturday), but I was disappointed when you missed out on your hundred," Iyer added.

With four fifties and a ton in his last six ODI innings, Iyer is in the form of his life. Talking about his celebrations after scoring his second ODI century on Sunday, Iyer said: "The celebration was nothing much, it just came instinctively.

1/14In Pics: Iyer, Kishan star as India hammer South AfricaShow Captions<p>Shreyas Iyer hit a century and Ishan Kishan made 93 to power India to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second ODI and keep the series alive.</p><p>Chasing 279, India rode on a 161-run third-wicket