Samson’s beautiful 107 off 50 balls powered India to a commanding 61-run victory within the sequence opener, however the lack of runs from different key batters stays a priority for the guests.
India want deal with this challenge to make sure that the burden does not fall too closely on their in-form keeper-batter.
For South Africa, the loss was a tough blow, marking their second consecutive defeat to India after their loss within the T20 World Cup last in June. With key gamers reminiscent of Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Tabraiz Shamsi all lacking from the squad, the Proteas are already struggling with out a few of their most skilled campaigners.
The absence of those senior gamers will make the second T20I an uphill battle for South Africa, significantly with their latest type. Having misplaced 0-Three to the West Indies and drawn a sequence towards Eire, the Proteas will want improved performances from their senior gamers, together with captain Aiden Markram, David Miller, and Heinrich Klaasen.
Groups (from):
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (C), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla (third and 4th T20Is), Tristan Stubbs.
