South Africa leveled the ongoing series 1-1 by defeating India in the 2nd T20i in Gqeberha; South Africa won this match by 3 wickets. South Africa again won the toss and decided to ball, but this time, SA bowlers proved his Captains decision right by bowlers reducing India to 3/15 in just four overs. At the end of the powerplay, India was 34/3, and the hero of the 1st T20I, Sanju Samson, was gone for a duck. After that, Axar Patel and Tilak Verma tried to steady the ship and added 30 runs together, but Tilak was dismissed by Markram when the team’s total was 45.
After that, Axar went on the team’s score of 70, and after a few overs, Rinku was dismissed by Peter to reduce India to 87/6 in 15.2 overs. From there, Hardik Pandya took responsibility on his shoulders and scored 39 runs to take India to a respectable total of 124/6 in 20 overs. Came to chase a modest total of 125, South Africa got a decent start, as they added 34 runs for 2 wickets in powerplay. However, after the powerplay, Indian spinners, especially Varun Chakravarthy, turned back the game in India’s favor by dismissing Jansen, Klassen, and Miller in quick succession.
In 12.2 overs, South Africa was struggling with a score of 66/6 thanks to Varun. But from there, Tristan Stubbs got the support of Coetzee, who was in superb form with the bat in the first T20I. In St. George’s Park, Coetzee continued his form with the bat and played a match-winning cameo of 19 off 9 before Stubss fulfilled the formalities in the last ball of the 19th over. Tristan Stabbus was named player of the match for his match-winning knock of 47 off 41 balls, and in doing so, Stubbs held on to one end that gave breathing space to South Africa during the mini-collapse.
Match Scorecard: SA vs IND 2nd T20I, Gqeberha, 10 Nov 2024
India Batting
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Sanju Samson | b Jansen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Jansen b Coetzee | 4 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (c) | lbw b Simelane | 4 | 9 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilak Varma | c Miller b Markram | 20 | 20 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Axar Patel | run out (Peter) | 27 | 21 | 128.57 | 4 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | not out | 39 | 45 | 86.66 | 4 | 1 |
| Rinku Singh | c Coetzee b Peter | 9 | 11 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | not out | 7 | 6 | 116.66 | 0 | 1 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, w 8) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 6.20) | 124/6 |
South Africa Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 4 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Andile Simelane | 3 | 20 | 1 | 6.66 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Aiden Markram | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
South Africa Batting
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Ryan Rickelton | c Singh b Arshdeep Singh | 13 | 11 | 118.18 | 2 | 0 |
| Reeza Hendricks | b Varun | 24 | 21 | 114.28 | 3 | 1 |
| Aiden Markram (c) | b Varun | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Stubbs | not out | 47 | 41 | 114.63 | 7 | 0 |
| Marco Jansen | b Varun | 7 | 10 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Singh b Varun | 2 | 3 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 |
| David Miller | b Varun | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andile Simelane | b Ravi Bishnoi | 7 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Coetzee | not out | 19 | 9 | 211.11 | 2 | 1 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 19 Ov (RR: 6.73) | 128/7 |
India Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Avesh Khan | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 |
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 17 | 5 | 4.25 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Axar Patel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Man of the Match: SA vs IND 2nd T20I, Gqeberha, 10 Nov 2024
Tristan Stubbs was declared Man of the Match for his nerve-holding 47 runs off 41 balls in the 2nd T20I in Gqeberha.
| Player | Team | Score |
| Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | 47 (41) |
Most Runs: SA vs IND 2nd T20I, Gqeberha, 10 Nov 2024
“Man of the Match” of the second T20I match, Tristan Stubss, was also the highest scorer of this game.
| Player | Team | Score |
| Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | 47 (41) |
Most Wickets: SA vs IND 2nd T20I, Gqeberha, 10 Nov 2024
Varun Chakravarthy took five wickets in his endeavor to win this game for India; however, his excellent bowling figure went in vain. But during this attempt, he becomes the highest wicket-taker of the 2nd T20I at St George’s Park.
| Player | Team | Figures |
| Varun Chakravarthy | India | 5/17 (4 overs) |
Most Sixes: SA vs IND 2nd T20I, Gqeberha, 10 Nov 2024
In the 2nd T20I match between India and South Africa, the surface was difficult to bat, which was shown by the fact that no batter was able to hit more than a six in this match.
| Player | Team | Sixes |
| Tilak Verma | India | 1 |
| Hardik Pandya | India | 1 |
| Arshdeep Singh | India | 1 |
| Reeza Hendricks | South Africa | 1 |
| Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | 1 |
Playing XIs: SA vs IND 2nd T20I, Gqeberha, 10 Nov 2024
South Africa Playing XI
Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter
India Playing XI
Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav (c), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakravarthy
