By Admin 
South Africa won the second T20 match played against India in Mullanpur by 51 runs. Quinton de Kock scored 90 runs in 46 balls with 7 sixes and 5 fours. He was chosen ‘Player of the Match’ for his winning innings in this match. After the victory, this opening batsman told where the situation had turned upside down for India in the match.
After the match was over, the left-handed batsman said, “When the Indian team batted, the situation reversed. The pitch also gained speed. The ball started moving faster. When we were batting, the ball was slower and was moving less. This was the biggest difference in the conditions of the two innings.”
Quinton de Kock said about his stormy innings, “I myself don’t know what was happening, it was just happening. Maybe that’s the thing that when I get set in batting, I try to capitalize on it completely. I believe this happens because we play against each other very often. We always play on good pitches, especially in India.”
Quinton de Kock made a partnership of 83 runs in 47 balls with Aiden Markram for the second wicket. Regarding this partnership, he said, “I felt that the pitch was a bit slow in the beginning, the ball was taking time to reach the bat. When we were batting, it was difficult for the new batsman to get settled. The ball did not feel wet, it felt dry. So it was just a matter of me and Aiden Markram holding on and building a partnership, because it was not going to be easy for the new batsman.”
Batting first against India, South Africa scored 213 runs losing 4 wickets. In response, the Indian team was reduced to just 162 runs in 19.1 overs.