India has lost the second T20 match by 51 runs. Tilak Verma’s inning of 62 runs could not help Team India. South Africa had scored 213 runs while playing first, but in reply the Indian team was limited to 162 runs. The list of Indian players who failed in this match was very long, among which Shubman Gill is also one. Even after winning the toss, the Indian team lost badly due to wrong decisions. Know here what were the 5 major reasons for Team India’s defeat in Mullanpur?

1. Unnecessary reshuffle in the batting order

India lost the wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill in the first two overs. Akshar Patel was sent at the third position, who did not live up to the expectations of being sent in the powerplay. If captain Suryakumar Yadav had come to his regular third position, perhaps his swashbuckling innings of 30-40 runs could have turned the match towards India. Akshar came at number-3, due to which the order of all the batsmen including Tilak Verma changed. Shivam Dubey, who played the role of finisher, came to bat at eighth position. Where the batsman who is not used to playing, was forced to bat at second order.

2. Poor form of captain and vice-captain

The poor form of Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill continues. Gill was out without opening the account, while Suryakumar Yadav scored 5 runs. This year, Gill has not scored a single T20 fifty, whereas Surya’s T20 average this year is 14.4. Gill and Suryakumar’s lack of responsibility was also one of the main reasons for Team India’s defeat.

3. Slow innings of Hardik Pandya

When Hardik Pandya came to bat, India’s score was 67/4 in 7.3 overs. At that time India had to score 147 runs in 12.3 overs. If any batsman came at such a time, the team would expect fast batting from him and the demand of that time was also similar. But Hardik played very slowly at that time. He scored 20 runs in 23 balls, which proved very costly for the Indian team.

4. 99 runs of Bumrah-Arshdeep

The foundation of the Indian team’s defeat was written in the first innings itself. The two main fast bowlers of the T20 team, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, proved to be flops badly. Together they gave away 99 runs. Bumrah gave away 45 runs in 4 overs, while Arshdeep gave away 54 runs in his overs.

5. Akshar Patel’s innings proved costly

Akshar Patel came to bat in the third over itself. Coming into the powerplay, where he should have batted fast, he was able to score only 13 runs in 17 balls till the sixth over of the innings. Akshar could not increase the pace of this slow innings. Due to his innings of 21 runs in 21 balls, the pressure on the lower order batsmen also increased.

South Africa has defeated India by 51 runs in the second T20 match. With this, South Africa is tied at one point in the five-match T20 series. In this match, South Africa, batting first, had scored 213 runs, in response, Team India could score only 162 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Tilak Verma played an inning of 62 runs, but could not ensure the victory of the Indian team.

Team India, which came to chase the target of 214 runs, did not have a good start at all, as Shubman Gill became the victim of a golden duck. The poor form of captain Suryakumar Yadav continues, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed by Marco Jansen by throwing a tremendous ball, which Abhishek could not understand. 17 runs came off Abhishek’s bat.

What would Tilak Verma do alone?

What would Tilak Verma do alone? Wickets kept falling from one end, but Tilak Verma stood like a wall in front of the South African bowlers. He played an inning of 62 runs in 34 balls. Tilak remained in the field till the last over. Hardik Pandya scored 20 runs and Jitesh Sharma scored 27 runs.

Big mistake from coach Gambhir

Only the top order is confirmed, the order of the rest of the batsmen is not confirmed. This policy of coach Gautam Gambhir seems to be overshadowing Team India’s World Cup plans. Number 3 in the T20 team was till now revolving around Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma. But in the second T20, Axar Patel was sent to the third position. Patel scored 21 runs in 21 balls at a time when Team India needed to bat in a stormy manner. As a result, the required run rate for the Indian team kept increasing.

Shivam Dubey, who plays the role of finisher in the team, is adept at hitting big sixes by batting at the fifth and sixth positions. But Akshar Patel was sent up, due to which the order of the entire batting line-up seemed disturbed. A batsman like Shivam Dubey came at number, who was out after scoring only 1 run.

In the second T20 played in Mullanpur, South Africa defeated Team India by 51 runs. Batting first, the visiting team had scored 213 runs, in reply the entire Indian team was reduced to 162 runs. In this match, Indian bowlers gave a total of 22 extra runs including 16 wides. This has become the joint second highest number of wide balls played by Team India in a T20 International.

Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, South Africa scored 213 runs. In this, 22 runs were only extra. Arshdeep Singh bowled 7 wides in a single over, due to which even coach Gambhir looked angry. Of the 22 extra runs, 16 were wide, 1 bye and 5 leg byes.

It is after 7 years in T20 International cricket that Indian bowlers have bowled more than 15 wide balls in a match. Earlier this had happened against West Indies in 2018. Team India’s attempt to bowl the most wide balls in Mullanpur kept falling apart. The highest number of wides was bowled against Sri Lanka in 2009, when Indian bowlers bowled 17 wides.

Most wide balls by India in a T20

• 17 wides vs Sri Lanka, Mohali (2009)
• 16 wides vs West Indies, Chennai (2018)
• 16 wides vs South Africa, Mullanpur (2025)
• 15 wides vs South Africa, Durban (2007)

Arshdeep, Bumrah did not get wickets

Arshdeep Singh gave away 54 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 13.50, he bowled 9 balls wide. 5 sixes were hit in Arshdeep’s overs. Jasprit Bumrah also could not take wickets, he spent 45 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 11.25. 4 sixes were hit in Bumrah’s overs, he gave 1 wide run.

Hardik Pandya also did not get a wicket. He bowled 3 overs, in which he gave 34 runs. Shivam Dubey gave 18 runs in 2 overs. Varun Chakraborty was the most economical bowler for India, taking 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs. Akshar Patel took 1 wicket for 27 runs in 3 overs.

An unwanted record has been added to the name of Jasprit Bumrah. There was a time when it was very difficult for even the best batsmen to hit sixes off Bumrah’s balls. If in the second T20 match between India and South Africa, Bumrah gave away runs at an economy rate of 11.20. Bumrah has a record not only for economy rate but for hitting the most number of sixes.

Till now, this has not happened in Jasprit Bumrah’s international T20 career, when he has been hit for 4 sixes in a single match. This happened for the first time in the match against South Africa when 4 sixes were hit on his bowling. In the second T20 match, Bumrah gave away 45 runs in 4 overs and could not take a single wicket.

Jasprit Bumrah gave 17 runs in the first 2 overs of his spell. But he scored 15 runs in the third over and 18 runs in the fourth over. In the last over, Ferreira had hit 2 sixes against Bumrah. Earlier, in the fourth over of the innings, Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks had hit a six each on Bumrah’s bowling.

Jasprit Bumrah recently became only the second Indian bowler to complete 100 wickets in international T20 cricket history. Before him, Arshdeep Singh had achieved this feat. Now in the very next match, an unwanted record of hitting 4 sixes in a single match has been created in Bumrah’s name.

Arshdeep was also beaten

In this match, not only Jasprit Bumrah but also India’s most successful bowler in T20 Arshdeep Singh was badly beaten. He gave away 54 runs in 4 overs. This was the second most runs conceded by Arshdeep Singh in a T20 match. Arshdeep had given away 62 runs in a single T20 match against South Africa in 2022.

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Arshdeep Singh has become the bowler who has jointly bowled the most number of overs across countries in T20 International. He bowled an over of 13 balls in the second T20 against South Africa. In this matter Naveen reached equal to Ul Haq. Arshdeep spent 18 runs in this over.

Arshdeep Singh looked good in the first T20, but his rhythm was not visible in the second match. Suryakumar Yadav chose to bowl first after winning the toss. Arshdeep Singh bowled the 11th over of the South African innings, in which he bowled 7 wide balls. 7 wides and 6 legal balls, i.e. a total of 13 balls were overs. In this he spent 18 runs.

Unwanted record registered in the name of Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh has become the bowler who has jointly bowled the most number of overs by a full-time bowler of the country. Apart from him, Naveen Ul Haq of Afghanistan also bowled 13 balls in an over. In 2024, he bowled an over of 13 balls against Zimbabwe.

This over of Arshdeep started with a six. After this his rhythm deteriorated, two of his balls went wide in a row. No run came on the second legal ball, then he bowled 4 consecutive balls wide.

Gambhir got angry on Arshdeep

When Arshdeep Singh bowled the third consecutive ball wide, head coach Gautam Gambhir, sitting in the dugout, got furious. His reaction is going viral on social media, although many fans are also criticizing his angry reaction.

No matter the situation, abusing a youngster is never justified. Shame on Gautam Gambhir for his actions towards Arshdeep Singh pic.twitter.com/05Ie1q4auy

— (@AaravMsd_07) December 11, 2025

Arshdeep-Bumrah did not get wicket

Batting first, South Africa scored 213 runs, Quinton de Kock played a brilliant inning of 90 runs. The surprising thing was that Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah did not get a single wicket and a lot of runs were scored on their balls. Arshdeep spent 54 runs in 4 overs and Bumrah spent 45 runs in 4 overs.

Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs, while Akshar Patel got one wicket. Hardik Pandya gave 34 runs in 3 overs, Shivam Dubey gave 18 runs in 2 overs.

In the second T20 match, South Africa, playing first, has scored 213 runs. Quinton de Kock played a stormy innings of 90 runs with fours and sixes. Among the Indian bowlers, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah were badly beaten, while in the death overs, the bats of David Miller and Donovan Ferreira roared. This is the highest score made by any team in T20 International cricket in the stadium of Mullanpur.

In this match, the Indian team won the toss and chose to bowl first. Quinton de Kock started swinging the bat from the beginning, but Reeza Hendricks was out early. There was a partnership of 83 runs between De Kock and Aiden Markram, which made the Indian bowlers cry a lot. Dewald Brevis did hit 2 boundaries, but was out after scoring 14 runs.

Quinton de Kock was moving towards the second century of his T20 career, but was run out at the score of 90 runs. The rest of the work was completed by David Miller and Donovan Ferreira in the last overs.

49 runs scored in last 3 overs

By 17 overs, the South African team had scored 164 runs and it was looking very difficult for them to reach the score of 200. But David Miller and Donovan Ferreira scored 49 runs in the last 3 overs. As a result, South Africa’s innings ended at 213 runs. Miller scored 20 runs in 12 balls and Ferreira scored 30 runs in 16 balls.

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Quinton De Kock has become the batsman to score joint highest 50 plus runs in T20 against India. For the 5th time he played an inning of more than 50 runs against India, apart from him Nicholas Pooran and Jos Buttler have done this. Although De Kock did this in less innings than both of them.

India vs South Africa 2nd T20 is being played at Maharaj Yadvinder Singh PCA Stadium. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Quinton de Kock along with Reza Hendricks made a partnership of 38 runs for the first wicket, after which he made a partnership of 83 runs for the second wicket with Aiden Markram. Meanwhile, he scored his half-century.

Highest score of 50 plus runs against India in T20

• 5- Nicholas Pooran, West Indies (20th innings)
• 5- Jos Buttler, England (24th innings)
• 5- Quinton de Kock, South Africa (12th innings)

Quinton de Kock played a brilliant inning of 90 runs in the second T20, although he missed his century. De Kock went ahead to take a run after cutting the first ball of the 16th over bowled by Varun Chakraborty, but wicket keeper Jitesh Sharma quickly caught the ball and hit it on the stump. De Kock scored 90 runs in 46 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 5 fours.

India is ahead 1-0

Had registered a spectacular victory in the first T20 played in Cuttack, India. Batting first in that match, India had scored 175 runs. On the basis of excellent bowling, Team India had bundled out the visiting team for 74 runs. India registered a big win by 101 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series. The second T20 is being played today.

India’s playing 11

Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa’s playing 11

Quinton de Kock, Reza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Janssen, Lutho Sipamala, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Baartman.

India vs South Africa second T20 match was played in Mullanpur, in which Shubman Gill came into limelight due to his fielding. Actually, in this match, Gill had stopped the ball from going outside the boundary line, yet the umpire declared it a six. Why did this happen, and due to which rule did the umpire signal a six? Understand its rules here.

This incident is of the 15th over of the South African innings. Shivam Dubey was bowling, Dewald Brevis was in front. Brevis hit an aerial shot towards long-off, but Shubman Gill jumped and stopped the ball from crossing the boundary. So what happened after all, due to which the umpire signaled six.

Even before Shubman Gill could catch the ball, Gill’s foot hit the boundary cushion. Gill’s foot was above the boundary line, so it did not matter whether Gill pushed the ball into the field or not, because at the time of touching the ball his foot was above the boundary line. Therefore the umpire declared it a six.

The good thing for the Indian team was that Dewald Brevis could not stay in the field for long after that. He was dismissed by Akshar Patel on the score of 14 runs. Let us tell you that in this match, Quinton de Kock alone overpowered the Indian bowling, who played a stormy innings of 90 runs in 46 balls. During this, 5 fours and 7 sixes came from his bat.

If De Kock had completed 100 runs, it would have been his first century against India in T20 International. However, this was De Kock’s highest score against India in T20 matches.

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The second T20 match will be played between India and South Africa sometime from now. Team India is ahead 1-0 in the five-match T20 series. Today’s match will be played at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, Mullanpur. The toss of this match will take place at 6.30 pm, while the match will start at 7 pm. Team India had won by 101 runs in the first T20 played in Cuttack. In such a situation, while South Africa would like to take revenge for the previous defeat, the Indian team will be eyeing to maintain the winning streak.

Who is ahead in head-to-head record?

If we look at the head to head record in T20 matches between India and South Africa, 32 matches have been played between the two so far. During this period, Team India has won 19 matches, while South Africa has won 12 times. Also, the result of one match could not be declared. India has won six times in the last 7 T20 matches played between the two teams.

Match Prediction of India-South Africa 2nd T20

Our match prediction meter for the second T20 match between India and South Africa is showing that Team India has more chances of victory in this match also. However, this time the South African team can give a tough competition. The contest is 60-40. There are many match-winning players in the South African team, but playing the Indian spinners is not going to be easy for anyone. In such a situation, Team India can win this match also.

India’s probable playing eleven- Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty and Jasprit Bumrah.

Probable playing eleven of South Africa- Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

The second T20 match between India and South Africa will be played today i.e. Thursday, 11 December at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh Mullanpur. The toss of this match will take place at 6.30 pm, while the match will start at 7 pm. Team India had won by 101 runs in the first T20 played in Cuttack. In such a situation, while South Africa would like to take revenge for the previous defeat, the Indian team will be eyeing to maintain the winning streak.

Who is ahead in head-to-head record?

If we look at the head to head record in T20 matches between India and South Africa, 32 matches have been played between the two so far. During this period, Team India has won 19 matches, while South Africa has won 12 times. Also, the result of one match could not be declared. India has won six times in the last 7 T20 matches played between the two teams.

Match Prediction of India-South Africa 2nd T20

Our match prediction meter for the second T20 match between India and South Africa is showing that Team India has more chances of victory in this match also. However, this time the South African team can give a tough competition. The contest is 60-40. There are many match-winning players in the South African team, but playing the Indian spinners is not going to be easy for anyone. In such a situation, Team India can win this match also.

How is the recent form of both the teams?

The Indian team is in excellent form especially in the T20 format. The Indian team has played 33 T20 matches after the 2024 T20 World Cup, in which it has lost only four matches. Whereas in the year 2025, the Indian team has played 18 T20 matches, in which it has suffered only 2 defeats. Obviously Team India is in amazing form at the moment.

On the other hand, the South African team has played 15 T20 matches this year, in which its win-loss record has been 5-10. The African team has suffered 10 defeats in 15 matches this year and has got only one win in the last 6 T20 matches. Talking about the last two T20 matches between India and South Africa, the Indian team has won by more than 100 runs in both the matches.