Mon Nov 11 01:07:38 UTC 2024: ## South Africa Beats India by 3 Wickets in Thrilling T20 Match
**Johannesburg, South Africa:** South Africa secured a thrilling victory against India in the second T20 match of the series, defeating the visiting team by 3 wickets. The victory levelled the four-match series at 1-1.
India, batting first, struggled to build momentum and were bowled out for 124 runs in their allotted 20 overs. Hardik Pandya top-scored for India with 39 runs.
South Africa’s chase was a tense affair. They lost 7 wickets for 88 runs in the 16th over, needing 37 runs from the remaining 4 overs. However, Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee launched a blistering counter-attack, smashing 42 runs off 20 deliveries to seal the victory for South Africa. Stubbs remained unbeaten on 47, while Coetzee scored 19 not out.
The star of the match for India was Varun Chakravarthy, who took an impressive 5 wickets for 17 runs. He was particularly effective in the middle overs, claiming the key wickets of David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, and Marco Jansen in quick succession.
South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to field first. The hosts made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Reiza Hendricks for Patrick Kruger.
The series now moves to Durban for the next T20 match on [insert date].
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