• South Africa defeated India by seven wickets in the second ODI.

  • Janneman Malan played a match-winning knock of 91 runs.

Twitter reactions: Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock shine in South Africa’s series-clinching win over India
South Africa beat India in 2nd ODI (Image Source: Twitter)

South Africa defeated India in the second ODI by seven wickets 🐻at Boland Park in Paarl to clinch the𓆏 series on Friday.

Batting first, India posted 287/6 in their allotted 50 overs, thanks to splendid knocks by Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. The star wicketkeeper-batter smashed 85 from 71 deliveries with the h🐽elp of 12 boundaries, including a couple of sixes.

The Indian captain also shined with the bat, scoring 55 off 79 balls with the help of four boundaries. Apart from Rahul and Pant, Shardul Thakur (40 no), Ravichandran Ashwin (25) and Venkatesh Iyer (22) made crucial contriꦫbutions down the order to help the tourists reach a competitive total.

In response, the Proteas chased down the target in 48.1 overs. Openers Janneman Malan and Quinton de Kock took Indian bowlers to the cleaners and took the game ꦚaway with a dominating partnership.

Malan and De Kock formed a match-winning stand of 132 runs for the opening wicket before Thakur broke the partnership by removing the Proteas wicketke❀eper for 78 off 66 balls.

However, Malan kept on scoring runs and didn’t allow India to capitalise. He stitched a crucial 80-run stand for the second wicket with captain Temba Bavuma (35) before getting out for a well-made🌼 91 from 108 deliveries.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

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