India vs South Africa 2nd ODI at Paarl, 21 Jan, 2022

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 287/6 (50)
South Africa 288/3 (48.1)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Quinton de Kock
  • Rassie van der Dussen 37 * (38)
  • Aiden Markram 37 * (41)

Over 48.1 Shreyas Iyer tossed up delivery to Aiden Markram,1 run, gets forward and driven wide of mid-off and picks up a single to win the match.

South Africa won by 7 wickets and go 2-0 up in the 3-match series.

KL Rahul, India: I think they are playing some really good cricket at home, we are making mistakes as well in the middle. It's a good learning for us. We are a team that takes a lot of pride in winning, but good learning for us and hopefully we can grow. We are trying to get better at things we haven't done well in the past. Partnerships, middle-order becomes crucial when we are entering a big tournament, wanna get better at bowling in the middle overs and these are the few things which are really obvious and right in front of us. We have spoken about it and it's only up to us to get better, learn from it and find a way. It does feel like one of the wickets at home and I don't think it was pitch where they could have chased down 280 that easily. Credit to them, they are showing us the importance of partnerships and putting pressure early on against the bowlers. The way Shikhar and Virat batted in the first game was very good, and today Rishabh batted, the way he managed the first 20 balls and then he took down the spinners. He is a really important member of the team and Shadrul, too, showing us he can bat lower down and make a good contribution. Jasprit has been the standout bowler for us and Yuzi has been good today. The energy has been great, it's been tough on the body staying the bubbles. We love challenges and we have come short in the first 2 games, we will look ahead to the third game and try and win that one. Too early to say (about team changes for the next ODI)

Temba Bavuma, South Africa: Very happy. We wanted to win the series and weren't really expecting it to do after the 2 games. Lot of positives to take from our performances. Great to have him (QDK) in the side and he reminded us again why he is such a valuable player for us. As a team we have a lot of self belief and confidence in our ability. We are not a team that prides itself on having superstars or relying on individual performances. We really try and put a team effort. Coming into this series from the Test side, no-one had much faith in us and that gave us a lot of motivation. The performances in the last month have been really good. Spinners have done a splendid job. It's a great thing. We pride ourselves on fast bowlers, but to see the spin bowlers winning the game for us that really makes us a side to reckon against. I enjoy captaincy and I enjoyed it since domestic cricket. I see it to something to forget about myself and try and see how I can inspire the other guys in the team. 3-0 sounds a lot better than 2-1.

Quinton de Kock, Player of the Match