[WATCH] IND vs SA 2025: Varun Chakravarthy humiliates Reeza Hendricks with skidding carrom ball in Mullanpur | CricTracker

South Africa made a steady start, scoring freely in the opening overs and handling the Indian pacers with ease. In response, India introduced Chakravarthy in the fifth over, with Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock looking at the crease. On the very first ball of his spell, the spinner bowled a deceptive carrom ball at a good length. Hendricks staggered back to pull but completely misread the delivery as it slid on, crashing into the stumps and giving India their first breakthrough.

Hendricks struggled to find his rhythm, unlike De Kock, who held the innings together from the other end. The left-hander continued his fluid form, bringing up his 17th T20I fifty and keeping South Africa competitive. The visitors will look to push hard for a win to level the series.

In the series opener in Cuttack, India dominated with a massive 101-run win. Hardik Pandya led from the front and hit an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls. For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi was the standout bowler with figures of 3/31. Chasing 176, the Proteas were bowled out for just 74 as India’s bowlers bowled with discipline and accuracy, striking at regular intervals to dismantle the opposition’s line-up.

Talking about the overall South Africa tour, the hosts won the two-match Test series 2-0, whitewashing India and securing their first Test series win in 25 years. In the ODIs, India dominated the visitors 2-1 thanks to Virat Kohli’s brilliant run, who smashed two and a half centuries in the three matches. Now, both teams will look to finish strong in the shorter format and reach the T20I series.

Get every cricket update! Follow us: