South Africa finally ended India’s 11-match winning streak in the T20I format with a thrilling three-wicket win in the second T20I of the four-match series at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Sunday, November, 10. With this, the Proteas leveled the series by 1-1 with two matches to go. The third T20I of the series will be played at SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion on November 13.
This was India’s only second loss in the T20I format in 2024. The current world T20 champions won’t be much affected by one loss but need to make a few changes in their game plan to get back to their winning ways in the third T20I in Centurion. In the following listicle, we will have a look at three reasons why India lost the second T20I against South Africa in Gqeberha.
Why India lost second T20I against South Africa?
Batting failure and middle-order collapse
One of the main reasons for India’s loss in the second T20I was a batting failure and collapse in the middle-order. However, India also had a collapse in the first match, but it was overshadowed by Sanju Samson’s century. As Samson went for a duck in the second game, rest of the batters also couldn’t contribute much as India could post only 124/6 in their 20 overs.
