{"id":3837,"date":"2026-04-19T16:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/tryon-and-sekhukhune-fire-as-south-africa-beat-india-to-seal-series-2-0"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:23:13","slug":"tryon-and-sekhukhune-fire-as-south-africa-beat-india-to-seal-series-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/tryon-and-sekhukhune-fire-as-south-africa-beat-india-to-seal-series-2-0","title":{"rendered":"Tryon and Sekhukhune fire as South Africa beat India to seal series 2-0"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa delivered a measured, high-impact all-round display to beat India by eight wickets in the second T20I at Durban, clinching the five-match series 2-0. Three-wicket bursts from Chloe Tryon and Tumi Sekhukhune set the tone, while Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus anchored the chase with half-centuries as the Proteas reached 148 with 2.5 overs to spare.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s chase<\/h2>\n
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  1. India were restricted to 147, and South Africa began their response in a confident manner, keeping the target within easy reach.<\/li>\n
  2. During the Powerplay, boundaries came from both ends as Luus struck Shreyanka Patil for a six and South Africa raced to 66 without loss.<\/li>\n
  3. The early bowling phase saw Kranti Gaud bowl a couple of overs, while India\u2019s other options in the first six overs leaned heavily on spin.<\/li>\n
  4. That strategy failed to contain Wolvaardt and Luus, with the partnership steadily accelerating and putting the Indian bowlers under pressure.<\/li>\n
  5. After the fielding restrictions were lifted, South Africa maintained momentum: Wolvaardt hit a six and a four off Shree Charani, and then a boundary off Arundhati Reddy helped her steer the chase toward a 30-ball fifty.<\/li>\n
  6. The opening stand pushed beyond 100 before India finally broke through, with Wolvaardt mistiming a lofted attempt off Shreyanka, caught at long-on.<\/li>\n
  7. Luus followed up with a 41-ball half-century, and Tazmin Britts provided support as South Africa moved to 123\/1 after 15 overs.<\/li>\n
  8. Luus\u2019 innings ended when she was dismissed trying to sweep, but the damage had already been done\u2014Britts and Annerie Dercksen carried the chase over the line without trouble.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How India\u2019s innings unfolded<\/h2>\n
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    1. Put into bat, India started with early momentum and then managed the middle phase before losing control sharply at the death.<\/li>\n
    2. Shafali Verma set the tempo from the outset, keeping the scoring rate moving steadily.<\/li>\n
    3. Smriti Mandhana contributed a quick 12 before being removed by Chloe Tryon, but Shafali continued to dominate, picking up boundaries and reaching a 31-ball fifty in her 100th T20I appearance at just 22 years of age.<\/li>\n
    4. Anushka Sharma rotated the strike effectively, adding pressure whenever she found her openings as India reached 78\/2 at the halfway point.<\/li>\n
    5. The 28-run stand between Shafali and Anushka (28 off 31) offered early stability, though it also concealed how South Africa gradually tightened their grip through spin.<\/li>\n
    6. Tryon delivered a decisive double blow inside the Powerplay, removing Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues and preventing India from building a platform.<\/li>\n
    7. Nonkululeko Mlaba then helped slow the flow through the middle overs, tightening the run rate while India struggled to find rhythm.<\/li>\n
    8. Shafali\u2019s dismissal in the 14th over\u2014taken by Nadine de Klerk\u2014became a key turning point, and Anushka had already been sent back an over earlier by Tryon.<\/li>\n
    9. The collapse that followed was both quick and sustained: Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh fell cheaply, while Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s brief stay ended with a sharp wicketkeeping effort that produced a run-out at a critical juncture.<\/li>\n
    10. There were brief late sparks from Arundhati Reddy and Shree Charani, but the innings never regained the fluency it had shown earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      India lost their final eight wickets for 48 runs and were bowled out for a total that proved insufficient. South Africa\u2019s bowlers and batters combined to take command early and finish decisively\u2014securing an eight-wicket win in 17.1 overs.<\/p>\n

      Brief scores:<\/b> India 147 (20 overs) (Shafali Verma 57, Anushka Sharma 28) lost to South Africa 148\/2 (17.1 overs) (Sune Luus 57, Laura Wolvaardt 54) by 8 wickets. Chloe Tryon 3-22, Tumi Sekhukhune 3-31; Shreyanka Patil 2-35.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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