India Beat South Africa By 16 Runs, Get Unassailable 2-0 Lead In T20 Series

On Sunday, the heroics of KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli helped India beat South Africa by 16-runs to get an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20i series

Temba Bavuma won the toss in South Africa and opted to bowl first at Guwahati's Barsapara Stadium.

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul provided a solid start to team India, building a 96-run stand for the first wicket before Sharma's dismissal at 43.

KL Rahul completed his half-century but his inning was halted at 57 by Keshav Maharaj. Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav started building another vital stand for India.

Yadav went on to complete his 50-run knock. Kohli remained unbeaten at 49 runs to help India finish the 20 overs at 273/3.

Arshdeep Singh provided the early breakthroughs for India after getting the wickets of Temba Bavuma and Rilee Rossouw.

The Proteas duo of Quinton de Kock and David Miller provided a ray of hope to the South Africans. Quinton soon completed his half-century.

David Miller also completed his half-century. Quinton's inning came to an end at 69.

Miller went on complete his century but it went in vain as the Proteas fell short of their target, paving way for a 16-run victory for India.