Ottniel Baartman floors India with four-fer in 2nd T20I: Stats
What's the story
South Africa leveled the five-match T20I series against India with a commanding 51-run victory in the second match at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. The win came on the back of Quinton de Kock's explosive innings of 90 off just 46 balls and Ottniel Baartman's impressive bowling figures of 4-24. De Kock's blistering knock helped the Proteas set a challenging target for India to chase. And Baartman stalled India with a superb four-fer.
Match breakdown
India's chase falters early
India's pursuit of the target got off to a rocky start with Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, and skipper Suryakumar Yadav falling cheaply. Axar Patel's unusual promotion to No. 3 didn't pay off either as he was dismissed for just 21 runs. Tilak Varma was the only Indian batsman who showed some resistance with a quickfire 62 off 34 balls but couldn't find support from other batsmen as wickets kept falling at regular intervals.
Bowling performance
Baartman is the star of the show
South Africa's bowlers kept the pressure on India throughout the innings, conceding only five extras including three wides. Baartman was the star of the show with his four-wicket haul. He dismissed a struggling Axar in the 8th over. His remaining three wickets came at the death. He castled Shivam Dube in the 19th over. Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy also perished to the pacer in the same over.
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Baartman shines in his 100th T20 appearance
In 15 T20I matches, Baartman has raced to 21 wickets at 19.14. This was his 2nd four-fer in T20Is. Overall in T20s, he has picked 136 wickets from 100 matches at 18.20. This was his 6th four-fer (5w: 1), as per ESPNcricinfo.