The Men in Blue were bolstered by captain Suryakumar Yadav and batsman Rinku Singh following the loss of both openers for ducks. The pair of Indians slammed half-century.
In addition, Gerald Coetzee, the Proteas’ bowler, claimed three wickets.
Rain stopped play, forcing SA to need 152 runs in 15 overs.
India bounces back from their Powerplay setback.
When SA decided to field, India got off to a terrible start. On the third ball of the encounter, Marco Jansen dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck.
Shubman Gill was dismissed for a two-ball duck by Lizaad Williams.
In the third over, Tilak Varma crushed Jansen for 19 runs. He and captain Suryakumar collaborated well, but he left in the sixth over.
India shot up to 59/3 in the Powerplay from 6/2.
A strong rebuke from SKY
Suryakumar helped a India after they faltered in the opening few overs, as has been the case.
SKY hit Coetzee for two fours and a maximum in his opening over.
With just 29 balls, the Indian captain reached his half-century while playing the field.
In the end, he struck 56 off 36 balls, a performance that included three sixes and five fours.
Finished second fastest among batters to reach 2,000 T20I runs.
As of right now, Suryakumar is tied for the second fastest hitter to reach 2,000 T20I runs. It took him 15 runs to reach the mark when he entered the game.
It took SKY, who made his Twenty20 International debut in March 2021, 56 innings across 59 games to reach 2,000 runs in the competition.
Along with fellow countryman Virat Kohli, the top-ranked T20I hitter is now tied for third place among batters to reach the record.
Other achievements of SKY Currently, SKY shares the record for most 50+ points in T20Is (5 innings) versus South Africa. Mohammad Rizwan (11 innings), David Warner (15 innings), and Jonny Bairstow (13 innings).
In just five Twenty20 International innings against the Proteas, the Indian hitter has four fifties.
According to Cricbuzz, Suryakumar is the first Indian captain to reach 50 runs in a Twenty20 international match in South Africa.
Rinku thrashes his mistress T20I fifty
Rinku complimented Suryakumar following the Powerplay, continuing his incredible streak. After India was reduced to 55/3, the two shared a 70-run stand.
Even when India crossed the 120-run threshold, SKY left, but Rinku continued his assault.
In T20Is, he quickly reached his maiden half-century in 30 balls.
At the end, Rinku picked up more speed and concluded with a 39-ball 68* (two sixes and nine fours).