MOHALI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 72 off just 52 balls helped the team to beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second T20 International in Mohali on Wednesday.
Chasing a target of 150, the opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave India a flying start as they added 30 runs in the first three overs.
Rohit fell cheaply inside powerplay for 12 runs. Dhawan, however, stitched over the 50-run partnership with the Indian skipper and got India to a strong position.
From there on South Africa kept chasing the game. Kohli, in the process also, went past Rohit to become the leading run-scorer in T20Is.
India will now take the field for the series decider in Bengaluru on Sunday.