India vs South Africa 2015, 2nd Twenty20: Player Ratings

South Africa

Hashim Amla – 6 / 10

Seemed to be unaware of the field set as he walked into the trap laid out by India getting caught at leg slip to give India an early breakthrough. Should have looked to support De Villiers who had started brilliantly at the other end with a couple of boundaries in the first over.

AB de Villiers – 7 / 10

Started well against Bhuvneshwar but seemed to be troubled by the spin bowlers and once again ended up getting dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin. The South African opener will be looking to avoid being termed Ashwin’s ‘bunny’ when the teams face off next in Kolkata.

Faf du Plessis – 7 / 10

Stepped down the wicket to Ashwin and managed to get a six and a four. 13 runs had already been scored in that over but Du Plessis tried to hit one too many and ended up being caught by the mid-off fielder.

JP Duminy – 8.5 / 10

Showed his fellow teammates how to finish off the job in a calm and composed manner as he continues to remain unbeaten in the India tour so far. Refrained from going after the big shots and sensibly played the ball in the gaps to guide his side to yet another victory.

Farhaan Behardien – 7 / 10

Seemed to be distracted by the interruption of play on two occasions and lost focus when he came into bat, ending up gifting his wicket to Axar Patel when he could have easily once again be out in the middle as South Africa hit the winning runs.

David Miller – 8 / 10

After failing to get a chance to bat in the 1st T20, Miller made sure to remind the crowd of his big-hitting abilities smashing a huge six to the mid-wicket boundary. He also dismissed last match’s centurion Rohit Sharma hitting the wickets directly at the non-striker's end to leave him short of the crease.

Albie Morkel – 10 / 10

The South African all-rounder wouldn’t even have been playing in India, had David Wiese not injured his hand prior to this series. Playing his first international match for 18 months, Albie Morkel put in a brilliant performance picking up 3 wickets. He earned the Man of the Match award as well.

Chris Morris – 8 / 10

Made the crucial breakthrough for the Proteas trapping Dhawan in front of the wickets before showing a good presence of mind in the field as he threw the ball rightly to the striker’s end to account for the dangerous Kohli.

Kagiso Rabada – 9 / 10

The youngster bowled an inspired spell up front and troubled the Indian batsmen with his pace and bounce off the pitch. The skipper was so impressed with his bowling that he bowled out his quota of four overs on the trot within the first 10 overs.

Imran Tahir – 8 / 10

Du Plessis brought on Tahir in the second over itself and he produced a vicious delivery that took off after hitting a crack on the pitch forcing Rohit Sharma to drop his bat after defending the ball. Came back well later to dismiss a settled Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh in successive balls.

Kyle Abbott – 7 / 10

Couldn’t reproduce his heroics from the 1st T20 and seemed to be trying a bit too much. Failed to pick up a wicket and conceded 21 runs at seven runs an over.