India Took an early lead in the second T20I against South Africa After spinner in Mullanpur Varun Chakraborty produced a moment of genius to refute reeza hendricksThe breakthrough came only when the Proteas openers were trying to settle down and after electing to bowl first it immediately changed the momentum in India’s favour,
Varun Chakraborty bowled a dream ball
This moment came on the first ball of the fifth over. Right from the start of the attack, Chakraborty wasted no time in making an impact. He sent down a beautifully disguised carrom ball – pitched on a good length, sliced with subtle deviation. Hendricks, hoping for space to free his arms, moved back for the pull but failed completely from the low bounce and sharp angle.
The ball went past his shot and hit the stumps, causing the Mullanpur crowd to boo. For Chakravarthy, it was the perfect way to announce himself in the competition, confirming why he has become one of India’s most reliable defensive T20 bowlers.
Here is the video:
#VarunChakraborty Without wasting any time, attack the very first ball! Team India is at the very top.#INDvSA2nd T20I, live now 👉 https://t.co/BI0R1pksPm pic.twitter.com/LNtBWfnKm4
– Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) 11 December 2025
South Africa made 3 amendments, India unchanged
Both sides entered the second T20I with opposite strategies in terms of team selection. India opted for consistency, fielding the same playing XI as in the series opener, indicating confidence in their balance and execution. However, South Africa made three notable changes to reshape their lineup. Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj And Enrique Nortje were thrown out, making way for Hendrix, George Linde And otniel bartmanThe Proteas are clearly aiming to strengthen both their top-order and all-round depth, while also bringing Bartman’s pace to suit the Mullanpur surface,
Playing eleven of both the teams
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jensen, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Bartman.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh.
