Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer put on 161 runs for the third wicket to take the team closer to the target. The way Ishan Kishan faced the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Wayne Parnell and Anrich Nortje was highly impressive as he went on to hit four boundaries and seven sixes.
Keshav Maharaj's decision to bat first after winning the toss surprised everyone and that resulted in South Africa losing the second ODI played at JSCA stadium in Ranchi. With India winning the second ODI the series is levelled at 1-1.
The bowler who was instrumental in the team's win over India in the 1st ODI at Lucknow backed Shamsi to perform as he did in England where he picked up a five-wicket haul against England.
South Africa won by 9 runs in the 40-over rain-truncated match played here at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in the first game of the three-match ODI series.
The third and final Test eventually began on Day 3 after the first day was washed out and the second day was halted, and it was England's bowlers who imposed their dominance.
Top knocks from Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram backed by great bowling spells from spinners Keshav Maharaj and Wayne Parnell helped South Africa clinch a 21-run win over Ireland in the closely-contested first T20I of the two-match series at Bristol on Wednesday.