Hardik Pandya's ruthless comment on Arshdeep caught on stump mic backfires

After suffering a defeat in the series opener in Durban earlier last week, South Africa came back strong with a stellar bowling display on Sunday at St George's Park in Gqeberha. They managed to contain the reigning T20 World Champions to a below-par total, showcasing their determination and skill on the field.

After a top-order collapse, the middle-order batters failed to score substantially as Hardik took the onus to get India past the 100-run mark and help the visitors post a decent target. But South Africa were on point with their bowling, on a track that was rather difficult to bat on, as Hardik was kept quiet, with the latter managing a sluggish 39 off 45.

En route to his knock, Hardik, who had smashed two fours and a six against Marco Jansen in the 18th over, seemed rather frustrated after Arshdeep filed to put him on strike in the first ball of the penultimate over. And after the latter did on the second ball with a single, Hardik was caught on the stump mic saying, "Enjoy from the other end now."

However, over the remaining 10 balls in the innings, seven were dot balls as Gerald Coetzee and Jansen put pressure on the India batter, who eventually scored a boundary in the final ball to help India finish on 124 for six.

Tristan Stubbs scored a patient 47 not out off 41 balls as South Africa beat India by three wickets on Sunday to level the four-match series 1-1. Stubbs was ably assisted by Coetzee, who smashed an unbeaten 19 off nine balls, as their 42-run stand in 20 balls, for the eighth wicket, took the Proteas home.

Varun Chakravarthy picked up a stellar five wickets for 17 runs in four overs, but his spell went in vain as South Africa finished with 128-7 in 19 overs.