India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan Set Up India's Series-Levelling Win vs South Africa
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India vs South Africa: Shreyas Iyer's second ODI century and Ishan Kishan's 93 on his home ground powered India to a 7-wicket win over South Africa in Ranchi.
Shreyas Iyer struck a sublime century while Ishan Kishan displayed his brute force against a formidable South African attack to set up a series levelling seven-wicket win for India in the second ODI here on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj led an inexperienced Indian bowling lineup brilliantly to restrict South Africa to 278/7 after the visitors opted to bat. Iyer made his second ODI hundred (113 not out off 111) and shared a match winning 161-run stand with Kishan (93 off 84) to ensure a comfortable win in 45.5 overs for a second string Indian team.
The 24-year-old Kishan looked a transformed batter and showed different layers of his batting by switching to beast mode after a responsible start.
The left-hander smashed seven sixes and four boundaries in his career-best knock from 84 balls, while Iyer played the perfect foil.
The designated vice-captain of the series, Iyer, has been in top form in ODIs, having slammed one century and four fifties in his last six innings.
Locked one-all after two matches, both teams will play the series decider in Delhi on Tuesday.
