South Africa talented batter Tony de Zorzi completed a fine century with the bat during the IND vs SA 2nd ODI played at the St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Chasing a modest total of 212, Tony de Zorzi and Reeza Hendricks gave South Africa a perfect start in the second ODI match on Tuesday. Despite his partner getting out, Zorzi continued his marathon with the bat as the Indian bowlers had no answers to his brilliance.
Speaking about the match, South Africa won the toss and opted to have a bowl first in the IND vs SA 2nd ODI. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad failed once again as he managed just four runs. Tilak Verma (10 runs) also departed quickly.
The Indian innings was then restored by skipper KL Rahul and Sai Sudarshan as both of them completed fine fifties with the bat. The likes of Rinku Singh (17 runs), Sanju Samson (12 runs) and Axar Patel (7 runs) got decent starts with the bat. However, none of them managed it to make a big score.
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For South Africa, Nandre Burger was pick of the bowlers as he scalped three wickets. Apart from him, Beuran Hendricks and Keshav Maharaj got two wickets each while skipper Aiden Markram also got one wicket under his belt.
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