Shreyas Iyer’s ton makes it 1-1

Shreyas Iyer during his 113 not out v SA yesterday. Pics/Getty Images, AFP

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 balls) and shared a match-winning 161-run stand with Kishan (93 off 84 balls) 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.

Career-best knock

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.

Ishan Kishan in full flow against SA

At India's optional nets ahead of the game, Ishan had made his intentions clear when he clobbered a loose ball with brute force, ramming into the grill of the MS Dhoni pavilion. On match day, the stage was just perfect for the diminutive batter to boss at his homeground.

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Markram, Hendricks shine

Earlier, Aiden Markram (79 off 89 balls) and Reeza Hendricks (74 off 76) looked in control of the proceedings in the middle overs. But Siraj triggered the collapse and also took a stunning forward running catch to dismiss a dangerous looking Heinrich Klaasen (30).

He mixed up the slower ones intelligently, bowled with a tight line and length and did not even give the in-form David Miller (35 not out) a chance to put him away. He conceded only three runs in the 50th over to end with figures 10-1-38-3.

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