Tristan Stubbs has scored a patient 47 not out off 41 balls as South Africa beat India by three wickets in the second Twenty20 to level the four-match series 1-1.

An unbeaten 47 from Tristan Stubbs, and a 42-run partnership with Gerald Coetzee, saw South Africa haul themselves over the line for a three-wicket win over India in their Twenty20 international at St George’s Park on Sunday.

South Africa defeated India in the second T20I at St George's Park, leveling the four-match series at 1-1. Tristan Stubbs led the Proteas' chase of 125 with an unbeaten 47, despite Varun Chakravarthy's impressive five-wicket haul for India.

An unbeaten 47 from Tristan Stubbs, and a 42run partnership with Gerald Coetzee, saw South Africa haul themselves over the line for a three-wicket win over India in their Twenty20 international at St George’s Park on Sunday.

Quinton de Kock holds the record for the fastest half-century for Sourh Africa in the shortest format. He hammered a 15-ball fifty against the West Indies at the same venue in Centurion last year. De Kock eventually smashed a 44-ball 100 as the Proteas completed a historic run-chase of 259 runs with seven balls to spare.

South Africa prevailed in a low-scoring thriller as Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee guided South Africa to a thrilling victory in the second T20I against India in Gqeberha. India fought hard with their spin attack with Varun Chakaravarthy registering his career-best figures but 124 was too low.

India's batting woes continue as they fall to South Africa in the second T20I. Series now tied at 1-1 after a challenging match in Gqeberha.

GQEBERHA: Spinner Varun Chakravarthy's magical craftiness en route a maiden fifer remained a mere footnote as South Africa rode on the stubbornness of Tristan Stubbs to eke out a three-wicket win over India in a low-scoring second T20I here on Sunday.