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.

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.

Stubbs and Coetzee powered SA to victory after Chakravarthy's five-wicket haul threw their chase into disarray

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 captain Suryakumar Yadav, third right, reacts as he leaves the field with teammates after their loss in the second T20 cricket match against South Africa at St George's Pa

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.