SA have their backs to the wall and must win the second of three T20 matches against India at SuperSport Park on Wednesday to avoid losing the series. The Proteas lost the first match by 28 runs at the Wanderers on Sunday. For the Proteas to prevail against an in-form Indian side‚ batting‚ bowling and fielding must improve and stand-in captain JP Duminy admitted that after the loss in Johannesburg. Reeza Hendricks (70) and Farhaan Behardien (39)‚ who combined for a fourth-wicket partnership of 81‚ were the only Proteas who made notable scores in their chase of 204. Five others failed to reach double figures. "They [Hendricks and Behardien] gave us a chance in the game‚" Duminy said. "With wickets in hand you give yourself a chance to win the game but unfortunately in the ideal world you would have liked to have extended that partnership. When you look at the situation of the game‚ we were looking at about 14 runs an over and they needed to up the ante to take the game forward. "I wa...
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