Chandigarh, Dec. 10 -- India step into the second T20I against South Africa on Thursday with the confidence of a side that knows the script, knows the setting, and knows precisely where the match can be seized.
Their focus is clear - deliver early breakthroughs and shut the door before South Africa's young hitters, Tristan Stubbs and Dewald Brevis, can even begin to walk through it.
After the 101-run demolition of the visitors in the opening match, India recognise that these first six overs are their zone of control. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh have been the architects of that dominance, bending the new ball, nudging the lengths, and creating pressure that forces mistakes.
India's camp believes that if they crack South Africa's top...