Durban: South Africa cricket team suffered a two-run defeat against England in the second T20 and England drew 1–1 in the series. The hosts may have suffered defeat, but Quinton de Kock played a stormy innings and broke the record of AB de Villiers.
Quinton de Kock played a stormy innings of 65 runs with the help of 2 fours and 8 sixes in 22 balls. During this he completed his half-century in just 17 balls. With this, De Kock made a record for the fastest half-century in T20 International by South Africa.
Earlier the record was jointly titled AB de Villiers and Quinton de Cock. De Villiers scored a half-century in 21 balls against England in 2016 in Johannesburg. A few days later, De Kock equaled the record and scored a half-century in 21 balls during the T20 World Cup in 2016 itself.
In this match played in Durban, England batting first scored 204 runs, losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 205 runs, the South African team managed to score 202 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs and the team had to face defeat by two runs. The third and decisive match of the series will be played on 16 February at Centurion.