Jitesh Sharma survives FREAK moment as ball hits bail but it doesn’t fall in IND vs SA 2nd T20I

India National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma escaped a dismissal in a crazy manner during the second T20I of the five-match series against the South Africa National Cricket Team.

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh was the host to the second match of the series between India and South Africa on Thursday, December 11.

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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star, Jitesh Sharma, has become India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman in T20I following the exit of Sanju Samson from the playing XI.

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He possesses exceptional hitting ability and is known for his batting prowess in the death overs. Jitesh Sharma has been slotted in the lower order by the team to make full utilisation of his excellent strokeplay.

The right-handed batter has also played some good knocks for the team. Meanwhile, he was part of a freak moment during the second match between India and South Africa.

On the second ball of the 15th over, Ottneil Baartman bowled a length delivery on off-stump to Jitesh Sharma, who tried to smash the ball, but missed it completely. The ball kissed the bail, rolled it over, but it didn't fall, and the batter survived.

Also Read: Varun Chakravarthy hurls expletives in fiery send-off to Aiden Markram in 2nd T20I

Watch: Jitesh Sharma Lives Through Ball-Hits-Bail Moment

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I don’t know what’s going on, it’s just happening - Quinton de Kock

Quinton de Kock won the Player of the Match award for his heroics and speaking after the match he said that he was prepared for the challenge that Arshdeep Singh brings. He elaborated:

"Yeah, tell me about it. I don’t know what’s going on, it’s just happening. I guess that’s the thing, when I do get going, I try to make it count. That’s pretty much what it is, literally. Look, I just think it’s because we play each other so many times. And we always play on good wickets, especially here back home.

"That’s literally what it boils down to at the end of the day. Not really. Look, the guy’s (Arshdeep Singh) got me out plenty of times, that I know for sure. And it always seems to be the same way. So I think it was just a technical thing I needed to be aware of, and after that it would sort of play out naturally. That’s pretty much all it boils down to. I think the wicket was a bit slow up front, felt like it took some time to get to the bat. When we were batting, any new batsman would find it a bit harder to come in. The ball didn’t feel like it was wet; it still felt dry.

"So it was just a matter of myself and Aiden (Markram) holding on and trying to build a partnership, because it wasn’t going to be easy for the next guy walking in. And when the Indian team batted, it went the other way. It got two-paced with a bit more pace in it, it quickened up and everything moved around at pace. When we batted, it moved around quite slowly. So that’s really the difference between the conditions in the two innings."