Watch: Tristan Stubbs celebrates like David Warner after Suryakumar Yadav falls to terrific yorker in 2nd T20I

The South Africa National Cricket Team star Tristan Stubbs pulled off a David Warner-like celebration after the dismissal of the India National Cricket Team skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday, November 10.

The pacer Andile Simelane dismissed Suryakumar Yadav with a perfect yorker in the second T20I of the four-match series at St George's Park in Gqeberha, and it delighted Tristan Stubbs.

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Andile Simelane dismisses Suryakumar Yadav and Tristan Stubbs celebrates wildly

Suryakumar Yadav was unable to fire with the bat in the second T20I against the Proteas. Just like other batters, he struggled on a tough pitch and couldn't get going.

Suryakumar Yadav came up with a knock of just four runs off nine balls in the match and he was dismissed on the last ball of the fourth over, leaving India struggling at 15/3.

Notably, Simelane bowled a perfect yorker to Suryakumar Yadav and the Indian skipper shuffled across early to play his shot. However, he got beaten and the ball crashed into the back shoe. It looked plumb at first sight and after a discussion with Tilak Varma, the Indian skipper decided against taking a review and walked back to the hut.

As the on-field umpire raised his finger, Tristan Stubbs was shown on screen doing a David Warner-like celebration. Notably, he jumped in delight and punched the air just like David Warner, who made this leaping celebration his trademark.

Watch: Tristan Stubbs' epic celebration

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Speaking after winning the Player of the Match award for his match-winning 47-run knock, the Proteas star Tristan Stubbs said that they made sure that the run rate was in their control.

Tristan Stubbs also lauded his batting partner Gerald Coetzee for hitting boundaries and scoring runs at a quick pace. The South African batter further revealed that he was quite nervous while batting because some of his people came to watch. After all, it was his mother's birthday. He elaborated:

"The run rate never got away from us. Coetzee came in and played that innings in the end and we got over the line. He (Coetzee) walked in and said we can win this.

"It was always two hits away being back to run-a-ball. I just tried to breathe. It's my mom's birthday so there were 20-30 people who came to watch the game. This is my favourite place to play cricket. I was nervous, so I was trying to control my breathing."

Very happy to get a big wicket under my name - Andile Simelane

During the mid-innings break, the 21-year-old Andile Simelane revealed that he was ready with his plans when his skipper, Aiden Markram, handed him the ball in the 4th over. He said:

"When Aiden told me that I’m going to bowl the 4th over, I thought about the options we had and the lengths we want to bowl. We had our plans to Sky. We executed our plans and I’m happy. The coaches told me to back my slower balls and I managed to execute them."

Andile Simelane further said that he was delighted to pick up the wicket of the former World No.1 batter Suryakumar Yadav and labeled it as an unforgettable experience. He said:

"(On taking Suryakumar's wicket) Very happy to get a big wicket under my name, it’s something special I will not forget. It’s nice working with them, they told me not to worry. They motivated me and I managed to stay calm."