India back Suryakumar and Gill

India Twenty20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and his deputy Shubman Gill continued their run drought but the team management has backed the duo to regain their form ahead of the home World Cup early next year.
Returning from a neck injury, opener Gill managed four and zero in the first two T20 matches of the ongoing home series against South Africa. The right-hander has now gone 17 innings in this format since his last half-century.
"I thought he got (dismissed by) a good ball today, which can happen when you are short on form," assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said after Gill, who has an impressive record in the Indian Premier League (IPL), fell for a first-ball duck against South Africa on Thursday.
"But we also know the class. If you look at his IPL record, where he stacks up 700 runs, 600 runs, 800 runs, 600 runs.
"We believe in his class and we believe he will come good."
T20 specialist Suryakumar has endured worse. Across his last 20 innings in this format, he has compiled 227 runs at 13.35 with no fifties.
"It's exactly the same with Surya," ten Doeschate said.
"Personally, I think you back quality players and quality leaders like that and they will come good.
"I can understand from the outside it looks like a concern, but I have got absolute faith in both of them coming good at the right time for us."
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan said the duo's recent run of poor form was "a real cause of concern for India".
"Surya will be under pressure because he's the captain and as a captain, your slot in the playing 11 is secured automatically," Pathan told JioHotstar.
"As a player, if you haven't scored runs in a year, you are under pressure. His form has to come back before the World Cup. He needs the right batting position and better shot selection."
Earlier, India (AFP) – Opener Quinton de Kock hit a 46-ball 90 to set up South Africa's convincing 51-run win over India in the second T20 international and level the series on Thursday.
De Kock's knock laced with five fours and seven sixes powered South Africa to 213-4 after being invited to bat first on the outskirts of Chandigarh.
South Africa bowled out India for 162 in 19.1 overs despite Tilak Varma's valiant 62 off 34 balls as the visitors pulled one back after they lost the opener of the five-match series.
The series is part of the build-up for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February-March.
Medium-pace bowler Ottneil Baartman stood out with figures of 4-24.
The left-handed de Kock set the tone for the big win after he put on 83 runs for the second wicket with skipper Aiden Markram, who made 29.
South Africa bounced back from their crushing defeat in the first match when the tourists crashed out to their lowest T20 total of 74 all out.
Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy bowled opener Reezea Hendricks for eight on his first ball and later dismissed Markram after being hit for two sixes by the captain.
De Kock, who turns 33 on Wednesday, looked in control from the start as he hit left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh for two sixes in the bowlers' first two overs.
The wicketkeeper-batter raised his 17th T20 half-century with a four off Hardik Pandya but missed out on his ton after being run out by his opposite number Jitesh Sharma.
Axar Patel removed Dewald Brevis for 14 before David Miller unleashed his fury with four boundaries off Jasprit Bumrah in a 15-run over and made an unbeaten 20.
Donovan Ferreira finished with a flourish in his unbeaten 30 as he hit Bumrah for two sixes in the 20th over.
In reply, Shubman Gill fell for a first-ball duck off Lungi Ngidi.
Left-arm quick Marco Jansen took down Abhishek Sharma caught behind for 17 and India were in trouble when he had skipper Suryakumar Yadav out for five.
Varma and Axar Patel attempted to hit back with a string of boundaries but Baartman broke through as India slumped to 67-4 inside eight overs.
Lutho Sipamla sent back Pandya for 20 and Sharma for 27 as India's chase fizzled out and Varma was the last man out off Ngidi.
The third match is on Sunday in the Himalayan town of Dharamsala.