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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Being unbeaten at the end was Tristan Stubbs\u2019 main goal as he steered the Proteas to a thrilling three-wicket, series-levelling victory against India in Gqeberha on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The middle-order batsman again showed expert levels of concentration and determination as wickets tumbled around him, striking 47 runs from 41 balls including seven fours to guide the Proteas to their target of 125 with three wickets and six balls to spare.<\/p>\n

It was not an easy chase for the hosts, with Stubbs having to watch Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy take a career-best haul of 5\/17 in his four overs, a feat that nearly derailed the Proteas\u2019 run chase after India posted 124 for six batting first.<\/p>\n

The Dafabet Warriors\u2019 man admitted to the complexity of the situation in the middle, with India\u2019s slow bowlers using the conditions to their advantage and stemming the early flow of runs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was tough. Both of them were doing just enough to beat you [the batsmen] on either side, so it was not easy to even come in and rotate the strike, let alone take them on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are two of the best spinners in the world and when they are on [form] it is tough. I think they got the better of us in the middle period by using their skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way my game is at the moment, a run-a-ball knock is a lot easier than just striking it [from ball one]. As someone who bats in the middle order, the goal is always to get the team over the line and be not out at the end,\u201d Stubbs said in the post-match media conference.<\/p>\n

Asked what he felt they missed in Durban, given their much-improved bowling performance at St George\u2019s Park, Stubbs pointed to their wicket-taking and tight bowling display, particularly during the power play and middle overs.<\/p>\n

He said it was a surface that required batters to play cricket shots as opposed to conventional T20 thinking that called for batsmen to clear the boundaries from ball one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was your normal St George\u2019s wicket, a little bit slower than other venues but still a good wicket to bat on if you play good cricket shots.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the spinners were bowling, it was staying low and you couldn\u2019t get under it, so it was quite hard to rotate [the strike], and playing shots were even more difficult,\u201d the right-hander said.<\/p>\n

Stubbs has represented the country in all three formats and has rarely missed a game since making his debut in each.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy the longer format of the game because you can spend more time in the middle without feeling like you need to make a play every ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy the graft of batting [for long periods] and I believe longer-form cricket naturally helps your T20 game and the batsmanship.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the series at 1-1, the deciding match will be contested in Centurion on Wednesday, starting at 5pm.<\/p>\n

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