IND vs SA 1st T20I Highlights: KL Rahul, SKY shine as India thrash SA by 8 wickets to take 1-0 lead
IND vs SA 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I: India will be looking to round off their T20 World Cup preparation with improvement in their bowling
Suryakumar Yadav and Arshdeep Singh's heroics clinched India's victory against South Africa in the opening T20I on Wednesday in Thiruvananthapuram.
After winning the toss, India opted to field first, and Rohit Sharma's decision proved to be a masterstroke as the Indian pacers were spot on.
Deepak Chahar got India off to a good start by dismissing Temba Bavuma in the first over. This was followed by a ferocious performance from Arshdeep, who took three wickets in one over to leave South Africa in big trouble at 9 for 5 in just 2.3 overs. With the Proteas having four ducks in their first innings, the left-arm bowler got the scalps of Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, and David Miller.
Aiden Markram revived the innings, scoring 25 off 24 balls before being dismissed by Harshal Patel. Keshav Maharaj then gave him the task of getting the Proteas to 100 runs. Maharaj hit a crucial 41-run knock off 35 balls to set India a target of 107 runs.
Kagiso Rabada bowled a maiden in the first over as the hosts got off to a slow start. In his next over, he claimed Sharma. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli continued to show their respect for the bowlers. Anrich Nortje then removed Kohli, putting India in trouble.
However, Yadav entered the crease and quickly pressed the accelerator to relieve the pressure. Rahul began to play more freely as the South African bowlers ran out of ways to eliminate the Indian combination.
The 32-year-old batter looked in good form as he hit a stunning fifty, comprising of five boundaries and three sixes, to ensure India won easily and took a 1-0 lead in the series. KL Rahul hit the winning runs with a massive six and also reached fifty to help his team win.
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I: India will be looking to round off their T20 World Cup preparation with improvement in their bowling
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of INNINGS
IND- 110/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 50(33)
KL Rahul- 51(56)
Shamsi- 2.4-0-27-0
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 16
IND- 101/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 48(31)
KL Rahul- 44(54)
Rabada- 4-1-16-1
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 15
IND- 91/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 39(27)
KL Rahul- 43(52)
Nortje- 3-0-32-1
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 14
IND- 80/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 35(25)
KL Rahul- 36(47)
Parnell- 4-0-14-0
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 13
IND- 77/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 34(23)
KL Rahul- 34(44)
Maharaj- 3-0-21-0
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 12
IND- 66/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 26(20)
KL Rahul- 31(41)
Shamsi- 2-0-18-0
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 11
IND- 53/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 22(17)
KL Rahul- 22(38)
Maharaj- 2-0-10-0
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 10
IND- 47/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 17(12)
KL Rahul- 21(37)
Nortje- 2-0-21-1
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 9
IND- 38/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 17(12)
KL Rahul- 14(31)
Maharaj- 1-0-4-0
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 8
IND- 34/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 14(8)
KL Rahul- 13(29)
Shamsi- 1-0-5-0
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 7
IND- 29/2
Suryakumar Yadav- 12(5)
KL Rahul- 11(26)
Anrich Nortje- 1-0-12-1
Last Wicket- Virat Kohli- 3(9)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Nortje to Kohli, out Caught by de Kock!! Game on! Nortje strikes with his first ball and he has a big smile on his face. He knew it was not a wicket-taking delivery. Kohli c de Kock b Nortje 3(9)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 6
IND- 17/1
Virat Kohli- 3(8)
KL Rahul- 11(26)
Wayne Parnell- 3-0-11-0
Last Wicket- Rohit Sharma- 0(2)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 5
IND- 16/1
Virat Kohli- 2(4)
KL Rahul- 11(24)
Kagiso Rabada- 3-1-6-1
Last Wicket- Rohit Sharma- 0(2)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 4
IND- 12/1
Virat Kohli- 2(4)
KL Rahul- 6(18)
Wayne Parnell- 2-0-10-0
Last Wicket- Rohit Sharma- 0(2)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 3
IND- 11/1
Virat Kohli- 2(4)
KL Rahul- 6(12)
Kagiso Rabada- 2-1-2-1
Last Wicket- Rohit Sharma- 0(2)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Rabada to Rohit, out Caught by de Kock!! Peach! Not much Rohit could have done there. This was much closer to off-stump and right in the zone of uncertainty, Rohit had to play and the ball does enough after pitching to take the outside edge, Rohit c de Kock b Rabada 0(2)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 2
IND- 9/0
Rohit Sharma- 0(1)
KL Rahul- 6(12)
Wayne Parnell- 1-0-9-0
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 20
SA- 106/8
Anrich Nortje- 2(2)
Kagiso Rabada- 7(11)
Harshal Patel- 4-0-26-2
Last Wicket- Keshav Maharaj- 41(35)
Extras- 5 (b 0, lb 0, w 5, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 19
SA- 100/7
Keshav Maharaj- 41(34)
Kagiso Rabada- 5(8)
Arshdeep Singh- 4-0-32-3
Last Wicket- Wayne Parnell-24(37)
Extras- 4 (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 18
SA- 83/7
Keshav Maharaj- 25(29)
Kagiso Rabada- 4(7)
Axar Patel- 4-0-16-1
Last Wicket- Wayne Parnell-24(37)
Extras- 4 (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 17
SA- 79/7
Keshav Maharaj- 23(27)
Kagiso Rabada- 2(3)
Harshal Patel- 3-0-20-1
Last Wicket- Wayne Parnell-24(37)
Extras- 4 (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 16
SA- 72/7
Keshav Maharaj- 18(24)
Kagiso Rabada- 0(0)
Axar Patel- 3-0-12-1
Last Wicket- Wayne Parnell-24(37)
Extras- 4 (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 15
SA- 63/6
Keshav Maharaj- 14(23)
Wayne Parnell-20(32)
R Ashwin- 4-1-8-0
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 13
SA- 61/6
Keshav Maharaj- 13(20)
Wayne Parnell- 19(29)
Axar Patel- 2-0-3-0
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 13
SA- 59/6
Keshav Maharaj- 12(19)
Wayne Parnell- 18(24)
Deepak Chahar- 4-0-24-2
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 12
SA- 50/6
Keshav Maharaj- 5(15)
Wayne Parnell- 16(22)
Axar Patel- 1-0-1-0
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 11
SA- 49/6
Keshav Maharaj- 5(10)
Wayne Parnell- 15(21)
R Ashwin- 3-1-6-0
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 10
SA- 48/6
Keshav Maharaj- 5(5)
Wayne Parnell- 14(20)
Harshal Patel- 2-0-13-1
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 9
SA- 42/6
Keshav Maharaj- 0(0)
Wayne Parnell- 13(19)
R Ashwin- 1-1-5-0
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 8
SA- 42/6
Wayne Parnell- 13(13)
Harshal Patel- 1-0-7-1
Last Wicket- Aiden Markram- 25(24)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 7
SA- 35/5
Aiden Markram- 19(19)
Wayne Parnell- 12(12)
R Ashwin- 1-0-5-0
Last Wicket- Tristan Stubbs- 0(1)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 6
SA- 30/5
Aiden Markram- 17(17)
Wayne Parnell- 9(8)
Arshdeep Singh- 3-0-15-3
Last Wicket- Tristan Stubbs- 0(1)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 5
SA- 26/5
Aiden Markram- 14(12)
Wayne Parnell- 8(7)
Deepak Chahar- 3-0-15-2
Last Wicket- Tristan Stubbs- 0(1)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 4
SA- 18/5
Aiden Markram- 14(12)
Wayne Parnell- 0(1)
Arshdeep Singh- 2-0-11-3
Last Wicket- Tristan Stubbs- 0(1)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 3
SA- 14/5
Aiden Markram- 10(6)
Wayne Parnell- 0(1)
Deepak Chahar- 2-0-7-2
Last Wicket- Tristan Stubbs- 0(1)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 2
SA- 8/4
Aiden Markram- 4(2)
Arshdeep Singh- 1-0-7-3
Last Wicket- David Miller- 0(1)
Extras- 3 (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0)
Arshdeep Singh to Rossouw, out Caught by Pant!! South Africa crumbling. It's a golden duck for Rilee Rossouw. Shabby foot work once again. Teaser from Arshdeep Singh, full and swinging away in the outside off channel Rossouw c Pant b Arshdeep Singh 0(1)
Arshdeep Singh to de Kock, out Bowled!! Knocked over. Once again. It's a chop on in fact. A harmless length delivery outside off de Kock b Arshdeep Singh 1(4)
IND vs SA 1st T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 1
SA- 1/1
De Kock- 1(2)
Deepak Chahar- 1-0-1-1
Last Wicket- Temba Bavuma- 0(4)
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)