1st T20I updates: India beat SA by 28 runs

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SA 175-9 (20 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Another stroll in the park for India as the visitors beat South Africa by 28 runs thanks to Bhuvneshwar Kumar's five-wicket haul following India's stupendous show with the bat.

Bhuvi got career-best figures of 5 for 24, while opener Dhawan slammed 72 runs off 39 balls to propel India to a massive 203 for 5 in 20 overs.

In reply, South Africa were restricted to 175 for 9 in their 20 overs.

India lead the 3-match series 1-0.

Unadkat bowls the last over.

Phehlukwayo picks out the yorker and squeezes it through slips for a four.

Then the batsman gets an inside edge. No run.

Phehlukwayo then pulls it to square leg and gets 2 runs.

Phehlukwayo comes down the wicket and is caught by Chahal at backward point. Beaten for pace. SA lose their 9th wicket.

Shamsi comes into bat.

Two dot balls to end the match.

Bumrah comes into the attack.That is a high full toss and a free hit and four runs to third man come off the first ball.

Yorker, Phehlukwayo digs it out and gets a single.

Dala gets off the mark with a single to third man.

Phehlukwayo then gets a single to off side.

Dala and Phehlukwayo then take a run each.

10 runs come off the over.

21:17 SA staring down the barrel

SA 159-8 (18 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Four wickets in the over as new batsman Paterson is run-out for 1.

Bhuvi picks up fifth wicket here.

Morris comes into the bat and he swings his arms. No control and Raina runs in to complete a catch at long-on.

South lose 7th wicket.

Phehlukwayo comes in to bat.

Klaasen takes 4 runs off the next two balls and he is gone here.

He goes after Bhuvi, gets not enough flight and that is an easy catch to Raina at long-on.

Bhuvi takes 4.

Bhuvi comes back into the attack and he gets the man.

This may as well be curtains for SA.

Hendricks goes after the bowler, is caught by Dhoni and he is out for 70.

21:09 Pandya taken for 15 runs

SA 154-4 (17 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

15 come off the Pandya over.

Pandya comes back into the attack.

Klaasen and Hendricks take a run each off the first two balls of the over.

Pandya then bowls a bouncer and a wide called.

Swing and a miss. Klaasen runs a single as its a bye.

Hendricks then gets a single to long-off.

Full ball and Klaasen just clubs it over long on for a six.

He then plays it over backward point for a boundary to third man.

Bumrah continues and Hendricks slaps him over mid-off for a four.

He then takes a single to long off.

Klaasen gets off the mark with a single to point.

Hendricks then plays the yorker past the point and gully for a boundary as 10 runs come off the over.

21:02 Chahal gets his first

SA 133-4 (15 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Chahal comes back and he begins with a quicker one.

Behardien then pulls the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Hendricks then gets a four over point after getting a couple of runs.

Hendricks then runs a single.

Behardien is gone! He plays straight into the hands of Pandey at long-on.

8 runs and a wicket in the over.

Bumrah comes back into the attack.

Behardien starts with a six over deep square leg!

The batsmen then get a couple of singles in an over that has seen a yorker and a slower ball.

Bumrah ends the over with a yorker as 9 runs come off the over.

20:52 Unadkat, Chahal hammered

SA 112-3 (13 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Unadkat comes into the attack.

Behardien cuts and gets a boundary past backward point off the 2nd ball of the over.

Unadkat comes round the wicket, change of pace and that is a dot ball.

Behardien then gets a single.

Hendricks picks up the slower ball and plays it to mid-wicket for a well run two.

Hendricks gets to his first T20I fifty with a couple to mid-wicket.

9 runs comes off the over.

Chahal continues and he is being taken to the cleaners here.

He bowls short and wide and the batsmen are making the most of the bad balls as 14 runs, including 3 fours, come off the over.

20:43 Behardien, Hendricks bat well

SA 89-3 (11 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

10 runs come off the over.

Pandya continues and Hendricks gets a single to long on.

Behardien then plays the ball to covers for a single.

Hendricks then picks the ball outside the off stump and plays it down to mid-wicket for a couple.

Slower ball and he plays it for a single to mid-wicket.

Behardien tries to whack the faster delivery but it goes straight to mid-off. He gets only the single for it.

Hendricks picks the bowler and flicks it over square leg for a boundary.

Chahal continues and Hendricks gets a single to deep extra cover.

Behardien comes down the pitch and slaps it over the bowler's head for a six!

The batsman then plays the ball to mid-off for a couple, nicely run.

He then gets a single to mid-off.

Slow and wide, Hendricks goes after it, luckily it's just short of Unadkat at short point.

He then gets a single to mid-wicket off the last ball of the over as 11 runs come off it.

20:34 India bowlers giving away nothing

SA 68-3 (9 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Pandya continues and Hendricks starts the over with a single.

Behardien then gets a single to the leg side for a single.

Hendricks then slaps the ball behind square for a single.

Behardien then flicks the ball to fine leg for a four. Unadkat beaten by the ball as it races to the boundary.

Seven runs come off the over.

Chahal now comes into the attack.

Behardien and Hendricks just content with rotating the strike when they ideally have to go for the big runs.

6 runs come off the over.

20:27 Pandya gets his 1st wicket

SA 55-3 (7 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Pandya comes into the attack.

Miller plays it to the leg side. Bumrah makes a good effort at the boundary but it's a six nonetheless.

Then a wide ball.

Miller is gone now! Slower ball, Miller tries to go after the ball, doesn't time it and Dhawan completes a good catch at long-on to send Miller back to the the hut.

Behardien is the new man and gets off the mark with a single to fine leg.

Hendricks then takes a single to third man to bring up the team 50.

Another wide ball by Pandya.

Wide ball and Hendricks plays it past backward point to the third man boundary.

Nice ball and a dot to end the over.

14 runs and a wicket come off it.

20:19 Duminy bows to the pressure, out for 3 off 7

SA 41-2 (6 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Bumrah comes into the attack.

New man in Miller gets off the mark with a couple to mid-wicket.

He then takes a single to fine leg.

Hendricks then is hit on the pads, but the ball goes down the leg side.

Hendricks plays out 3 dot balls as just 3 come off the over.

Bhuvi continues and Hendricks takes a single off the first ball of the over.

Bhuvi keeping pressure on Duminy here as he has now bowled two dot balls.

Duminy then comes down the track and plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Hendricks then gets another single to mid-wicket.

Duminy then plays the ball in the air as the pressure was building. Slower ball, he didn't pick it and it just went in the air and Raina completes a good catch running behind.

3 runs and wicket come in that over!

Good over by Unadkat.

Unadkat continues and Hendricks takes a single.

Duminy gets off the mark with a single to short fine leg.

Hendricks swings his bat, plays and misses.

Hendricks then plays the ball to short point for a single.

Duminy then plays the ball square off the wicket on the on side and runs 2.

SA 30-1 (3 ovs) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

10 runs and a wicket come in the over as Hendricks takes a single to end the over.

Bhuvi continues and Hendricks and Smuts take a run each.

Hendricks then plays a beautiful shot over extra cover for a six!

He then gets a run to mid-wicket.

Smuts gone! Slower ball, he mistimes it. Skies it and Dhawan takes a good catch to send the batsman back to the pavillion.

Unadkat comes into the attack.

And Hendricks times the ball beautifully through extra cover for a boundary off the second ball.

Unadkat then bowls a wide ball and falls as he loses his footing.

Hendricks then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Smuts then smashes the ball straight down the ground for a four to long-on.

And then he slaps the ball through extra-cover to end the over with a boundary.

19:55 SA need 204 for victory

SA 6-0 (1 ov) vs Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) | Scoreboard

Smuts and Hendricks open the batting for South Africa as Bhuvi opens the bowling for India and they are off.

First ball is short and wide and Smuts plays the ball square to the boundary.

Smuts and Hendricks then take a run each.

Bhuvi gets some inswing, Smuts swings and misses. Good ball.

Smuts is nearly bowled! What a way to end the over.

19:39 Dhawan hero of India's innings with superb 72

Ind 203-5 (20 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Paterson continues and Pandey starts with a single to mid-wicket.

He then bowls a bouncer and that is a wide.

A yorker well dug out by Pandya and the batsman run 2 as the fielder at long-on fields the ball.

Nice ball, another yorker and nicely played by Pandya as he gets a single.

Another full ball and Pandey runs a couple and survives a run-out.

Full ball and Pandey plays it to mid-off as 200 comes up for India.

Pandya takes a single off the last ball as India accumulate 203 for 5 in 20 overs.

Morris continues and Dhoni is bowled.

He walks across the line and misses the line as the ball crashes into the leg stump.

Morris then bowls a wide as Pandya comes to the crease.

He then bowls a dot.

Short ball and Pandya pulls it through mid-wicket to get off the mark with a four.

A yorker and Pandya gets to it and plays it to long leg for a four.

Pandya then plays the ball to mid-off for a single.

Full toss and Pandey slaps it to long-on for a single as 11 runs come off the penultimate over.

Also the wicket of Dhoni came in that over.

19:27 Morris gets a pasting

Ind 183-4 (18 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Paterson comes back into the attack and Pandey starts with a single.

Dhoni then just makes some room and smacks the ball straight back past the bowler for a four.

Dhoni then takes a single.

Pandey then swings and misses, it's a slower ball.

Yorker. Pandey digs it out and the batsmen scamper for a single.

Dhoni plays the ball to backward point for a single.

8 runs come off the over.

Morris comes back into the attack and Dhoni goes after the bowler, gets the top edge and the ball goes to fine leg for a couple.

He then gets a single to the leg side.

Pandey dropped by Shamsi at short fine leg and the batsman takes a single.

Dhoni then gets a single to the one-side.

Morris then bowls a wide to the leg side.

Attempted yorker and Pandey then gets a run to long on.

Another attempted yorker and Dhoni plays it nicely to square for a boundary.

11 runs come off the over.

19:17 Dhawan gone for 72

Ind 164-4 (16 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Shamsi back in the attack and Pandey just plays it down fine to third man and runs a 3.

Dhoni tries to play it past short gully but straight to the fielder there.

Dhoni gets a single to long-off.

Pandey and Dhoni then run a quick couple to deep square leg.

Shamsi then bowls a wide down the leg side.

Pandey then plays a dot as just 7 come off the over.

19:13 Phehlukwayo gets the big wicket

Ind 157-4 (15 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Dhoni comes to the crease at the fall of Dhawan's wicket and gets off the mark with a single to mid-on.

Pandey then gets single to third man as 8 runs and wicket come off the over.

Phehlukwayo continues and Pandey takes a single off the first ball to smartly give the strike to Dhawan.

Phehlukwayo then follows Dhawan to the leg side, bowling full and straight.

Phehlukwayo then bowls a wide to the leg side.

Width and Dhawan cuts it past backward point for a boundary! Wow!

Phehlukwayo follows Dhawan to the leg side. Bowls a slower one and Dhawan tries to play the scoop. Gives the ball right in the gloves of Klaasen behind the stumps.

Dhawan gone for 72.

19:07 Dhawan tonks bowling around

Ind 149-3 (14 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Dala comes back for his 2nd spell and starts with a dot.

Pandey then takes a single to long leg.

Dhawan picks the ball early, goes on one knee and slaps the ball over long-on for a four.

He then plays the ball to fine leg for a single.

Pandey then plays the ball to mid-on and scampers for a single.

Short ball and Dhawan pulls it over square leg boundary for a four.

11 runs come off the over.

19:02 India running well between wickets

Ind 138-3 (13 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Phehlukwayo comes into the attack.

Slower delivery and Dhawan plays it over mid-wicket for a four.

Dhawan then gets 2 leg byes behind the keeper as he attempts to sweep.

Dhawan and Pandey run well to take two runs to mid-wicket.

Dhawan then takes a single to the on side.

Pandey then plays the ball to third man for a single as ten runs come off the over .

18:58 Dhawan on song

Ind 128-3 (12 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Shamsi continues and Pandey smashes him for a huge six over long-off.

Pandey then takes a single before Dhawan just pulls it over square on the side for a four.

Dhawan then takes a single.

Pandey on the crease and Shamsi has hit him on the pads, making him play inside the crease. SA ask for DRS and Pandey gets a life as the DRS shows the ball missing the wickets.

The final ball of the over again comes back in to the batsman.

12 come off the over.

18:53 Pandey, Dhawan dealing in singles and twos

Ind 116-3 (11 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Smuts continues and Dhawan plays it down for a single.

Smuts does well to field off his own bowling.

Pandey then takes a single to the leg side.

Dhawan then gets a couple to long on.

Dhawan and Pandey keep the scorecard ticking as 6 runs come off the over.

18:49 Shamsi sends the captain back

Ind 110-3 (10 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Four runs and wicket, that of Kohli, come in the over.

Shamsi continues and the batsmen run a couple off the first two balls.

Shamsi has Kohli here or has he?

Slightly quicker and the ball has hit Kohli on the back pad right in front of leg.

India lose the DRS as the on-field umpire's decision stays.

Kohli gone for 26 off 20.

Pandey comes in to bat and is off the mark with a single.

18:44 Dhawan batting well

Ind 106-2 (9 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Left-arm spinner JJ Smuts comes into the attack.

Dhawan and Kohli take a run each off the first two balls as the 100 comes up for India.

Short ball and Dhawan pulls it past the mid-wicket boundary for a boundary.

He then takes a single off the next ball.

Kohli takes a single to get 8 runs off the over.

18:41 Shamsi gives 13 runs in the over

Ind 98-2 (8 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Shamsi comes into the attack and Kohli goes after him. The ball is in and out of Behardein's palm. A big reprieve for the Indian captain.

Next ball, Kohli cuts it past point for a four.

Kohli then runs a couple.

Kohli then just plays the ball straight over the bowler for a four.

He then runs a single and Dhawan ends the over with a single.

13 come off the over when a wicket should have gone.

18:36 Kohli tentative

Ind 84-2 (7 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Morris continues.

He starts with a dot and then bowls a wide to the leg side.

Fuller ball, Kohli doesn't connect well and gets a single to backward point.

Wide ball and Dhawan cuts the ball through point to end the over with a four.

18:33 India scoring at over 12 runs an over

Ind 78-2 (6 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

India have made full use of the PowerPlay overs, scoring over 12 runs an over.

Dala continues. Fuller ball. Kholi just leans into it and that is a lovely boundary through covers to start the over with a boundary.

Kohli and Dhawan then just rotate the strike before Dhawan tonks the short ball over long leg for a six!

Dala then bowls a bouncer and that is called a wide.

Dhawan then cuts the ball square on the off side to end the over with a boundary.

18:27 Raina, Rohit gone early

Ind 60-2 (5 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Morris comes into the attack.

Kohli comes to the crease at the fall of that wicket and gets off the mark with a couple of a well-timed cover-drive.

He then takes a single.

Dhawan gets a top-edge and sends the ball well over the keeper for a four to third man.

Next ball is an identical shot and identical number of runs come off the bat.

18:23 Raina gone for 15 after scoring briskly

Ind 49-2 (4 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

Dala continues.

Short ball and Dhawan just plays it off his hips and into the crowds for a six on the leg side.

Dhawan nearly chops it on to the leg stump. No run.

Dala then bowls a bouncer and the umpire gives it a wide. Replays show that the ball had taken an edge on the way to the keeper.

Raina plays the ball over gully for a four.

Raina is gone and Dala gets his 2nd wicket.

Raina tries to go after the ball, tries to pull but does not time it well. Dala waits patiently and completes a caught and bowled to send Raina back for 15.

Paterson continues and Dhawan cuts and a fumble from Shamsi at backward point gives them a single.

Raina gets off the mark with a single.

Dhawan then gets a single to the leg side.

Short ball. Raina is cramped up but hooks and gets a six over long leg.

Raina again goes after the bowler and is dropped by the fielder in the deep and that is four.

18:12 Rohit out for 21 off 9

Ind 24-1 (2 ovs) vs SA | Scoreboard

RainA comes in at No 3 at the fall of the first wicket.

Dala bowls a wide on the off side.

6 runs and a wicket come in the over.

Debutant Junior Dala opens the bowling from the other end.

Dhawan plays the ball to fine leg for a single.

Rohit then gets a gift ball, again wide and he just plays it wide of point to the third man boundary for a four.

Has Dala got Rohit here?

Short ball, bouncer and Rohit gets a definite edge and Klaasen goes up after catching. They go for DRS.

Rohit is gone for a well made 21 off 9.

18:06 SA win toss, to bowl

Ind 18-0 (1 ov) vs SA | Scoreboard

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan open the innings for India while paceman Dane Paterson opens the bowling for India.

Paterson starts with a dot as Sharma is happy to defend.

Short ball and Sharma cuts it over point for the first six of the match!

Rohit gets the inside edge and lucky to get a single to short third.

Dhawan gets off the mark with a single to short fine leg.

Short ball and Rohit plays a hook over backward square leg for another six.

Another poor ball and Rohit cuts again, this time to third man boundary and 18 come off the over.

17:40 De Villiers out with injury

South Africa captain JP Duminy wins toss and elects to bowl first at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Keeper Heinrich Klaasen makes his debut.

Raina, Pandey and Unadkat are the three new faces in the India squad.

Having created history by thrashing South Africa 5-1 in the ODI series, Virat Kohli and his men will be looking to carry the same momentum and intensity going into the shortest format, with veteran Suresh Raina under the spotlight as he makes a comeback into the national team after a year.

Rainas return is the most intriguing aspect of the T20 series from an Indian point of view. He hasnt played ODI cricket since 2015, and last featured in a T20I series twelve months ago against England. He scored 104 runs in three matches, inclusive of a half-century, but didnt bowl enough overs.

Unadkat is the other player to watch out for.

Since New Zealands trip in October, India have featured a left-arm pacer in their T20 eleven in four out of six matches. After Ashish Nehra retired, Unadkat was called up when Kumar was rested against Sri Lanka.

With the tag of highest paid Indian player (at Rs 11.5 crore) at this year's IPL auction and 24 wickets in the last edition of the cash-rich league, Unadkat could be India's trump card in this format.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur.

South Africa: JP Duminy (capt), Farhaan Behardien, Junior Dala, AB de Villiers, Reeza Hendricks, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jon-Jon Smuts.

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