In India vs South Africa 1st T20I, India beat South Africa by 8 wickets in 1st T20 International match at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. India required 107 runs to win. South Africa finished their inning on 106/8 in 20 covers. Chasing a target of 107 runs, India lost Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli early. Kl Rahul scored 51 runs of 56 balls along with Surya Kumar Yadav 50 runs off 33 balls finish the match for team India. Now both sides will face each other in the 2nd T20 International match which will take place on Sunday at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
India Vs South Africa 1st T20I: India won the toss and elected to field first
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Earlier in India vs South Africa 1st T20I match at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pacer Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh gave India a perfect start. In the very first over of the inning Deepak Chahar dismissed South African skipper Temba Bavuma on a Golden Duck. Then Arshdeep Singh with some magical swing got 3 wickets in the second over of the inning. He claimed the wickets of Quinton de Kock 1(4), Rilee Rossouw 0(1) and David Miller 0(1). Arshdeep Singh totally destroyed the South Africa top order.
In the third over Deepak Chahar dismissed Tristan Stubbs on a duck and took his second wicket of the match. South Africa were struggling on 9/5, then Aiden Markram 25(24), Wayne Parnell 24(37) and Keshav Maharaj 41(35) took their team to a decent score of 106/7.
While chasing a score of 107, India did not start well. Skipper Rohit Sharma 0(2) and Virat Kohli 3(9) got out. Kl Rahul scored 51 runs not out off 56 balls and Surya Kumar Yadav 50 not out off 33 balls. They both guide India to Win the match by 8 wickets in 1st T20 International Match.
Kl Rahul, Surya Kumar Yadav guide India to take 1-0 lead in 3 T20 match series
Pic Credit: KL Rahul
Chasing down a target of 107 runs. India lost Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli early and Indian score become 17/2. On the other hand, Kl Rahul continued to bat with great determination and got support from Surya Kumar Yadav. The pair rotated the strike well and played some beautiful shots. Kl Rahul 51 not out off 55 balls and Surya Kumar Yadav 50 not out off 33 balls helped India to comfortably chase down the target in 16.4 Overs. The duo added unbeaten 93 runs for the third wickets and help India to take 1-0 lead in 3 T20 International match series.
The new opening bowling pair destroyed the South African top order
Pic Credit: Surya Kumar Yadav
Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar was making their comeback in this match. They both got the opportunity to bowl a new ball. The opportunity grabbed by both hands and they set the tone of the match for India. Both Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar got to swing the balls both ways. The South African batsman were having no clue and lost 5 wickets in just first 15 balls of the inning. South Africa were 9/5 in just 2.3overs.
Deepak Chahar finishes his spell with 4-24-2 and Arshdeep Singh finishesd his spell with 4-32-3 and adjudged as the Player of the Match.
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