18/02Result
1st T20I, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 18 2018
India won by 28 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia
18/02Result
1st T20I, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 18 2018
India won by 28 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | IND: 203/5 | RR: 10.15

  • Hardik Pandya13 (7b)
  • Manish Pandey29 (27b)
  • Dane Paterson4-0-48-0
  • Chris Morris4-0-39-1

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4:07pm India will feel they're 20 short. It's a good score nonetheless but South Africa have reeled it back in during the last eight overs. Pandey found himself settled in, but unable to get the boundaries away. Dhoni and Pandya did their best around him in the face of good slog-overs bowling from South Africa. The rest of the day was all Dhawan though. A gorgeous knock from the opener who appeared to know where each ball was coming. South Africa will be happy he didn't bat longer than he did. Join us for the chase shortly.

19.6
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Paterson to Pandya, 1 run, another yorker executed to perfection. Pandya can't do more than flick this wide of deep square and they won't be allowed a second this time

Superb lengths from Paterson so far. Can he finish well?

19.5
1
Paterson to Pandey, 1 run, full on off stump, makes room and drives straight to mid-off
19.4
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Paterson to Pandey, 2 runs, yorker on middle stump and he jams it out to long-on. Pandya is coming back for the second easily. Pandey has more sprinting to do after being forced to recover after playing the shot. It's sent upstairs as Klaasen takes the bails off. He's made it
19.3
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Paterson to Pandya, 1 run, full at off stump, cramped as he looks to slog. Ends up jamming it into the pitch and back at the bowler who can't hang onto that

Match Coverage

All Match News

  • Bhuvneshwar's strangle does the trick

    The correlation between intent and wickets is low in T20 cricket. It's more about stifling batman and forcing them into low-percentage shots. Bhuvneshwar Kumar knows that; it is what he did in Jo'burg

  • South Africa's short-ball plan slides wide

    South Africa's plan of bowling short to bridge the gap between India's experienced, confident batsmen and their own struggles went awry when their inexperienced bowlers erred in line

  • A glimmer of hope for Suresh Raina

    With India still searching for a fix in the ODI middle order ahead of next year's World Cup, a good performance in the T20Is against South Africa could set the batsman on the road to a long-term comeback

  • Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar give India 1-0 lead

    Shikhar Dhawan's 72 off 39 balls led India to a total of 203, which they defended comfortably thanks to a five-wicket haul from Bhuvneshwar Kumar

  • New-look SA aim for redemption after ODI debacle

    After the 5-1 defeat in the ODIs, the hosts will be led by JP Duminy in the T20Is while Suresh Raina may feature in India' XI

Bhuvi's blast

1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first India fast bowler to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is and with this he is also the first to take five-fors in all 3 International formats.

India's highest

0

No. of 200-plus totals for India against South Africa in T20Is before this match. 203/5 in this match is India's highest score v SA in 11 matches.

Top start

78

Runs for India in powerplays - their most in any T20I. The previous highest was 77 against Sri Lanka in Nagpur in 2009.