IND vs SA 1st T20I: Men in Blue won in Cuttack and how!

In the first T20I match against South Africa, Team India emerged victorious by 101 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: BCCI)

Updated On: 2025-12-10 11:37 AM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Hardik Pandya (Pic: BCCI)

Having put Team India to bat first, it's premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya delivered a stunning show as he scored an unbeaten 59 runs off just 28 deliveries. His knock also included six boundaries and four maximums

Tilak Varma and Axar Patel also scored 26 and 23 runs, respectively. Facing 32 balls, Varma smashed two boundaries and a maximum, whereas Patel's knock of 21 balls included a maximum. The "Men in Blue" posted a total of 175 runs for the loss of six wickets

Lungi Ngidi played a crucial role for the visitors in the first innings. Completing her quota of four overs, he bagged three wickets by conceding 31 runs. Lutho Sipmala also claimed two wickets for 38 runs in four overs

Later, star pacer Arshdeep Singh helped the hosts to claim the early wickets. He accounted for the wickets of Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs

All Team India bowlers chipped in with two wickets each. Hardik and Shivam Dube registered one wicket each to their names

With this, the Proteas, under the leadership of Aiden Markram, were bowled out for 74 runs in 12.3 overs. The win also helped Suryakumar Yadav and his men to take a lead by 1-0 against South Africa

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