India vs South Africa 1st T20I Highlights: Sanju Samson Ton Guides India To 61-Run Win Over South Africa

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: India win!!!

That is it!!! Avesh Khan cleans up Keshav Maharaj and that will be the end of the match. India have won the contest by 61 runs and taken a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

IND 202/8 (20)

SA 141 (17.5)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: RUN-OUT!

Gerald Coetzee is gone! A mix-up in runing between Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj, and India captain Suryakumar Yadav has hit the bulle’s eye at the striker’s end to provide India a ninth wicket. Coetzee was found well short of his crease and he departs for 23 off 11 balls.

SA 135/9 (16.5)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: WICKET!

Marco Jansen is OUT! Ravi Bishnoi gets his third wicket on the final ball of his spell. He ends with figures of 3 for 28 in his four overs. India inch further close to victory. They need only the final two wickets of South Africa to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

SA 114/8 (15)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Double-wicket over!

SA 93/7 (13)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Another WICKET for Chakaravarthy!

Varun Chakaravarthy has got another big wicket. David Miller departs for 18 runs off 22 balls. Chakaravarthy then bowls a dot ball to end his final over. He finishes with figures of 3 for 25 in four overs. This is terrific piece of bowling from the spinner. 

SA 87/5 (12)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: WICKET!

That is the big fish for India! Heinrich Klaasen departs after scoring 25 off 22 balls. Just when he started to accelerate, Varun Chakaravarthy got better of him. This is a big moment in the game. Chakaravarthy takes his second wicket.

SA 86/4 (11.3)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: South Africa need to fire!

SA 79/3 (11)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Brilliant bowling!

This is some great piece of bowling from Varun Chakaravarthy. He has bowled a two-run over against Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. Chakaravarthy’s figures are 1 for 17 after three overs. The asking rate for South Africa is already over 12.

SA 78/3 (10)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: SIX!

Varun Chakaravarthy bowled it short on the second ball of the over and David Miller took full advantage of it. He rocked back and hit the ball for a six over the deep mid-wicket. A total of 10 runs came off the over.

SA 68/3 (8) 

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Asking rate goes over 11!

SA 58/3 (7)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

SA 44/3 (5.2)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Good bowling from Hardik!

Hardik Pandya replaced Arshdeep Singh and he started with a three-run over. He bowled a wide and conceded three singles in it. Asking rate for South Africa is over 10, which should not be a concern at this point, but they need a good partnership.

SA 44/2 (5)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

Tristan Stubbs is gone! This is a big wicket for Avesh Khan. He bowled the back of length delivery outside off stump and trapped the South African batter. Stubbs hit it on the rise but failed to get it over Suryakumar Yadav at mid-off. He departs after scoring 11 off as many balls.

SA 30/2 (3.3)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: SIX!

A fuller ball from Arshdeep Singh on the pads of Tristan Stubbs and the batter has hit it away for a beautiful six. The ball sailed over the deep square leg fence for the biggie. That is also the first six of the South African innings.

SA 27/1 (2.5)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: 9-run over!

Avesh Khan has conceded 9 runs in his first over. He was hit for two consecutive fours by Ryan Rickelton, but the pacer made a good comeback to concede only a single off the remaining three balls.

SA 19/1 (2)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

0.4 – Aiden Markram is undone by the swing there. The ball was pitch full and it got a hint of swing as Markram missed to time his shot well and only managed to get an edge into the hands of India wicketkeeper Sanju Samson.

SA 10/1 (1)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: FOUR! FOUR!

Aiden Markram is off the mark with consecutive fours. The first boundary came when Arshdeep gave width to the batter outside off stump but the second shot was an example of pure class. Markram drove the ball between mid-off and extra cover for the second four.

SA 8/0 (0.3)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: The chase begins!

Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand. Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram have opened the batting for South Africa with the latter taking the strike. Here we go…

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Samson on his century –

“I was in a zone, it was automatically flowing, so I let it flow. [what is intent for you?] It’s a good question actually, if the ball is there to be hit, go for it. Focus on one ball at a time and that helps. The wicket does play a big role here, extra bounce and coming from India we do take time to understand the wicket. There’s a huge wind blowing from one end and their bowlers bowled very well, our bowlers too would like to copy from them. [on his current form] If I think a lot I will get emotional. I waited for this moment for 10 years, I’m very happy, grateful and blessed. But I would like to keep my feet on the ground, be in the moment and enjoy. Looks a really good score, if we bowl to our 80% potential we should be fine,” said the right-handed batter.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: India post 202/8!

India scored just 40 runs in the last six overs, but thanks to the platform laid by Sanju Samson that the side still managed to cross the 200-run mark. Samson played a sensational knock of 107 while Gerald Coetzee, with figures of 3 for 37, was the best bowler for South Africa.

IND 202/8 (20)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

19.1 – Axar Patel is OUT! He hit the short ball outside of stump well but found Tristan Stubbs in the deep on the off side. India are yet to cross the 200-run mark. They are at 199 for 6.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

18.5 – Rinku Singh is gone! Gerald Coetzee was hit for a four on the previous delivery but he has made  a good comeback. It was slower short ball from Coetzee down the leg side to Rinku, but the India batter failed to hit it with his bat and rather got his glove brushed in it. Klaasen took a good catch behind the stumps. The change of pace did the trick for Coetzee. 

IND 198/6 (19)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Good comeback from SA!

Only 10 runs have come off the last 15 balls and India lost the wickets of Sanju Samson and Hardik Pandya during the phase. This is a good comeback from South Africa. The boundaries have dried up for India.

IND 185/5 (18)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

Good change in pace from Gerald Coetzee and he gets the wicket of Hardik Pandya. It was a short ball outside off stump and Hardik hit it into the hands of Marco Jansen in the deep. Hardik departs for two runs off 6 balls. 

IND 181/5 (16.5)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Samson is OUT!

Sanju Samson departs for the score of 107 off 50 balls. It was bowled a tad short from Nqabayomzi Peter on the body of Samson. The batter pulled it well but still found Tristan Stubbs at the deep mid-wicket as he was going against the wind. An entertaining knock from Samson comes to an end! He smashed 7 fours and 10 sixes.

IND 175/4 (15.4) 

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

14.4 – Tilak Varma has been dismissed by Keshav Maharaj at his individual score of 33 off 18 balls.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Century for Sanju Samson!

Sanju Samson slams century in 47 balls. What a terrific ton this is from the Indian opener! He has scored his second consecutive century in T20I cricket and has become the first-ever player from India to so so. Overall, Samson is the fourth player to achieve the feat in T20I cricket. India are 163/2 in 14.1 overs against South Africa.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Another expensive over!

Sanju Samson has been joined by Tilak Varma in the party. The southpaw smashed Patrick Kruger for a four and a six before giving the strike to Samson, who smashed a powerful shot for six.

IND 162/2 (14)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Expensive over!

This is the most expensive over of the match so far. Sanju Samson smashed Andile Simelane for two fours and a six in the over. He is literally toying with the South African bowlers here. The hosts badly need his wicket to have some respite.

IND 142/2 (13)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: India cruise!

Runs keep coming for India. Tilak Varma started the Nqabayomzi Peter over with a four via a sweep shot towards deep square leg. On the third delivery, Samson hit the ball away for a biggie. A total of 13 runs came off the over.

IND 124/2 (12)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: SIX! FOUR!

Sanju Samson continues to wreak havoc from one end. He began the Keshav Maharaj over with a six down the ground. Samson danced down the track to hit the ball over the long-on. On the final ball of the over, he hit a powerful shot for a four to the cow corner.

IND 111/2 (11)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

Patrick Kruger conceded 15 runs in his first over but managed to end it with the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav. The South Africa pacer was under tremendous pressure while bowling to the likes of Sanju Samson and Suryakumar in the over and he bowled three wides and two no-balls in it. Anyway, he had the last laugh as Surya handed an easy catch to deep square leg on the final ball of the over.

IND 90/2 (9)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: SIX! SIX! Fifty runs for Samson!

A bit short from Nqabayomzi Peter and Sanju Samson has dispatched it over the fence for a six. Nqabayomzi bowls it shot again and that is just another six from Samson. Not only the length was slightly poor, the line was also down the leg stump. That also brings up the fifty for Sanju Samson in only 27 balls.

IND 73/1 (7.3)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Good bowling!

That is a superb over from Keshav Maharaj. He took pace off the ball and kept his lines tight to concede only five singles in the over. Both Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav tried hard but failed to score any boundary in the over. Suryakumar even got a top-edge while trying to play a sweep shot, but luckily for him, the ball fell miles ahead the fine-leg fielder. 

IND 61/1 (7)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: End of powerplay!

Gerald Coetzee was hit for a six by Sanju Samson on the third ball of the over but he made a brilliant comeback to eventually concede only 7 runs in the over.

IND 56/1 (6)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Big over!

Marco Jansen was taken to the cleaners in his second over. He was hit for 15 runs in the over. Sanju Samson started the over with a four and then hit a six. Suryakumar too hit a four later in the over.

IND 48/1 (5)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Suryakumar on fire!!!

Suryakumar Yadav has gotten into the act early! He slammed Gerald Coetzee for a four and a six in the same over in which the pacer got the wicket of Abhishek Sharma. SKY is batting at the score of 10 off 5 balls. 

IND 34/1 (4)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: OUT!

A big wicket for South Africa as the dangerman Abhishek Sharma is gone! He wanted to hit the Gerald Coetzee on the rise but the bounce on the wicket got better of him. The southpaw ended up slicing the ball in the air before Aiden Markram took a superb catch running behind from mid-off.

IND 24/1 (3.1)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: Expensive over!

10 runs came off Aiden Markram’s over. Both Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson hit a four each in it. Samson got the four after hitting the ball over the mid-off fielder.

IND 12/0 (2)

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live: FOUR!

1.1 – Aiden Markram comes in to bowl and Abhishek Sharma gets down the track to execute a superb inside out shot for a four. That went crunching through the extra cover to the fence.