• Hardik’s storm in the Cuttack field!


• India crushed South Africa by 101 runs


• India leads the series 1-0

IND vs SA 1st T20I Marathi News: India and South Africa The five-match T20 International series between them began on December 9. The first match of the series was played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on Tuesday. In this match, India defeated South Africa by 101 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

India batting first

Earlier, South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first. Indian team scored 175 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. From Team India Hardik Pandya The highest score was 59 runs. He hit six fours and four sixes during his 28-ball innings. India lost their first wicket for 5 runs. Shubman Gill went back with 4 runs. Abhishek Sharma was then dismissed for 17 runs. After him, even captain Suryakumar Yadav could not do anything special. He was dismissed for 12 runs. Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel, who followed, saved India with a small partnership. But both of them could not hold on for long. Tilak Verma was dismissed for 26 and Akshar Patel for 23.

Storm named Hardik!

Hardik Pandya, who came after that, attacked the South African bowling well. He played well with the lower players. Hardik completed his fifty off 25 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes. Meanwhile his strike rate was above 200 and he remained unbeaten on 59 runs to take India to 175. Shivam Dubey was dismissed for 11 runs while Pandya remained unbeaten on 59 runs and Jitesh Sharma on 10 runs. Lungi Ngidi took the most wickets from South Africa with 3 wickets.

South Africa’s worst ever performance

Chasing a target of 176, South Africa got off to a disappointing start. Arshdeep Singh dismisses Quinton de Kock for a wicket. Then captain Tristan Stubbs was dismissed by Arshdeep for 14 runs. After scoring 14 runs, captain Adam Markram failed to read Axar Patel’s incoming ball and was clean bowled.

The entire team was bowled out for just 74 runs

Dewald Brevis started well, but after scoring 22 runs, he bowled Bumrah straight into the hands of Suryakumar Yadav. The South African batsmen then got stuck in the race to the pavilion and the entire team was bowled out for just 74 runs. This is South Africa’s lowest score in T20 Internationals.