India vs South Africa HIGHLIGHTS 1st T20I: Dominant IND thump SA by 101 runs; take 1-0 lead
India's 175/6 proved to be too many runs for The Proteas who were bundled out by India on just 74 runs courtesy of some brilliant bowling performances in Cuttack.
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IND vs SA 1st T20I
India stormed to a commanding 101-run victory over South Africa in the opening T20I at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, taking a 1–0 lead in the five-match series. Their win was built on a gritty recovery with the bat—engineered by Hardik Pandya—and a ruthless bowling performance that dismantled South Africa’s chase.
Put in to bat, India endured early setbacks. Shubman Gill fell for 4 in the opening over to Lungi Ngidi, who then removed captain Suryakumar Yadav for 12, leaving India wobbling at 18/2. Tilak Verma and Abhishek Sharma attempted to steady the innings, but Sipamla’s dismissal of Abhishek for 9 pushed India further into trouble at 50/3 after seven overs. Tilak’s promising 26 ended soon after, giving Ngidi his third breakthrough.
India regained momentum through a crucial partnership between Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya. Axar’s composed 21 helped stabilize the innings before he fell in the 14th over, but Hardik shifted gears decisively. Mixing power with precision, he launched a counterattack featuring a 17-run over against Nortje and clean strikes off Maharaj and Sipamla. Shivam Dube added 11 off 9, and a brisk 18-run penultimate over from Hardik and Jitesh Sharma pushed India to a competitive total. Hardik remained unbeaten on a scintillating 59 off 28 balls, guiding India to 175/6 and transforming what once looked like a modest score into a formidable one.
South Africa’s chase unraveled almost immediately. India’s bowlers exploited the pitch expertly, removing de Kock, Stubbs, Markram, and Miller before the visitors reached 50. Only Dewald Brevis resisted with a measured knock, but with wickets tumbling around him and the required rate spiraling out of reach, South Africa never found stability. Bowled out for just 74, they folded well short as India completed a dominant all-round performance driven by Hardik’s game-changing innings.
IND 1st inningss scorecard:
| India Inning | ||||||||||||||||
| 175-6 (20 ov) CRR:8.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||||
| Abhishek Sharma | c M Jansen b L Sipamla | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 141.67 | ||||||||||
| Shubman Gill | c M Jansen b L Ngidi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 | ||||||||||
| Surya Kumar Yadav (C) | c A Markram b L Ngidi | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 109.09 | ||||||||||
| N. Tilak Varma | c M Jansen b L Ngidi | 26 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 81.25 | ||||||||||
| Axar Patel | c D Ferreira b L Sipamla | 23 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 109.52 | ||||||||||
| Hardik Pandya | Not out | 59 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 210.71 | ||||||||||
| Shivam Dube | b D Ferreira | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 | ||||||||||
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) | Not out | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 | ||||||||||
| Extras | 13 (b 4, Ib 0, w 9, nb 0, p 0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 175 (6 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||||||||||||
| Yet to Bat | Jasprit Bumrah,Varun Chakaravarthy,Arshdeep Singh | |||||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||||||||
| 5-1(Shubman Gill 0.3),17-2(Surya Kumar Yadav 2.4),48-3(Abhishek Sharma 6.3),78-4(N. Tilak Varma 11.4),104-5(Axar Patel 13.6),137-6(Shivam Dube 17.1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |||||||||
| Lungisani Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.75 | |||||||||
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.75 | |||||||||
| Lutho Sipamla | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | |||||||||
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.25 | |||||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | |||||||||
| Donovan Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | |||||||||
India vs South Africa 1st T20I playing 11
India Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa Playing 11: Quinton de Kock(wk), Aiden Markram(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka
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10:01 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Axar cleans up Nortje!
It's all India at the moment as Nortje is cleaned up by Axar Patel who also gets his 2nd wicket on the night. SA 72/9 in 11.2 overs.
9:53 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Bumrah enters the 100-wicket club!
Dewald brevis departs as Bumrah takes his first wicket of the night. He enters the 100-wicket club on the night in T20Is. He goes onto take another one as Maharaj goes for a duck.
9:47 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Jansen clean bowled!
Varun strikes again as Jansen is cleaned up this time to make it 6 wickets for India on the night.
9:44 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: 11 runs from the over!
Over Summary 4 1 0 0 0 6; SA 61/5 after 9 overs; Jansen 6 (8) Dewald Brevis 21 (11)
Hardik Pandya continues the attack for South Africa and concedes 11 runs from the over
9:38 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Wicket maiden from Varun!
Over Summary 0 W 0 0 0 0; SA 50/5 after 8 overs; Jansen 0 (4) Dewald Brevis 16 (9)
Varun continues the attack for South Africa and bowls a wicket maiden.
9:35 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Varun gets his 1st wicket!
Varun Chakravarthy gets his first wicket as Ferreira is caught behind by Jitesh Sharma. SA struggling with the score at 50/5
9:33 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: 5 runs from the over!
Over Summary W 0 0 4 0 1; SA 50/4 after 7 overs; Ferreira 5 (5) Dewald Brevis 16 (9)
Hardik Pandya into the attack for South Africa and concedes 5 runs from the over
9:28 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Hardik gets Miller!
David Miller departs cheaply as well after being caught behind courtesy of Hardik Pandya's delivery. SA lose their 4th wicket.
9:25 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: 5 runs from the over!
Over Summary W 0 1 0 0 4; SA 45/3 after 6 overs; David Miller 1 (2) Dewald Brevis 16 (8)
Axar Patel into the attack for South Africa and concedes 5 runs from the over
9:22 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Axar cleans up Markram!
Markram is clean bowled by Axar Patel as SA lose their 3rd wicket of the night.
9:20 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: 12 runs from the over!
Over Summary 0 4 0 6 1 1; SA 40/2 after 5 overs; Aiden Markram 14 (14) Dewald Brevis 12 (7)
Varun Chakravarthy into the attack for South Africa and concedes 12 runs from the over
9:16 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: 10 runs from the over!
Over Summary 4 0 0 0 6 0; SA 28/2 after 4 overs; Aiden Markram 13 (12) Dewald Brevis 1 (1)
Bumrah continues the attack for South Africa and concedes 10 runs from the over
9:12 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: 8 runs from the over!
Over Summary 2 4 W 1 0 1; SA 18/2 after 3 overs; Aiden Markram 2 (6) Dewald Brevis 1 (1)
Arshdeep continues the attack for South Africa and concedes 8 runs from the over
9:08 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: Arshdeep gets his 2nd!
Arshdeep Singh gets his 2nd wicket on the night as Stubbs is caught behind by Jitesh Sharma.
9:05 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st T20I: 4 runs from the overs!
Over Summary 0 0 1 1 1 1; SA 10/1 after 2 overs; Aiden Markram 2 (4) Tristan Stubbs 8 (6)
Bumrah into the attack for South Africa and concedes 4 runs from the over
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First Published: Dec 09 2025 | 5:44 PM IST