South Africa vs India, 1st T20I at Johannesburg, SA v Ind 2018, Feb 18 2018 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st T20I, Johannesburg, February 18, 2018, South Africa v India 2018

203/5

(20 ov, T:204) 175/9

India won by 28 runs

Player Of The Match

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

, IND

5/24

Pathan: India favourites to win the first T20I

Pathan: India favourites to win the first T20I

Match Coverage

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

Bhuvneshwar's strangle does the trick

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

South Africa's short-ball plan slides wide

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

Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar give India 1-0 lead

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

New-look SA aim for redemption after ODI debacle

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

A glimmer of hope for Suresh Raina

Instant answers to T20 questions

South Africa Innings

Player Name		R	B
JT Smuts	caught	14	9
RR Hendricks	caught	70	50
JP Duminy	caught	3	7
DA Miller	caught	9	5
F Behardien	caught	39	27
H Klaasen	caught	16	8
AL Phehlukwayo	caught	13	8
CH Morris	caught	0	1
D Paterson	run out	1	1
CJ Dala	not out	2	3
T Shamsi	not out	0	2
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 5)
Total	175(9 wkts; 20 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	29	Reeza Hendricks	JJ Smuts
2nd	9	Jean-Paul Duminy	Reeza Hendricks
3rd	10	Reeza Hendricks	David Miller
4th	81	Farhaan Behardien	Reeza Hendricks
5th	25	Reeza Hendricks	Heinrich Klaasen
6th	4	Heinrich Klaasen	Andile Phehlukwayo
7th	0	Chris Morris	Andile Phehlukwayo
8th	1	Dane Paterson	Andile Phehlukwayo
9th	16	Andile Phehlukwayo	Junior Dala
10th	0	Tabraiz Shamsi	Junior Dala

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