Fans in Dharamsala thronged the ground at the start of the international season in India, as South Africa opted to bowl in the first T20I AFP
They got an early breakthrough, getting Shikhar Dhawan run-out in the fourth over with the score on 22 Associated Press
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But could not stop Rohit Sharma at the other end. He farmed the strike in the Powerplay to take India towards 50 AFP
Virat Kohli also joined in with a consecutive six and four off Chris Morris in the eighth over to take the run rate over eight AFP
Rohit and Kohli were particularly harsh on Imran Tahir. They hammered three sixes together off him in the 12th over, taking India past 100 AFP
And Rohit continued to hog the limelight. After cruising to his fifty, he took only 23 balls to race from 50 to 100 AFP
But South Africa fought back briefly after the opener's century. Kyle Abbott dismissed Kohli and Rohit in the same over as India were held to 199 for 5 AFP
AB de Villiers got South Africa off to a flying start, racing to 51 off just 32 deliveries AFP
He and Hashim Amla added 77 for the opening wicket inside eight overs AFP
It took an accurate throw from Mohit Sharma to provide the breakthrough, as Amla was run out for 36 AFP
R Ashwin spun the advantage India's way when he foxed de Villiers out of his crease and had him bowled AFP
S Aravind, on his international debut, soon secured the crucial wicket of Faf du Plessis, leaving South Africa needing 105 from 57 balls AFP
JP Duminy, though, counterattacked with a wave of sixes, making his way to 68 off 34 balls, including 18 off an over from Axar Patel AFP
He found an able ally in Farhaan Behardien, as the pair's 105-run stand stunned India to defeat AFP
Duminy also became South Africa's leading run-scorer in T20 cricket, and ensured that his team chased down a total of 200 or more for only the second time in this format AFP
