India vs South Africa 1st T20I Live Updates: Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan and Varun Chakaravarthy have taken a wicket each as three-down South Africa are under pressure in their chase of 203 runs in the first T20I in Durban. Earlier, Sanju Samson played a belligerent knock as India posted a big total of 202 for 8. Samson smashed 107 off 50 balls with the help of 7 fours and 10 sixes. Samson slammed his fifty in 27 balls and his century in 47 deliveries. He became the first-ever Indian batter to smash two consecutive tons in T20I cricket and fourth overall. Gerald Coetzee was the best bowler for the hosts with figures of 3 for 37 in four overs. South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the first T20I of the four-match series. (Live Scorecard)
Here are the Live Updates of India vs South Africa 1st T20I match -
- 22:27 (IST)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.
- 22:21 (IST)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.
- 22:10 (IST)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.
- 21:46 (IST)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.
- 21:01 (IST)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.
- 20:46 (IST)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.
- 20:24 (IST)India vs South Africa 1st T20I: India rely on experience!None of the Indian players among Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal or Ramandeep Singh have been handed a debut tonight. Jitesh Sharma also sits out as Sanju Samson plays as wicketkeeper-batter for India in the first T20I. The visitors have clearly relied on experience and it is not a bad call to start the series with.
- 19:59 (IST)IND vs SA 1st T20I: A look at conditions -"It is an overcast evening in Durban. There is a strong breeze going across the ground and the teams should be vary of that. The wicket is very hard and the ball is going to carry through nicely. I would prefer to bowl first and see if there's any help for the pacers. And there's a slight chance of rain later on," says Shaun Pollock on-air.
- 19:43 (IST)IND vs SA 1st T20I: Seniors players too eye strong showThe seniors in the side like skipper Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel, the only member from the Test side here, will be hoping for a strong outing so that India can apply some balm over the wounds from their recent home series defeat against New Zealand.
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