It was the first international match for both India and South Africa after the IPL 2022 season. India was at the stage to set a world record of winning 13 consecutive T20 matches but it does not happen as South Africa showcased an amazing performance with the bat on the paradise for batsmen. It was a high scoring match and South Africa registered a comfortable victory over India with 7 wickets in their hand. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the first T20 match between India versus South Africa.
South Africa won the toss and elected to field first and the Indian batting lineup took the advantage from the early stage of the game. Ishan Kishan was in the attacking mode as he smashed 76 from just 48 deliveries while his partner Ruturaj Gaikwad added 23 in his account and that includes three back to back sixes.
Shreyas Iyer and the capital of the side Rishabh Pant contributed 36 and 29 respectively while Hardik Pandya smashed 31 from just 12 deliveries and India finished their innings at
211/4.
In the reply, Quinton de Kock added 22 in his account while the captain of the side and his partner Temba Bavuma went back to the pavilion after scoring 10.
Dwaine Pretorius came how to bat at the third position and he was dismissed for just 29. However, Rassie van der Dussen smashed 75 from just 46 and David Miller blasted in the middle as he smashed 64 from just 31 and that was enough for South Africa to register victory over India by keeping 7 wickets in their hand.
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