IND vs SA / India beat South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20, Sanju Samson scored a century

IND vs SA: India defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. India scored 202 runs on the basis of Sanju Samson's century. South Africa team was all out after scoring 141 runs in 17.5 overs. Spinners Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi took 3-3 wickets for India. Heinrich Klaasen scored the highest 25 runs from South Africa. By winning the first T20, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match will be played in Kebera on November 10.

India defeated South Africa by 61 runs

India defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20 match played in Durban and took a 1-0 lead in the four-match T20 series. After losing the toss and batting first, the Indian team scored 202 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs on the basis of Sanju Samson's explosive innings of 107 runs. In reply, South Africa could only score 141 runs in 17.5 overs.

South Africa all out for 141 runs

Facing a target of 203 runs, the South African team collapsed in the 18th over itself. Avesh Khan bowled Keshav Maharaj on the fifth ball of the over. With this, the team collapsed to a score of 141 runs. With this, India won the first T20 by 61 runs.

From South Africa, Henrik Klaasen scored 25, Gerald Cootzi 23, Ryan Rickelton 21, David Miller 18, Marco Jansen 12, Tristan Stubbs 11, Andile Simelane 6, Keshav Maharaj 5, Patrick Kruger 1, A Peter 5 and Aiden Markram were out after scoring 8 runs.

India set a target of 203 runs for South Africa

India scored 202 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs against South Africa. The Indian team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, had a great start. There was a partnership of 24 runs for the first wicket between Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma. Coetzee broke this partnership. He made Abhishek his victim. He could score only seven runs. After this, Suryakumar Yadav took over the front. He shared a 66-run partnership with Sanju for the second wicket. The captain returned to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs in 17 balls. After this, Tilak Verma supported the opening batsman. There was a partnership of 77 runs between the two. Tilak was dismissed after scoring 33 runs. Wicketkeeper batsman Samson scored a century in 47 balls. This is the second century of his T20 international career. He scored a century in the second consecutive match. He was dismissed after scoring 107 runs in 50 balls at a strike rate of 214. Apart from this, Hardik Pandya scored two, Rinku Singh scored 11, Axar Patel scored seven, Ravi Bishnoi scored one and Arshdeep Singh scored five* runs for India. Gerald Coetzee took three wickets for South Africa. Apart from this, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Peter and Kruger took one wicket each.

Playing-11 of both teams

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs, Henrik Klaasen (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj and Kabayomji Peter.