KL Rahul hit his 19th T20I fifty, while Suryakumar Yadav hit his 8th T20I half-century. With this victory, India established a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
Digital Desk: KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav hammered unbeaten fifties as India defeated South Africa by eight wickets in the opening T20I. Suryakumar Yadav (50 not out off 33 balls) gave India a much-needed boost in the chase after a rocky start. After the early dismissals of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (51 not out off 56) has also found his feet.
KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav hammered unbeaten fifties as India defeated South Africa by eight wickets in the opening T20I. Suryakumar Yadav (50 not out off 33 balls) gave India a much-needed boost in the chase after a rocky start.
In the wake of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's early dismissals, KL Rahul (51 not out of 56) has also found his footing. Earlier, India managed to hold South Africa to a below-par score of 106/8 in 20 overs owing to the three wickets taken by Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, and Harshal Patel respectively.
Chahar launched India's innings after winning the toss by dismissing Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma with the final ball of the first over. To frighten the guests, Arshdeep then got rid of Quinton De Kock, Rilee Rossouw, and David Miller in the second over.
Tristan Stubbs was also out in the third over, with Chahar getting his second. South Africa passed the 100-run barrier thanks to a solid rearguard led by Keshav Maharaj (41).
India made four changes from the third T20I against Australia, with Deepak Chahar, Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh, and Ravichandran Ashwin replacing Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
SKY and KL Rahul each have a half-century, leading India to an 8-wicket victory. In the end, the hosts had an easy pursuit. They take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Arshdeep Singh, with his fantastic swingers, took wickets named under his records and was named Man of the Match for today's series.
Both teams will now play the 2nd T20I series on October 2 at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium.
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