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Preview: India will be looking to round off their T20 World Cup preparation with a marked improvement in their death bowling besides providing crucial game time to its untested players in the three-match series against South Africa, beginning here on Wednesday. India skipper Rohit Sharma, expectedly, singled out death bowling as an area that requires improvement following the series win over Australia. The hosts will be without two of their key bowlers, Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who have been rested ahead of the ICC event next month. Mohammed Shami, though, has tested negative for COVID-19, but will remain unavailable for the South Africa T20Is. Harshal Patel did not have the best of times in his comeback series against Australia but he will be expected to get back to his best in the final three games before the World Cup. His career economy rate stands at 9.05 but he conceded more than 12 runs per over against the Aussies. Deepak Chahar, who is also on standby for the Word Cup, did not get a game in the previous series and he could get a chance if the team decides to rotate its pacers over the three games. Arshdeep Singh will return to bolster the team’s resources in the slog overs, making an effective combination alongside Jasprit Bumrah, who will be aiming to regain his full rhythm after coming back from injury. In the series decider against Australia, Yuzvendra Chahal showed what he can do if the ball is gripping and turning after looking flat in the first two games. Keeping the Australian conditions in mind, the wily leg-spinner will be looking to up his game on docile pitches. As Rohit spoke about the importance of giving all the players game time ahead of the World Cup, R Ashwin could get a look in. In the batting department, K L Rahul would like to make the most of these three games after missing out on the last two games against Australia. With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma looking in good touch, it is important that Rahul too is in full flow before the team travels to Australia. Dinesh Karthik got to play all eight balls against Australia and Rohit has already said the designated finisher in the squad needs more time in the middle. With inputs from PTI
IND vs SA 1st T20 HIGHLIGHTS: India win by 8 wickets, take 1-0 lead vs South Africa
India vs South Africa, 1st T20I HIGHLIGHTS: India have taken a 1-0 lead with this 8-wicket win. KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav put up a brilliant show as the two batters chipped in with an unbeaten stand of 93 runs to take the team over the line
 "IND vs SA 1st T20 HIGHLIGHTS: India win by 8 wickets, take 1-0 lead vs South Africa")
India finish off things in STYLE!
#TeamIndia finish things off in style! 👌 👌
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2022
A SIX from vice-captain @klrahul to bring up his FIFTY as India take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match #INDvSA T20I series. 👏 👏 @mastercardindia | @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/6Fh0APf52F
A slog sweep to finish the match from KL Rahul. He too brings up his half-century with that as India win by 8 wickets. The hosts had lost a couple of early wickets but this has been a great fightback from the two batters
An easy single to the on side and Suryakumar Yadav brings up another FIFTY in T20Is. He has been on song today. India needed soemone who could counter attack and he did exactly the same
Two full tosses in that over. First to KL Rahul who hammered it over covers for a maximum and then to SKY who sliced it through the point region for a four
Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul have provided India a much-needed resistance
A steady 50-run partnership comes up between @klrahul & @surya_14kumar 🙌
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SIX! This time SKY goes inside out against Maharaj who is bowling round the wicket. The left-arm spinner bowls that full and Suryakumar hits that over extra cover to get another maximum
After 12 overs,India 66/2 ( KL Rahul 31 , Suryakumar Yadav 26)
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FOUR! What a way to finish that over. Shamsi tossed it up, bowled it outside leg and SKY gave himself room to flick it away for a boundary to the widish long on region
SIX! Glorious shot from KL Rahul to end the over. Nortje bowled that full and on the leg stump as Rahul got the bottom hand into play and hit it over cow corner for maximum
CLASS written all over it!
Hit it like SKY! 👌👌
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2022
Enjoy that cracking SIX 🎥 🔽
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After 7 overs,India 29/2 ( KL Rahul 11 , Suryakumar Yadav 12)
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Suryakumar Yadav gets some runs in that one as he has two sixes straight away
WICKET! Just what the doctor ordered. Anrich Nortje gets one on the very first ball of his over and that’s the big one. Virat Kohli has departed. The right-hander tried to play that over covers but Nortje got enough bounce on that length delivery, outside off to get the little edge on it. The rest is done by Quinton de Kock. Kohli goes for 3 off 9
After 6 overs,India 17/1 ( KL Rahul 11 , Virat Kohli 3)
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India are 17/1 after 6 overs and that’s India’s lowest total in powerplay. The South African pacers have also read the conditions well and have kept the scoring rate under control. They now need to pick wickets
WICKET! Kagiso Rabada has the breakthrough. The slightest of the movement of the ball has done the trick. He bowls it full, around the off stump channel, Rohit Sharma tries to defend that on front foot but the ball takes the outside edge and Quinton de Kock grabs a good one-handed catch diving to his right. India lose the first one, Rohit departs for 0 off 2
KL Rahul has survived that LBW appeal but the trouble of an Indian batter facing a delivery coming into him from the left-arm pacer continues
After 1 overs,India 0/0 ( KL Rahul 0 , Rohit Sharma (C) 0)
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What a start from Rabada. He is getting the ball to swing. A maiden to start to proceedings in the run chase
So, the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are out in the middle. It’s a small total but the kind of bowling attack that South Africa posses, they can trouble the hosts
A single to finish the innings. India have restricted South Africa to 106/8 in 20 overs. Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh and the spinners have put up a brilliant show today. Now, it’s up to the batters to chase down the target
WICKET! You get wickets when you bowl to your strengths and Harshal Patel finally does that. A slower yorker to Maharaj who gives himself some room, attempts for a big shot but misses the ball and is cleaned up for 41 off 35. SA lose 8 now
Keshav Maharaj has put up a brilliant fight especially in these last overs. He has hit a couple of fours and a maximum in that penultimate over
SIX! Keshav Maharaj is on fire at the moment. He swings his bat hard on that short one, pitched way outside off and gets a maximum over third man area. These are some important runs from the batter. He has moved to 35 off 31
FOUR! Maharaj is chipping with some crucial runs here for South Africa. He sweeps that full toss from Harshal Patel for a boundary to the deep fine leg area. Harshal’s form is becoming a problem now. He has leaked runs in the previous series as well
WICKET! You can’t keep Axar Patel away from the wickets column at the moment. He has his first. Got hit for a boundary to the leg side on a short delivery, changes his length straight away, tosses it up to Parnell who takes the aerial route and goes for the big shot but miscues it and is caught around the cow corner region by Suryakumar Yadav for 24 off 37
It’s been a good bowling from the spinners too. Ashwin has been using his variations well, deceiving the batters with the carom balls, and the straight ones while Axar Patel hasn’t given away runs. The two might not have picked wickets but they are keeping it really tight
SIX! Woaah! Keshav Maharaj swings his bat and hammers that over deep mid-wicket for a six. The Proteas do need some more of those to put a defendable total
After 12 overs,South Africa 50/6 ( Wayne Parnell 16 , Keshav Maharaj 5)
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A fine over Axar Patel and the spinner has been in some form. He was among the wickets against Australia as well. South Africa on the other side, need to get some resistance
WICKET! What a fine comeback from Harshal Patel after being hit for a six. He gets one into the Aiden Markram from the touch fuller length. Markram walked across and tried to negate it to the on side but got hit on the pads. The on field had turned down the appeal initially but the DRS shows that the ball would have hit the stumps. Markram is GONE for 25 off 24
Here is the look at the first five wickets that have gone down. Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh are on fire!
5 wickets summed up in 11 seconds. Watch it here 👇👇
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Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh have troubled the South African batters with swing and have pushed the visitors on the back
After 2 overs,South Africa 8/4 ( Aiden Markram 4 , )
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Arshdeep Singh strikes thrice in his very first over. He removes Quinton de Kock, Rilee Russouw and David Miller in a single over.
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Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of first T20I
🚨 UPDATE 🚨
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2022
Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India's practice session on Tuesday. The BCCI Medical Team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first #INDvSA T20I.#TeamIndia
Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma(Captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa: Temba Bavuma(Captain), Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
India vs South Africa, LIVE Score
Rohit Sharma wins the toss and India will field first in the first T20I against South Africa. Rohit Sharma confirms Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal miss out on the game. Deepak Chahar and R Ashwin return.
India vs South Africa, LIVE Score
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the first T20I between India and South Africa in Thiruvananthapuram. This is a chance for both teams to finalise their preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup in October.
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