- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.6 finally Rohit's mis-hit a pull, and a tremendous innings ends. He's been hitting the short ball superbly all night but he top edged this one from Abbott and Morris judges the swirling catch well at long leg 162/33.1 a misfield, never run on the misfield they say, but the Indian batsmen do not heed that adage and pay for it. Dhawan pushed a low full toss to mid-off and ran, the single was easy. Marchant de Lange then fumbled the ball and Dhawan and Rohit tried to steal a second. The throw to de Villiers wasn't especially accurate, but it was just enough to beat Dhawan's dive, his bat was on the line as the bails were broken. Dhawan had said no first but Rohit was coming through and so Dhawan went. 22/115.3 Duminy's taken it cleanly! Kohli pulled but did not have room to free his arms against the short ball. It flew flat to Duminy and he caught it at head height 160/218.3 that's dead plumb. Raina moves right across his stumps to flick but misses a full and straight ball. That was going to crash into middle stump. Gone. 184/418.4 a big mix up and Rayudu's been run out. Rayudu played the ball towards square leg and there really wasn't a run there because it had gone pretty quickly to Amla. Dhoni had sprinted from the non-striker's end though, and Rayudu was late to respond. Once Rayudu decided to run, he was never going to make it. He put in a full length dive but Morris whipped off the bails to catch him short 184/5Extras11 (lb 2, nb 1, w 8)TOTAL199/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.95)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Shikhar Dhawan, 3.1 ov), 2-160 (Virat Kohli, 15.3 ov), 3-162 (Rohit Sharma, 15.6 ov), 4-184 (Suresh Raina, 18.3 ov), 5-184 (Ambati Rayudu, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KJ Abbott 4 0 29 2 7.25 10 3 1 0 0 K Rabada 4 0 32 0 8.00 12 1 3 2 0 M de Lange 4 0 47 0 11.75 7 5 2 2 1 CH Morris 4 0 46 1 11.50 4 5 2 1 0 Imran Tahir 3 0 35 0 11.66 4 1 3 1 0 JP Duminy 1 0 8 0 8.00 0 0 0 1 0
02/10Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Dharamsala, Oct 2 2015
-
![India]( "India")
199/5 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
200/3 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
02/10Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Dharamsala, Oct 2 2015
-
![India]( "India")
199/5 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
200/3 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.4 too straight, on the pads, flicked to deep square leg. The single went well for South Africa but then they took on Bhuvneshwar Kumar with dire consequences. Amla isn't the quickest between the wickets and the flat, accurate one-bounce throw to Ashwin caught Amla well short. Like India, SA have lost their first wicket to a run out. 77/19.5 bowled him! India have a huge wicket. Ashwin responded to that fabulous shot by bowling the ball a lot slower. AB had come out of his crease to hit the ball through midwicket and was in no position to play it, he missed and Ashwin was on target. The ball brushed AB's back thigh and deflected on to the stumps 93/210.3 bowled him! Aravind has his first international wicket, and he leaps and punches the air in celebration! The ball slanted across the right-hander from over the wicket and kept a touch low. It was a slower ball. Du Plessis reached for it without moving his feet, trying to hit through cover. He got a thick inside edge back on to his stumps. India right back in this. 95/3Extras9 (lb 5, w 4)TOTAL200/3 (19.4 Overs, RR: 10.16)Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Hashim Amla, 7.4 ov), 2-93 (AB de Villiers, 9.5 ov), 3-95 (Faf du Plessis, 10.3 ov)
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.25, Interval 20.25-20.45, Second Session 20.45-22.10
Match days
2 October 2015 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (RG Sharma 27, V Kohli 20, Ex 3)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 39 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (RG Sharma 58, V Kohli 36, Ex 6)
- India: 150 runs in 14.5 overs (90 balls), Extras 10
- RG Sharma: 100 off 62 balls (12 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Innings Break: India - 199/5 in 20.0 overs (MS Dhoni 20, AR Patel 2)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 0 wicket)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (HM Amla 22, AB de Villiers 28, Ex 1)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 31 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 3
- South Africa: 150 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (JP Duminy 26, F Behardien 28, Ex 1)
- JP Duminy: 50 off 28 balls (1 x 4, 5 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (JP Duminy 66, F Behardien 32, Ex 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 9
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMishra benched in depth and dew dilemma
With India wanting a bowler who can bat at No. 7, the defensive left-arm spinner Axar Patel was preferred over the legspinner Amit Mishra in Dharamsala
De Lange's dive, Bhuvneshwar's despair
Plays of the day from the first T20 between India and South Africa in Dharamsala
'Knew we'll need to counter-punch' - Duminy
In a stiff chase in Dharamsala, South Africa did not allow pressure to dictate to them, something JP Duminy said was discussed in the lead up to the series
Most sixes hit in India, and Duminy's fastest fifty
Stats highlights from the first T20I between India and South Africa in Dharamsala
