18/02Result
1st T20I, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 18 2018
India won by 28 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia
18/02Result
1st T20I, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 18 2018
India won by 28 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia

Best performances - Batsmen

S Dhawan
S Dhawan
72(39) 10x4 - 2x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 24 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
15 0 9 15 24 2 1 6
RR Hendricks
RR Hendricks
70(50) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %69%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 18 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
8 0 1 12 10 12 2 25

Best performances - Bowlers

B Kumar
B Kumar
O4
M0
R24
W5
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
CJ Dala
CJ Dala
O4
M0
R47
W2
Eco11.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Partnerships

India - Innings

23
S Dhawan2 (2)
RG Sharma21 (9)
26
SK Raina15 (7)
S Dhawan9 (6)
59
S Dhawan31 (13)
V Kohli26 (20)
47
S Dhawan30 (18)
MK Pandey14 (13)
28
MS Dhoni16 (11)
MK Pandey10 (10)
20*
MK Pandey5 (4)
HH Pandya13 (7)

South Africa - Innings

29
RR Hendricks14 (8)
JT Smuts14 (9)
9
JP Duminy3 (7)
RR Hendricks5 (6)
10
RR Hendricks0 (3)
DA Miller9 (5)
81
F Behardien39 (27)
RR Hendricks40 (25)
25
RR Hendricks11 (8)
H Klaasen12 (5)
4
H Klaasen4 (3)
AL Phehlukwayo0 (0)
0
CH Morris0 (1)
AL Phehlukwayo0 (0)
1
D Paterson1 (1)
AL Phehlukwayo0 (0)
16
AL Phehlukwayo13 (8)
CJ Dala2 (3)
0*
T Shamsi0 (2)
CJ Dala0 (0)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

Match Coverage

All Match News

  • Bhuvneshwar's strangle does the trick

    The correlation between intent and wickets is low in T20 cricket. It's more about stifling batman and forcing them into low-percentage shots. Bhuvneshwar Kumar knows that; it is what he did in Jo'burg

  • South Africa's short-ball plan slides wide

    South Africa's plan of bowling short to bridge the gap between India's experienced, confident batsmen and their own struggles went awry when their inexperienced bowlers erred in line

  • A glimmer of hope for Suresh Raina

    With India still searching for a fix in the ODI middle order ahead of next year's World Cup, a good performance in the T20Is against South Africa could set the batsman on the road to a long-term comeback

  • Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar give India 1-0 lead

    Shikhar Dhawan's 72 off 39 balls led India to a total of 203, which they defended comfortably thanks to a five-wicket haul from Bhuvneshwar Kumar

  • New-look SA aim for redemption after ODI debacle

    After the 5-1 defeat in the ODIs, the hosts will be led by JP Duminy in the T20Is while Suresh Raina may feature in India' XI

Bhuvi's blast

1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first India fast bowler to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is and with this he is also the first to take five-fors in all 3 International formats.

India's highest

0

No. of 200-plus totals for India against South Africa in T20Is before this match. 203/5 in this match is India's highest score v SA in 11 matches.

Top start

78

Runs for India in powerplays - their most in any T20I. The previous highest was 77 against Sri Lanka in Nagpur in 2009.