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India vs South Africa, 1st T20I Highlights: David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen shine as South Africa beat India by 7 wickets
Keshav Maharaj to Ishan Kishan, Tossed up, outside off. Kishan leans to defend but again it goes off the outside edge to short third man.
Keshav Maharaj to Ishan Kishan, Flatter and around off. Kishan pushes it to point.
Keshav Maharaj to Ishan Kishan, FIVE WIDES! Free runs given here! A huge amount of turn is seen here! This is full and around off, it spins sharply and goes down the leg side. No chance for the keeper and it races away to the fine leg fence.
Done with the pre-game formalities and it's now time to play. The umpires are out in the middle as the South African players spread out on the field. Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are set to open the innings for India as BCCI general secretary Jay Shah rings the bell, signaling the start of play. Temba Bavuma opts to start with spin as Keshav Maharaj has been handed the new ball. Let's go...
Keshav Maharaj to Ishan Kishan, Tossed up, outside off, spins back in a touch. Kishan prods to defend but gets an outside edge to short third man.
South Africa are coming with a really strong squad and their preparations for the upcoming World Cup starts now. Who do you think will kick off the series with a win? Will India get the record 13th consecutive T20I win? Or will the visitors take a 1-0 lead? Stay tuned to find out. Toss and teams coming up shortly.
We are moments away from the start of play. But first, the two sets of players line up for their respective national anthems. It will be India's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of South Africa.
Shreyas Iyer is up for a chat. He says he relaxed for a while after the Indian T20 League and worked on the back issues he was having and is in a good frame of mind now. Adds that they were ready for the conditions of Delhi and the preparations have been on point now.
Rishabh Pant, the skipper of India says it is a good surface and he won't mind batting first but would have bowled first as well. Adds that it's a proud moment for him to captain the national team and that too at his home ground, Delhi. Shares that they have given roles to different players and hopes for the best. In the end, laughs and mentions the playing XI.
I think it is a good surface and I don't mind batting first. But if I had won the toss I would have bowled first. It is one of the proudest moments in my cricketing career so far. Because a Delhi boy getting that (captaincy) honour at Delhi is a huge thing for me. Thanks to everyone for giving me this opportunity. We know our XI but at the same time we are giving different roles to players and see how they cope with that going forward.
India skipper Rishabh Pant
Temba Bavuma, the skipper of South Africa says that they will bowl first. Mentions that they practiced here a couple of days ago and early on the wicket is a bit slow, so they will look to restrict the opposition and chase it down later on. Informs that unfortunately, Aiden Markram isn't available for selection as he contracted covid-19 but Tristan Stubbs makes his debut and Wayne Parnell comes back into the side. Says that they have gone with two spinners today. Adds that it is an important tour for them and it will give them good exposure for the upcoming World Cup and with some new players making a comeback they have a nice mix of players.
India (Playing XI) - Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.
South Africa (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
We are going to have a bowl first. We played a practice game here a couple of days ago, so that the wicket got better to bat on. It was a bit slow and stoppy at the beginning, hopefully we can exploit that and restrict them to a decent score and chase it down. Aiden was not available for selection as he tested positive for Covid, Stubbs comes and it is a debut for him. We have two all rounders; Dwaine and Parnell also come into the fold. It is an important series as we haven't been together as a group since the World Cup, it is a preparation for the World Cup coming up in Australia. For us it is about to build momentum and build confidence going ahead.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favour of South Africa. They will BOWL first.
Pitch Report - Deep Dasgupta is pitchside. He says that the last international game played here was in 2019 but last year a few league games were played here and all were high-scoring. Mentions that the square boundaries aren't big. Coming on to the pitch, he says that it is patchy but still pretty hard and spin might come into play. Reckons there won't be much dew and it should be a high-scoring match.
