India vs South Africa 1st T20I Highlights: Arshdeep, Chahar set it up as India win low-scoring opener by 8 wickets | Cricket News
Goal 107 on a pitch with moisture below and a bounce above the waist is sometimes a struggle before Suryakumar (50 not out in 33 passes) releases the pressure created by KL Rahul (51 not out, 56 balls) as India won the game 16.4 passed to take a 1-0 lead in a three-match series.
Transcript | As it happened
The surface, which former India head coach Ravi Shastri called “not ideal for T20 cricket” made the players of both teams find it difficult to deal with both in terms of speed and movement.
It was Arshdeep (3/32) and Chahar (2/24) who basically solved the problem for India in the first 15 deliveries after the captain Rohit Sharma call it at the moment of tossing. Once South Africa reeled with 9/5 in 2.3 rounds, the match as a competition was over and 106/8 even on a difficult track was the extra point.
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The South Africans failed in front of the defence.
Kagiso Rabada makes a serve in the Ideal Test, long and back while moving the shade and all Rohit Sharma (0) can do is hang his club in the empty hallway sure.
Virat kohli (3) received a courier from Anrich Nortje, he continued to climb as he tried to get rid of his body and the border was caught by Quinton de Kock.
Surya, India’s best T20 hitter by distance, got a six when his attempted shot morphed into a sideline that flew past the third man in a max away from Nortje .
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The next six are a perfect whip as shown on the deep square foot and then a whip from the inside out. Keshav Maharaj indicates that he is the form man of India.
Rahul’s hitting the ball at the other end on the same strip turned out to be a challenge as India had their lowest-ever Powerplay score across the board.
As long as there was no scoreboard pressure, Rahul could once again play his long-awaited game and the only shot worthy of appreciation was Nortje’s six-mistake.
Earlier, Arshdeep and Chahar sparred the white Kookaburra with a few fierce bowling throws after Jasearch Bumrah withdrew from the game due to his recurrent back problem having recurred.
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The duo move the ball in both directions, making the most of their aerial ability and the bounce of the court.
Temba Bavuma (0) is uniquely set up by Chahar with stock sellers, which the captain leaves alone before a banana man makes him throw the ball through the gate. The bigger the deviation for the hitter, the better.
Arshdeep started with a block from the left and Quinton de Kock (1) in his attempt to make a move that pulled one back into the tree.
The other left hand, Rilee Rossouw (0) also chased a wide winger (who threw the ball in) to score a goal against Rishabh Pant behind the tree.
But it was Arshdeep’s delivery to David Miller (0) that will be remembered for a long time to come.
Miller anticipated a runner and committed with his front foot only to notice that the pitcher had a crouch back to him. His brutal side shot will only result in one thing and that is being caught.
New sensation on T20 Tristan Stubbs (0) didn’t have enough wood to cut deep into Chahar’s pass causing the ball to bounce more. As a result, Arshdeep makes a well-judged catch when diving in the front.
With the five curly brackets gone, there will be no return to South Africa and it can be predicted that there won’t be any changes to the scenario.
