India vs South Africa LIVE score 1st T20I: SKY, Samson take India past 50 after early setback; IND 56/1

Maharaj replaces Coetzee. Just a single off the first two balls. 

Coetzee to bowl the final over of the powerplay. Samson is getting cramped for room as the first two deliveries are angled in towards the pads. Straight and short, Samson pulls it hard for a SIX! as India crosses the 50-run mark! Short again, Samson attempts a ramp but fails, dot. Short again and it’s hit through the ground for a single to complete the PowerPlay

Coetzee goes slightly short, Samson rocks back, uses his bottom hand and hits it square for a FOUR! Full and towards the pads and boom! Samson stands and delivers! SIX! Good strategy from the Indian dou as they’ve not let the wicket of Abhishek slow things down. Outside off, SKY plays it late through the point region for a FOUR! 

Gerald Coetzee STRIKES OFF HIS FIRST DELIVERY! Back of a length, Abhishek tries to loft but miscues it and Markram completes a superb running catch! Important breakthrough for the home side. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav comes in at three. Short and wide outside off, SKY swings and misses. Slightly fuller this time, another swing and miss from SKY. Surya finally connects and connects hard as he hits it through the line, over the bowler’s head for a FOUR! to get off the mark. Another short one, Surya tries to go for the ramp but misses. Now that’s three short deliveries that have troubled the Indian captain. Down the leg side and SKY takes full advantage of it as he dispatches it over deep fine leg for a SIX! 

Keshav Mahraj replaces Jansen. Arm ball to start off, Samson gives himself room, gets down the track and smacks it through covers for a FOUR! Angled away from the batter, Samson steps out early but smokes it over over long off for a SIX! 12 runs came from the over 

Markram to bowl the second. Abhishek goes through the line, comes down the track and smacks it over covers for a FOUR! Rotates the strike off the next ball. Width given again, Samson attempts to drive but misses. Similar delivery next up, Samson hits it well past mid off for a FOUR! Dot to finish the over 

Indian openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have walked into the field. Expect an explosive start from these two as there’s considerable wind and the square boundaries are short. Marco Jansen will bowl the first over 

Samson off the mark with a quick single off the first delivery. Slightly outside off and quick, Abhishek takes a swing and misses, dot. Short this time, Abhishek comes down the track but mishits and steals a single. Back of a length and hint of swing, Samson tries to go through the covers but misses

India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakravarthy

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Partrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter

Aiden Markram has won the toss and elected to bowl first. “Looks a pretty good wicket. There has been some rain around this week and if there’s moisture we want to make use of it,” says Markram. Suryakumar, on the other hand, says he would’ve opted to bat first nonetheless, 

Matches: 27

India: 15

South Africa: 11

No result: 1

India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Tristan Stubbs, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is)

Here’s the weather forecast for the evening. Match will start by 8:30PM IST and there’s rain predicted around 10PM IST!

Screengrab: weather.com

The first T20I between India and South Africa will be telecast live on the Sports18 channel in India. The game will also bre streamed live on the JioCinema app/website.