Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar hit the South Africans hard with some magical swing bowling before Suryakumar Yadav’s little gem on a difficult track ensured an easy eight-wicket victory for India in the first T20 International
FirstCricket Staff
September 28, 2022 23:23:44 IST
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India clinched a win by 8 wickets in the first match of the T20I series against South Africa and took a 1-0 lead. Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul remained unbeaten and took the side home. AP
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Chasing a target of 107, India had lost Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli early in the innings. AP
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But KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav steadied the ship for the side and eventually won the game for India. AP
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KL Rahul scored 51* off 56 during the chase. AP
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Suryakumar Yadav on the other side, remained unbeaten at 50 off 33 deliveries. AP
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Earlier, the Indian seamers Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar had rattled the South African batting unit and reduced them to 9/5 within the first three overs. Arshdeep eventually picked up three wickets. AP
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It was Keshav Maharaj’s 41 off 35 in the end that helped South Africa put up 106/8 in 20 overs. AP