The IND vs SA 1st T20 was a dramatic clash between both teams. It began on Friday 8th November 2024. And nothing can be more exciting for the Indian team than beginning the match with a win. In this, India won by 61 runs from South Africa. Well, the last time both teams faced each other was in the T20 World Cup 2024 finals. Here team India won the match by seven runs. Talking about the present match took place in Durban’s Kingsmead Stadium. In addition, one of the key reasons for the win was Sanju Samson. The talented player scored a scintillating century against SA that set the stage for India’s win.
Samson scored 107 runs in just 50 balls, including ten sixes and seven fours. Despite the century the team only scored 202/8 in the 20 overs. However, the Indian men’s cricket team kept the match on their side by strong performance in the balling. This resulted in the dismissal of South African players before they completed their innings. In addition, it also helps the players in getting motivation and playing better in the second match. Apart from this, for the South African team, it was their fifth consecutive defeat in Durban. Well, for the team this place always remains a successful venue in T20 internationals. However, March 2016 was their last win in this venue.
Moving ahead, let’s know more about the IND vs SA 1st T20 in complete detail.
Sanju Samson: Man behind IND vs SA 1st T20 Win
For the outstanding performance in the IND vs SA 1st T20 match Samson was the Player of the Match. He smashed 107 runs from 50 balls including seven fours and ten sixes. The player said that he is enjoying playing in the middle over. In addition, he wants to use his present form to improve his game and lead the team toward the win. With this, Samson became the first player who score back-to-back tons in T20 internationals. He scored his second century this year last month against Bangladesh in just 47 balls.
Also, according to Suryakumar Yadav, India T20 captain, he is very happy with the performance of Samson. In addition, he appreciates his hard work and how he kept the team first even when he was so close to the 90s. However, after the dismissal of Samson, India was only able to score 35 runs in the last overs. Abhishek Sharma (6) struggles to make runs at the beginning, while Tilak Varma gives a stead support with 33 runs. Apart from this, SKY added 21 runs but somehow the middle order of the team was under pressure. Axar Patel (7), Hardik Pandya (2), and Rinku Singh (11) failed to offer team support. Considering this, the South African team took the full benefit of it and smashed the players in just 200 + runs.
It was how Samson became one of the key reasons for the IND vs SA 1st T20 win. Also, the Indian bowlers play an important role in winning the game. The spin duo of Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and Varun Chakaravarthy (3/25) enjoy six wickets. In addition, smashed the SA team in 17.5 overs.
After the first IND vs SA 1st T20 match let’s know what the scorecard tells about both the teams.
IND vs SA 1st T20: Scorecard after the Match
After the win of India against South Africa, the scoreboard of both teams looked like this:
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||||||
| Samson (WK) | c Tristan Stubbs b Nqabayomzi Peter | 107 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 214.00 | |||||||
| Abhishek Sharma | c Markram b Gerald Coetzee | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | |||||||
| Suryakumar Yadav (C) | c Simelane b Patrick Kruger | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 123.53 | |||||||
| Tilak Varma | c Marco Jansen b Maharaj | 33 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 183.33 | |||||||
| Hardik Pandya | c Marco Jansen b Gerald Coetzee | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33R | |||||||
| Rinku Singh | c Klaasen b Gerald Coetzee | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110.00 | |||||||
| Axar Patel | c Tristan Stubbs b Marco Jansen | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Arshdeep Singh | Not Out | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 | |||||||
| Ravi Bishnoi | Run Out (Klaasen/Marco Jansen) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |||||||
| Extras | 8 (b 0, lb 0, w 5, nb 3, p 0) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 202 (8 wkts, 20 Ov) | ||||||||||||
| Did not Bat | Avesh Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy | ||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | |||||||||||||
| 24-1 (Abhishek Sharma, 3.1), 90-2 (Suryakumar Yadav, 8.6), 167-3 (Tilak Varma, 14.4), 175-4 (Samson, 15.4), 181-5 (Hardik Pandya, 16.5), 194-6 (Rinku Singh, 18.5), 199-7 (Axar, 19.1), 202-8 (Ravi Bishnoi, 20) | |||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | ||||||
| Macro Jansen | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | ||||||
| Markram (C) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||||||
| Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 | ||||||
| Gerald Coetzee | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.20 | ||||||
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.70 | ||||||
| Patrick Kruger | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17.50 | ||||||
| Simelane | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | ||||||
| Powerplays | Overs | Runs | |||||||||||
| Mandatory | 0.1-6 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||||||
| Aiden Markram (C) | c Samson b Arshdeep Singh | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 | |||||||
| Ryan Rickelton | c Tilak Varma b Varun Chakaravarthy | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 190.91 | |||||||
| Tristan Stubbs | c Suryakumar Yadav b Avesh Khan | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Heinrich Klaasen (WK) | c Axar b Varun Chakaravarthy | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 113.64 | |||||||
| David Miller | c Avesh Khan b Varun Chakaravarthy | 18 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 113.64 | |||||||
| Patrick Kruger | c Hardik Pandya b Ravi Bishnoi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||||||
| Marco Jansen | c Hardik Pandya b Ravi Bishnoi | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 150.00 | |||||||
| Andile Simelane | lbw b Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 | |||||||
| Gerald Coetzee | Run Out (Suryakumar Yadav) | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 209.09 | |||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | b Avesh Khan | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.65 | |||||||
| Nqabayomzi Peter | Not Out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 | |||||||
| Extras | 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0, p 0) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 141 (10 wkts, 17.5 Ov) | ||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | |||||||||||||
| 8-1 (Aiden Markram, 0.4), 30-2 (Tristan Stubbs, 3.3), 44-3 (Ryan Rickelton, 5.2), 86-4 (Heinrich Klaasen, 11.3), 87-5 (David Miller, 11.5), 87-6 (Patrick Kruger, 12.1), 93-7 (Andile Simelane, 12.5), 114-8 (Marco Jansen, 14.6), 135-9 (Gerald Coetzee, 16.5), 141-10 (Keshav Maharaj, 17.5) | |||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | ||||||
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8.30 | ||||||
| Avesh Khan | 2.5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.90 | ||||||
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | ||||||
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.20 | ||||||
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | ||||||
| Axar Patel | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | ||||||
| Powerplays | Overs | Runs | |||||||||||
| Mandatory | 0.1-6 | 49 | |||||||||||
| Match | IND vs RSA, 1st T20I, India tour of South Africa, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, 8 November 2024 |
| Toss | South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Time | 8:30 PM (IST) |
| Venue | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Umpires | Stephen Harris, Lubabalo Gcuma |
| Third Umpire | Arno Jacobs |
| Match Referee | Andy Pycroft |
| India Playing Squad | Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan |
| Bench Support Staff | Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal, Ramandeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma |
| South Africa Playing Squad | Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter |
| Bench Support Staff | Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Mihlali Mpongwana, Reeza Hendricks |
This is what the scoreboard looks like after the 1st match between SA and IND. However, the Indian squad that features T20 World Cup players like Pandya, SKY, Axar, and Arshdeep failed to score runs in the game.
Conclusion
That ends things from IND vs SA 1st T20 series. The second game is on Sunday 10 November at Gqeberha. With each match, the game is going to be exciting for both the players and the viewers. Let’s see whether SA will be able to come back in the series or if India will win the next match.