India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: After being put into bat, India have managed to post 175/6 in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya notched up a half-century. The Indian bowling unit put up a brilliant show and the collective effort bowled out South Africa for 74 as India completed a comprehensive 101-run win against the Proteas.
India Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
South Africa Playing 11: Quinton de Kock(wk), Aiden Markram(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: That’s the end of the game. India wrap the win by 101 runs as SA are all out for 74. Shivam Dube picks the final wicket
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Axar Patel bowls another straight one and SA are 9 down. Nortje departs for 1
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Another one bites the dust. Bumrah bowls short, cramps the Maharaj for room, he tries to pull it but just gets the top edge and Jitesh completes the catch
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah picks one. He bowls short, outside off and Brevis takes the aerial route but miscues it and that’s a good catch from Suryakumar Yadav
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Just after a maximum, Marco Jansen has been castled by Varun Chakravarthy. It was fuller one from the spinner, skid off the surface and it cleans up the batter
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Varun strikes now. A bit of bounce on that and Ferreira tries to cut that but it takes a thick edge and Jitesh takes a good catch behind the stumps
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: One brings two for India. The Indian bowlers are on top. Hardik Pandya strikes. Big inside edge and Jitesh has taken the edge behind the stumps. The umpires are having a second look. Jitesh has taken it cleanly
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Just when a partnership was building, Axar Patel rattles Markram’s stumps behind. SA three down
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: After a couple of blows, Brevis and Markram have provided the resistance and they are attacking now
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Arshdeep has struck twice for India and has provided the early advantage that the hosts needed.
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram begin the chase for South Africa. Arshdeep will bowl the first over
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma help India put 175/6 in 20 overs
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: That’s a maximum. Hardik Pandya brings up his fifty. India have pushed the paddle now
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Shivam Dube tries the slog sweep but misses the ball and he is cleaned up
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Just when a partnership was making, India lose another one. Axar plays straight to Ferreira at point
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: SIX! India bring up 100 with a maximum. Axar Patel hammers that straight back
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Hardik Pandya is on fire. He smashes Keshav Maharaj for a couple of maximums.
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Just when there was a partnership building, India have lost another one. This is a big one. Tilak Varma pulls the short one straight to Marco Jansen at fine leg
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: India are on the backfoot right now. South Africa have picked up crucial wickets
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKETS are tumbling for India. Abhishek takes the aerial route but finds a man on the on side. India lose three now
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: India begin to rebuild innings after early blows.
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! Ngidi strikes again. SKY tries to work that from the off stump towards the on side but the ball takes the leading edge and he has been caught at mid on by Markram
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: SIX! Just when we were discussing that Surkumar Yadav is struggling, he flicks one away for a maximum over the fine leg region
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Suryakumar Yadav is not looking comfortable at the moment. He is throwing his bat on everything. The ball is also stopping a bit
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: WICKET! That’s a brief stay for the vice-captain. Lung Ngidi bowls it fuller, just outside off and Shubman doesn’t time it and is caught at mid off
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: FOUR! First ball on his return and Shubman slashes that for a boundary behind. He is off the mark
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill will open the innings. Important game for Gill as he is making a comeback after that neck injury that he sustained during the first Test
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje
Aiden Markram: We’re going to bowl first. Expecting conditions to be good here in India. Quite a bit of dew around, might be a constant throughout the game but might get a bit worse later. It’s the way things work, lot of the games end up playing in the mind, need to get yourself in the right frame of mind. Fantastic build-up to the World Cup. From a conditions point of view, it’s going to be great. Can’t simulate this in South Africa, looking to make the most of it.
Suryakumar Yadav: We were a little confused looking at the wicket, it was looking a bit greener yesterday. Happy to bat first, want to make the most of it and defend. It becomes a little challenging for the bowlers, it is going to remain for a really long time. Let’s not think about it, have it as a challenge. We had a good series in Australia, now we play against South Africa and then against New Zealand. It’s good preparation. Want to enjoy it.
India Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND Vs SA 1st T20I Scorecard LIVE: Aiden Markram has won the toss and he has elected to bowl first
India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, 1st T20 in Cuttack: India will look to put up a big total on the board if they win the toss and elect to bat. Abhishek Sharma who has been performing consistently well for India will be in spotlight
“Our 2026 T20 World Cup preparation began right after we won the T20 World Cup in 2024. Because for any big tournament, you cannot think that the tournament is here and you have to start preparing. It’s like when we appear for exams in school, it is not like we try to study everything in the last four days. We study for a year or two. Our preparation is similar. The preparation started after the T20 World Cup 2024 got over. Since then, we have been trying new things and everything is working for us.”- Suryakumar Yadav
India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, 1st T20 in Cuttack: India Probable XI: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.
South Africa Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje
Jasprit Bumrah has stepped away from ODIs as part of India’s preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup. He is currently featuring in Tests and T20Is, prioritising the shortest format due to the early scheduling of the next T20 World Cup.
After the tournament, Bumrah is expected to skip T20I bilateral series and shift his focus back to ODIs and Tests. Notably, he has not played an ODI since the 2023 World Cup final.
India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, 1st T20 in Cuttack: This is an important series for Suryakumar Yadav-the batter as well. He has been able to score runs and will look to get some in this series
India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, 1st T20 in Cuttack: The biggest question for Team India right now is, will they get Jitesh Sharma in the XI or Sanju Samson is going to be the first choice wicket-keeper batter
India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, 1st T20 in Cuttack: The captain who wins the toss will look to bat first and post a big one on the board
India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, 1st T20 in Cuttack: Both Shubman and Hardik have made a comeback in the Indian colours and the two players will look to begin the proceedings on a positive note
India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score and Updates, 1st T20 in Cuttack: India will look to begin the series on a positive note in Cuttack. The series against South Africa will also mark the build up to the T20 World Cup 2026 and The Men in Blue who will also co-host the event will look to get into the groove.
