India Vs South Africa LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Surya And Sanju Find Rhythm As IND Reach 49/1 In 5 Overs

India finish the powerplay at 56/1, having lost just one wicket. Sanju, with 36 off 22 balls, and Surya, on 14 off 8, quickly steadied the innings, finding the boundary with ease. South Africa is desperate for another breakthrough, but the Indian pair seems to be settling into a solid partnership. Let's see how this unfolds.

59/1 (6)

India find their rhythm as Sanju and Surya start firing. Surya, off Coetzee’s deliveries, hits a four followed by a six in the same over. In the fifth, Sanju shows no mercy to Marco Jansen, hitting a four, a six, and another four, taking India to 49/1 in 4.5 overs. Now, it is a strong start for the Men in Blue.

IND: 49/1 (4.5)

Gerald Coetzee strikes on his first delivery, dismissing Abhishek Sharma for 7 (8) as South Africa take their first wicket early. Sharma tries to go through the line but gets caught by Markram at deep square. A good start it is, but not for India.

Now Suryakumar Yadav comes to the crease to join Sanju.

IND: 24/1 (3.1)

The first two overs saw two boundaries – one from Abhishek and one from Sanju – with 2 runs coming off the first over and 10 runs off the second off Aiden Markram's deliveries.

IND: 12/0 (2)

The 2024 T20 World Cup Final Replay is here! India take on South Africa once again. Abhishek and Sanju are at the crease with overcast conditions, making the early overs a real test for the Indian batters. Jansen has the new ball and will lead the Proteas' bowling attack.

From India Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will open batting in the first innings at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead.

(From India in 1st Innings)

Abhishek Sharma, strike rate - 196

Tilak Varma -

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

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

South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to field first against India in their 1st T20I match at Kingsmead in Durban. 

The last time when India played a three-match T20I series in South Africa, it ended in a 1-1 draw after the final match was washed out.

India and South Africa have locked horns 27 times in T20 formats out of which, India have emerged victorious in 15. South Africa have managed to win 11 matches whereas only one game ended without a result.

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

The pitch at Kingsmead in Durban has a history of favouring bowlers, especially seamers. South African bowlers can use the home advantage against India's young side. Batters will also get some assistance only when they settle in. The surface is hard and a high-scoring match is on the cards.

In Durban, India have won 4 of the 5 T20I matches. While South Africa have played 11 matches and won 5 of them.

The weather conditions are overcast which might allow the team batting second to get an edge. Since both India and South Africa are the best in the white ball format, google trends and predictions suggest a 60% chance that India might win this game. South Africa's win chances are 30% and there is a 10% chance of the match ending in no result due to rain.

The weather forecast for the first T20I match between India and South Africa suggests rain interruptions. First innings might witness some rain as there is a 47 per cent chance of precipitation at Kingsmead, which can shorten the 20-over per side match and if clouds remain longer, there might be a washed-out.

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

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), 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, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is), Tristan Stubbs.

The first T20I match between India and South Africa will be played on Friday, November 8, 2024 at Kingsmead, Durban at 8:30pm IST. The match will be live telecast on Sports18 and Sports18 HD channels and the live streaming will available on JioCinema.