India vs South Africa 1st T20I Highlights: SA All Out For 71, India Secure 101-Run Victory In Cuttack

IND Vs SA Live Cricket Score: This is the end. South Africa are bowled out at 74! Sipamla is caught out by Abhishek Sharma, and Dube gets a scalp too. It was India all over in the game as they rallied through in the competition. They are now 1-0 up in the series. 

IND Vs SA Live Cricket Score: It's India who is dominating now as the past three overs saw the loss of four wickets. Nortje is cleaned up by Axar Patel! 

IND Vs SA Live Cricket Score: Two in the over for Jasprit Bumrah! It's now 101 T20I wickets and India are now dominating SA. Maharaj pulls for it ang gets the top edge but Jitesh was well in place for the catch. 

IND Vs SA Live Cricket Score: Wicket Number 100 For Bumrah In T20Is, But in a rather spicy way!

Bumrah's foot on the crease line was very tight! Is it a no ball? NO!! Ruling in Bumrah's favour. 

Brevis sent it high up in the air and Surya completes the catch with ease at extra cover. 

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE Score: Proven Wicket Taker! India's Bowling is on top as Varun bags another wicket. A six and then a wicket as Varun's Googly finds the off bail and takes it down. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Following a wicket maiden for Varun, Pandya walks in to bowl. Brevis and Jansen churn out 11 runs – a single, a boundary and a six – to gert some stability.  

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE Score: Donovan Ferreira has to walk back as Varun Chakaravarthy traps him in his spell! Another clean catch by Jitesh, his third so far. It was edged and Ferreira is taken down.

IND Vs SA Live Cricket Score: Pandya strikes right away! The umpires are checking for a fair catch, and replay showed that it is! Good glovework from Jitesh as he takes two important catches. David Miller has to walk back after scoring just one.

IND Vs SA Live Cricket Score: Axar Patel was dead accurate on his first ball of the spell! Captain Aiden Markram loses his wicket as the ball smacks the leg stump, dislodging the bails. 

Ind vs SA, 1st T20 LIVE Score: Aiden Markram displayed flashes of brilliance with the bat as he smacked 
Jasprit Bumrah for a four and then a six. 

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE: Arshdeep on a wicket-taking spree! Danger man Tristan Stubbs is taken down. A decision gone in favour of India.

Umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal remain unmoved despite the appeal, and SKY goes for a review, although he was hesitant. But Ultraedge showed that there was a spike and the bat connected. Jitesh completed the capchcatch clean. Anpther big wicket for India.

IND Vs SA Live Score: A Terrific fielding effort from Dube who saved crucial runs. Bumrah doesn;t gets the wicket number 100 but marvelous stuff from the all-rounder.

Four singles conceded, Stubbs and Markram rotate strikes. 

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE: Arshdeep Singh Bags A Scalp In The Second Ball Of the innings! de Kock walks back for a duck. Quinton tried to drive but an outside edge and Abhishek completes the catch at slip. 

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE: Arshdeep Singh bowls the first over as South Africa batters begin the chase at the Barabati Stadium.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Pandya gets a 50 on his return off of just 25 balls. He ended the innings with 59 runs off 28 deliveries. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Hardik Pandya gets his 50 as India set a target of 176 runs after 20 overs. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: India get 18 runs out of this over with boundaries from Jitesh and Hardik Pandya. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Ferreira gets one wicket out of this over and allows eight runs.  

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Shivam Dube is dismissed by Ferreira for 11 runs off eight balls.

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Shivam Dube hits two fours as India get 10 runs this over.  

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: India secure 17 runs out of Nortje's over. Ngidi is up next. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: While Axar Patel's six helps India cross the 100 runs, he falls in the next delivery. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Hardik Pandya powers two consecutive sixes from Maharaj's deliveries. Sipamla is up next. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Tilak Verma's shot falls straight to Jansen at deep fine leg. He walks off the field after registering 26 runs for the host side. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: India secure five runs out of this over. Up next, Ngidi.  

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Tilak Verma hits the third six of the night that goes off the roof and out of the stadium. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: India manage to get nine runs out of Maharj's over. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Nortje only allowed four runs out of this over. Next up, Maharaj.

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: After hitting consecutive fours, a superb catch by Jansen sees Abhishek Sharma being dismissed. Axar Patel comes in to replace him as India hit 50 runs. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Tilak Verma hits two fours this over, making the scoreline 40-2 after 6 overs. 

India vs South Africa LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma with the second six of the night from Jansen's ball. 

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE Score: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav registered a four, followed by a six. However, India lost their second wicket to Ngidi as the India skipper was dismissed for 12 runs.

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE Score: India could register only one run out of this over by Marco Jansen. 

India vs South Africa, 1st T20 LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill open for the Men in Blue, with Gill hitting the first boundary of the night. However, the happiness doesn't last long as Gill is sent back to the pavilion after hitting four. Suryakumar Yadav replaces him. 

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here's SA's playing XI for the IND vs SA 1st T20I 

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here's Team India's playing XI

India 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

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: South Africa win the toss and have decided they will bowl first. 

 

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: After sustaining a neck injury in the first India vs South Africa Test match, Shubman Gill missed the ODI series and he is now returning to play the T20Is

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: The pitch at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is expected to be a belter with explosive batters set to play on both sides. The toss will play a massive role in the contest.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: To be fair and honest, Sanju Samson literally hasn't done anything wrong to lose his place from the Indian T20I team. Gill opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma means that the Indian team management will somehow have to fit Samson in

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here's a look at India's probable XI for the South Africa T20I

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.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: India and South Africa have locked horns with each other in two games at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and the ‘men in blue’ have lost both the matches

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Updates: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, George Linde

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here's a look at India's squad

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya are on the cusp of taking 100 T20I wickets. Jasprit Bumrah has taken 99 wickets whereas Hardik Pandya has 98 T20I wickets to his name so far

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: South Africa will have a new leader in Aiden Markram in the T20I format. The Proteas were being led by Temba Bavuma in the ODI and the Test format

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Hardik Pandya undoubtedly is the most important player for the balance of the Indian side and he brings in immense experience in the side. The Indian team management will want to keep pandya fit over the next three months. The all-rounder experienced discomfort while training before the first IND vs SA T20I and it will be interesting to see if he starts in the first match

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Hardik Pandya who was last in seen in action during the Asia Cup was out of action for the past two months is expected to return in the India vs South Africa 1st T20I. Former India coach Sanjay Bangar hailed Hardik Pandya and said that there is no player like him as he has earned his place both with batting and bowling.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here are a few images shared by the BCCI from India's training session

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: The pitch at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack will be a red soil turf and has a resemblance to the Wankhede Stadium turf. The match is expected to produce plenty of runs with explosive batters playing on both sides

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Prior to the start of the India vs South Africa T20I series, Suryakumar Yadav said that the Indian team had started preparing for the 2026 T20 World Cup right after their world T20 win in 2024

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: India are yet to lose a T20I series under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership. India will like to maintain a clinical record in the five-match series against South Africa as well

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a fresh look at the players wearing India's new T20I Cup which will be used in the World Cup next year

IND vs SA 1st T20I Live Score: Some thrilling action is all set to happen at the barabati Stadium in Cuttack, and it will be a sight to behold for the local fans as they will witness an international match after quite a while.