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India vs South Africa Scorecard, 1st T20I
IndiaWon
175/6 (20 ov)
74 (12.3 ov)
India won by 101 runs
South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Tue, 9 Dec, 19:00 IST
- Venue
- Barabati Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
India won by 101 runs.
1st T20I · Twenty20 International · Barabati Stadium · 9 Dec 2025
South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.
India: 175/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Hardik Pandya, 59 not out off 28 balls
Best bowling: Lungi Ngidi, 3 for 31 in 4 overs
South Africa: 74 (12.3 ov)
Top score: Dewald Brevis, 22 off 14 balls
Best bowling: Axar Patel, 2 for 7 in 2 overs
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (India)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
India innings175/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharmac Jansen b Sipamla | 17 | 12 | 141.7 | ||
| Shubman Gillc Jansen b Ngidi | 4 | 2 | 200.0 | ||
| Suryakumar Yadavc Markram b Ngidi | 12 | 11 | 109.1 | ||
| Tilak Varmac Jansen b Ngidi | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | ||
| Axar Patelc Ferreira b Sipamla | 23 | 21 | 109.5 | ||
| Hardik Pandyanot out | 59 | 28 | 210.7 | ||
| Shivam Dubeb Ferreira | 11 | 9 | 122.2 | ||
| Jitesh Sharmanot out | 10 | 5 | 200.0 | ||
| Extras | 13 (w 9, nb 0, b 4, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 175/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
5-1 (Shubman Gill, 0.3 ov) · 17-2 (Suryakumar Yadav, 2.4 ov) · 48-3 (Abhishek Sharma, 6.3 ov) · 78-4 (Tilak Varma, 11.4 ov) · 104-5 (Axar Patel, 13.6 ov) · 137-6 (Shivam Dube, 17.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 | ||
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | ||
| Lutho Sipamla | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 | ||
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | ||
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Donovan Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
South Africa innings74 (12.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kockc Sharma b Singh | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Aiden Markramb Patel | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | ||
| Tristan Stubbsc Sharma b Singh | 14 | 9 | 155.6 | ||
| Dewald Brevisc Yadav b Bumrah | 22 | 14 | 157.1 | ||
| David Millerc Sharma b Pandya | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Donovan Ferreirac Sharma b Chakaravarthy | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | ||
| Marco Jansenb Chakaravarthy | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | ||
| Keshav Maharajc Sharma b Bumrah | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Anrich Nortjeb Patel | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Lutho Sipamlac Sharma b Dube | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | ||
| Lungi Ngidinot out | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| Extras | 1 (w 1, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 74 (12.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
16-1 (Tristan Stubbs, 2.3 ov) · 40-2 (Aiden Markram, 5.1 ov) · 45-3 (David Miller, 6.1 ov) · 50-4 (Donovan Ferreira, 7.2 ov) · 68-5 (Dewald Brevis, 10.2 ov) · 68-6 (Marco Jansen, 9.5 ov) · 70-7 (Keshav Maharaj, 10.5 ov) · 72-8 (Anrich Nortje, 11.2 ov) · 74-9 (Lutho Sipamla, 12.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | ||
| Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 | ||
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 | ||
| Axar Patel | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | ||
| Hardik Pandya | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 | ||
| Shivam Dube | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 |
Line-ups
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The ground: Barabati Stadium
FairPlay holds 13 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, with a median first-innings score of 140.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 62% and the toss winner won 54%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 69% of the time.
Highest total: 202/7 by Keonjhar Miners on 27 Sept 2026.
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