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SA vs IND: India defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20 match played in Durban. All the players from Team India performed brilliantly and played an important role in their team’s victory. Let us tell you that, batting first, Team India scored 202 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Sanju Samson, the best opening batsman from Team India, batted aggressively and scored a valuable century for his team.
SA vs IND: Sanju’s scores consecutive 2 centuries in T20I
Sanju Samson did not spare any bowler of South Africa in this match and hit hard against everyone. Let us tell you that, Sanju Samson scored 107 runs in this match with the help of 7 fours and 10 sixes in 50 balls. Sanju Samson has become the first Indian player to score two consecutive centuries in international T20 cricket. Earlier, he had hit a match-winning century in the last T20 against Bangladesh.
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In this match too, Sanju Samson started hitting hard from the very first ball. Apart from Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma failed to score big and was dismissed after scoring seven runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav played an innings of 21 runs while Tilak Verma scored 33 runs in 18 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. Rinku Singh returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs while Hardik Pandya was dismissed on a personal score of two runs. For South Africa, Gerald Coetzee took three wickets for 37 runs in four overs.
South Africa team all out for just 141 runs
The South African team, which came out to chase the target, was all out for 141 runs. The team did not have a good start and their wickets kept falling at regular intervals. For the hosts, Heinrich Klaasen scored 25 runs. He was the highest run scorer for his team. Apart from Klaasen, Gerald Coetzee scored 23 runs while Ryan Rickelton contributed 21 runs.
For India, Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets each while Avesh Khan took two wickets. Arshdeep Singh took one wicket. Team India is leading 1-0 in the four-match T20 series.
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