India vs South Africa, 1st T20I: India beat South Africa by 28 runs

Scorecard: India vs South Africa, 1st T20I
It's all over! India beat South Africa by 28 runs to take 1-0 series lead
After thrashing the hosts 5-1 in the ODI series, India started the T20I series with a comprehensive 28-run win over South Africa in the first of the three-match series at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took career-best 5/24, his maiden five-for in T20Is, as South Africa could managed 175/9 while chasing 204-run target.Bhuvneshwar also became the fist India pacer to take five-wicket haul in T20Is. Reeza Hendricks kept South Africa in the hunt with 70 off 50 balls, but his wicket in the 18th over triggered a late collapse.
OVERS 19.4: OUT!Jaydev Unadkat got his first wicket, scalped Andile Phehlukwayo (13). South Africa 175/9
OVERS 18: OUT! Dane Paterson run out for 1. South Africa 159/8
OVERS 17.5: OUT! Three wickets in five balls for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, scalped Chris Morris. South Africa 158/7
Maiden five-for for Bhuvi
OVERS 17.4: OUT! Bhuvneshwar strikes again, Heinrich Klaasen gone for 16. South Africa 158/6
OVERS 17.1: OUT! Third wicket for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, dismissed Reeza Hendricks for 70. South Africa 154/5, need 50 more to win
Hendricks played an excellent innings, hitting a six and eight fours in his quick 50-ball innings.
150 up for South Africa in 16.5 overs
OVERS 15: OUT!Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Farhaan Behardien (39). South Africa 129/4
Behardien hit two sixes and three fours in his 27-ball knock, while adding 81 runs for the fourth wicket with Reeza Hendricks.
OVERS 13: Maiden fifty for Reeza Hendricks off 37 balls. South Africa 112/3
OVERS 12: Reeza Hendricks and Farhaan Behardien put on fifty-run stand to revive South Africa run chase. SA 103/3
100 up for South Africa in 11.5 overs
South Africa 79/3 after 10 overs. Target - 204
50 up for South Africa in 6.4 overs
OVERS 6.2: OUT! Hardik Pandya got rid of David Miller (9). South Africa 48/3
OVERS 5: OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck again to dismiss JP Duminy for 3. South Africa 38/2
OVERS 2.5: OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Smuts for 14. South Africa 29/1
OVERS 2: Good start for South Africa, 20/0
OVERS 20: India post 203/5
Shikhar Dhawan smashed a quick-fire fifty to help India post 203/5 against South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match series at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. India batsmen scored runs in good strike-rates, with Dhawan anchoring the innings with a 39-ball 72 to start the series on a positive note.
200 up for India in 19.4 overs
OVERS 18.1: OUT! Chris Morris clean bowled MS Dhoni for 16. India 183/5
OVERS 17: India 175/4 as MS Dhoni (10*) and Manish Pandey (22*) look for a big finish
OVERS 14.4: OUT! Crucial wicket for South Africa. Andile Phehlukwayo got rid of Shikhar Dhawan (72). India 155/4
Dhawan hit ten fours and two sixes in his quick-fire 39-ball innings. He also added another valuable 47 runs partnership with Manish Pandey for the fourth wicket.
150 up for India in 14.1 overs
OVERS 11.5: NOT OUT! South Africa keep the review but Manish Pandey survived. India 128/3
OVERS 11.3: FIFTY No. 4 for Shikhar Dhawan off 27 balls, which included two sixes and six fours. India 127/3
OVERS 9.3: OUT! India lost the review as the ball was hitting the top of leg stump. Tabraiz Shamsi scalped Virat Kohli for 26. India 108/3
Kohli hit a six and two fours in his 20-ball knock and added 59 for the third wicket with Shikhar Dhawan.
100 up for India in 8.2 overs, fastest ever for the team
OVERS 7.1: DROPPED! Farhaan Behardien dropped Virat Kohli (10*) off Tabraiz Shamsi's first ball. India 84/2
OVERS 6: India reached 78/2 at the end of six Powerplay overs. Shikhar Dhawan (30*) and Virat Kohli (9*) in the middle for the visitors
50 up for India in 4.3 overs
OVERS 4: OUT! Junior Dala got his second wicket on debut match. Suresh Raina out for 15 off 7 balls. India 49/2
Raina, who was making his comeback after a year, hit a six and two fours in his short stay in the middle
OVERS 3: Suresh Raina smacked Dane Paterson for a six and a four off consecutive balls. India 37/1
OVERS 1.5: OUT! Successful review by South Africa. Debutant Junior Dala dismissed Rohit Sharma for 21. India 23/1
Rohit was in the zone before edging one to another debutant, Heinrich Klaasen, behind the stumps. Rohit hit two sixes and two fours in his 9-ball cameo
OVER 1 : BOOM! Rohit Sharma started in innings in style, hit a couple of sixes and a four off Dane Paterson. India 18/0
TOSS - South Africa skipper JP Duminy won the toss and decided to bowl against India
Suresh Raina is back in the team. Manish Pandey, Jaydev Unadkat and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are playing today. AB de Villiers not in the South Africa XI as he has hurt his knee in the last game. Heinrich Klaasen and Junior Dala are making T20I debut for the hosts.
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa: JJ Smuts, Reeza Hendricks, Jean-Paul Duminy (c), David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Paterson, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi
PITCH REPORT
"It looks like a good surface, ball will nicely come onto the bat. The skipper's decision at the toss will entirely depends on the team's strategy. There won't be no lateral movement off the deck and it is a belter of a track to bat on" - Shaun Pollock