India Vs South Africa Match Scorecard, Sanju Samson Centuary

 In the India vs South Africa T20 match played on 8 November, India defeated South Africa very badly. Batting first, India scored 202 runs in 20 overs by losing 8 wickets and gave a target of 203 runs to South Africa, but the South African team could not perform well in their own home and the entire team was all out on a score of 141 runs in 17.5 overs.

Source: Indian Cricket Team

What was India's score in the first T20 match between India and South Africa?

South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Indian team gave South Africa a target of 203 runs. The powerplay was very good from the Indian side, although Abhishek Sharma's wicket fell very early, even after that Sanju Samson kept the innings together and played a brilliant innings of 107 runs in 50 balls and he became the first Indian batsman to score 2 centuries in consecutive T20 matches. Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi took the maximum 3 wickets each from the Indian team.

What was the score of South Africa in the first T20 match between India and South Africa?

South Africa's performance in the second innings was not very good and South Africa could score only 141 runs in 17.5 overs and was all out. Heinrich Klaasen scored the highest 25 runs in 22 balls from South Africa's side and all other players scored less runs than him. Gerald Kortje became the highest wicket taker from South Africa, he took 3 wickets giving 37 runs in 4 overs.

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Who was the player of the match in the first T20 match between India and South Africa?

In the India vs South Africa match played on 8 November, Sanju Samson became the Man of the Match by scoring 107 runs in just 50 balls and became the first Indian batsman to score a century in 2 consecutive T20 matches.

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When will the next T20 match between India and South Africa take place?

The second match of the ongoing 4 match T20 series between India and South Africa will start on 10th November at 8:30 pm. This match will be played at St. George Oval in South Africa. India is currently leading 1-0 in this series.