India vs South Africa 1st T20I Highlights: Arshdeep, Suryakumar take IND to 8-wicket win on tough pitch against SA

KL Rahul reaches a half century as well in the process. That is that for the evening, folks. Rahul and SKY's half centuries show just how good the latter has been. While Suryakumar ends the match unbeaten on 50 off 33, Rahul is on 51 off 56 and his strike rate certainly improved a lot towards the end of this match. Not much of meaningful analysis you can do in this match considering the kind if pitch that was on offer. Two things are for sure, Keshav Maharaj is invaluable to South Africa in more ways than one, and Suryakumar Yadav has got magic flowing in his veins at the moment. India would hope that doesn't disappear in Australia later this year. 

Second consecutive fifty from SKY and this is certainly a special one. A tough surface to bat on, every single batter has struggled today but he has reached his half century in 33 balls. 

This time he creams it through covers. SKY takes India past 100 and he is now three runs away from his second consecutive T20I half century. “Somebody stop me!” is what he actually said through those two shots. 

Batting is an easy job you would think if you watch SKY bat at the moment. Low full toss from Rabada, SKY drives it straight past the bowler for a four. 

Low full toss again from Nortje, this time to Suryakumar and he slives it past point for a boundary. That is how the 15th over ends and the partnership between these two is now 74 off 54. 

Rahul gets one out of the middle of the bat and Nortje's pace does the rest. Goes over cover and goes into the crowd. Should help Rahul's strike rate a bit, he has scored 43 runs in 52 balls. This is one match where a strike rate like that would be pardoned though, a real beast of a pitch. 

Enjoy this form while it lasts, folks. SKY is a machine at the moment. Maharaj tosses it, Suryakumar goes inside out over covers for a big six, his third in a match in which most batters have struggled to hit even a four. 

Well these two have pretty much closed up any slight chance of India making a meal of this. Keshav Maharaj comes in to bowl the next over. Nortje has two overs left, Rabada has one, it is a mystery as to what South Africa are saving them for. 

That has gone along the ground to the deep mid-wicket boundary in about 2 seconds. Full from Shamsi and Suryakumar Yadav lets out an almighty whip to send that careening to the boundary. He reaches 26 off 20, India are 66/2 in 12 overs, 41 needed off 48.

Shamsi comes in to bowl the 12th. Googly gone wrong first up, Rahul goes down on a knee and pulls it over backward square leg. Strange decision from South Africa to take off Nortje considering they aren't defending much. Could have certainly brought in Rabada instead of Shamsi, who is another spinner that SKY can score runs off. India have reached 59/2 in 11/1 overs

Short and wide from Maharaj, exactly what SKY is looking for and he cuts it past point for four. India get to 51/2 in 10.1 overs.  

Full at pace, as usual, on leg from Nortje so it is a bit of a hit-me delivery. And what a wonderful Rahul gave it, just whipping it over wide long on.

De Kock does well to dive and stop a wide delivery from going to the boundary but throws his gloves away immediately in pain. He was in some discomfort earlier as well. the physio comes out and it takes some time before De Kock is allowed to continue. He takes his position behind the stumps and lets another scorcher bang into his gloves. Wicketkeeping is not an easy job in Test cricket, oh wait this is a T20 match. Can be hard to forget considering this pitch. 

Nortje comes back to bowl his second over and this crowd lets out a roar, probably just relishing the contest more than anything else. He is boxing office, the South African pacer and this is a bowler's match. 

The crowd applauds him on seeing the replay on the big screen. Suryakumar's cut shot off Maharaj went past the point fielder and looked certain to reach the boundary but Rabada comes charging in at the boundary, puts in a perfectly tim

This time SKY is in full control. Full on leg at pace from Nortje and Suryakumar flicks it wonderfully over fine leg. Perfect timing and it goes all the way. 

That is just sheer pace doing the batter's job. 146kph, Suryakumar tries to whip it over fine leg, it ends up taking the edge but goes over the deep third man  boundary instead. 

Nortje has got Kohli with his first ball of the match. Now this is worth watching, this pitch is clearly not made for T20 cricket and Nortje is going to be dangerous on this. For now, stunned silence in the stadium as Kohli goes. 

Kohli c de Kock b Nortje 3 (9), India 17/2 in 6.1 overs

India's lowest ever score after powerplay in a T20I match. 

Rahul takes a hard slash, it takes the upper edge and flies over the slip cordon for four. Those lucky edges have been India's main source of runs thus far. 

India's current run rate is exactly 3, not something you get to see often in T20 cricket. Where Arshdeep and Chahar were making the most of the ball's movement through the air, Rabada and Parnell have generated movement off the deck. Rabada comes back for the fourth and, get this, there are three slips in place for him. This isn't Test cricket, remember. 

You would think that India had gained a wicket after Rohit fell because the crowd had risen up to roar for Virat Kohli, who walked in almost as soon as his captain started walking. But he has been pinned down by Rabada, who bowls three absolute jaffas to test Kohli's outside edge. Before that, the first ball he faced in his innings took his inside edge. This is Test cricket stuff at the moment. 

Edged and gone! Rabada gets the first Indian wicket and it is that of the Indian captain. Full outside off but angling into the off stump as well, Rohit offers a rather weak forward defence and the ball takes the edge. Well the Indian pacers had swung in circles around the SA batters, now Rabada doing the same.  

Rohit Sharma c de Kock b Rabada 0 (2), India 9/1 in 2.2 overs

Full on leg from Wayne Parnell, who bowls the 2nd over, and Rahul flicks it away quite easily for his first and India's first boundary of the match. 

Nothing for Rahul in that over, Rabada has him pinned down. If it weren't for the fact that South Africa were limited to a score just above 100, this would be called a very good start for them.