India vs South Africa Highlights, 1st T20I: Hardik Pandya stars on return to help IND register a dominant 101-run win

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack! Dewald Brevis welcomed him with a boundary on the second ball of the over. Brevis didn't stop there and smashed a six. 12 runs came off the over. SA 40/2 in 5 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Aiden Markram shuffles a bit and flicks Jasprit Bumrah over deep mid-wicket for a a maximum here. 10 runs came off the over but South Africa's run rate is still 7. SA 28/2 in 4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Jasprit Bumrah almost got the better of Aiden Markram here as Abhishek Sharma also tried hard in the slip to grab, but the ball raced away for a boundary.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Arshdeep Singh strikes again and claims the massive wicket of Tristan Stubbs for 14! The left-arm paceman forced an edge from Stubbs' willow and Jitesh Sharma took a fine catch. A good DRS from India. SA 16/2 in 2.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Tristan Stubbs with a glorious drive at mid-off for a boundary here to keep the scoreboard moving at a healthy rate. SA 16/1 in 2.2 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Shivam Dube saved five runs with a fine effort near the boundary line. A tight over from Jasprit Bumrah with only four runs came off it. The pressure is on the Proteas now to break free. SA 10/1 in 2 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Tristan Stubbs with a lovely drive through the cover for a boundary. Six runs came off the first over here. Arshdeep Singh controls his line and length well to start strong. SA 6/1 in 1 over

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: OUT! Arshdeep Singh strikes in the first over here and claims the massive wicket of Quinton de Kock for a duck. A perfect start for India with the ball to set the tone in this innings. SA 0/1 in 0.2 over

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Arshdeep Singh to start the proceedings with the new ball. Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram to open the innings.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya with a boundary on the fourth ball of the over. A destructive knock from Hardik to help India post a challenging total here. He smashed an unbeaten 59 runs off 28 balls. India reached 175 at the end with the late flourish from the comeback man. IND 175/6 in 20 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya brings up his half-century with a magnificent six. He is back with the bang in international cricket. A cheeky upper cut over third man for a six here to reach the mark in 25 balls

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Jitesh Sharma joins the party and smashes a six on the last ball of the over. It was in the zone and Jitesh smashed it into the air for a big shot. 18 runs came off penultimate over. IND 163/6 in 19 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Lutho Sipamla back into the attack to bowl the penultimate over. Hardik Pandya smashed him for six on the second ball and then slapped it hard for a four on the next ball itself. 11 runs came off the first three balls of the over.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: A tight 18th over from Donovan Ferreira. Hardik Pandya hits a four on the fifth ball of the over but only eight runs came off it. India need 30 off the last two overs to get 175 from here. IND 148/5 in 18 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Donovan Ferreira with a quicker one - fast and straight as Shivam Dube missed out on it completely and got bowled for just 11. South Africa continue to take wickets at regular intervals here to keep India under the pump.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya continues to lead India's fightback here and finds another boundary. He is going after their best bowler - Marco Jansen. But the left-arm pacer bounced back and gave just 6 runs off the over. IND 137/5 in 17 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Shivam Dube finds a boundary this time as he hammered the ball at long-off to hit a four on the fourth ball. Another boundary on the last ball to make 10 runs off the over. Dube has joined the party started by Hardik Pandya from the other end. IND 131/5 in 16 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: A big over for India with 17 runs coming off the over with Hardik Pandya hitting another boundary on the last ball of the over. Pandya is currently striking at 236.36. IND 121/5 in 15 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya continues to fight boundaries here. This time he cuts it hard into the gap to send Nortje's delivery for four. IND 110/5 in 14.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: OUT! Axar Patel looked to find another boundary but this time got caught by Ferreira for 23! India are half down here with nothing going in their favour. IND 104/5 in 14 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Lutho Sipamla back into the attack and Axar Patel smashed him over straight down the ground for a maximum. A terrific shot to break free and 100 comes up for India with that.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya smashes another maximum, this time over long-on as the suddenly thre pressure shifted on the bowler with two sixes in the over. 16 runs came of Maharaj's second. IND 96/4 in 13 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Keshav Maharaj returned to the attack and Hardik Pandya smashed him over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. A much-needed shot for India at this stage of the game to shifts the momentum a bit. IND 87/4 in 12.2 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Tilak Varma's misery comes to an end as Marco Jansen takes a tricky catch near the boundary rope. He was close to the boundary rope but held onto it comfortably. IND 78/4 in 11.4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Five runs came off Donovan Ferreira's over. The South African bowlers have done a tremendous job so far in this match, with Indian batters finding it tough to get going. Tilak's strike rate is under 90. IND 76/3 in 11 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Donovan Ferreira into the attack and four runs came off the over, with the pressure continuing to mount on the Indian batters to play big shots. IND 75/3 in 10.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Anrich Nortje bounces back well after getting hit for a six and gave away just two runs off the next three balls and it turned out to be another tidy over with eight runs off it. IND 71/3 in 10 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Tilak Varma finally breaks the shackles. He gets into the position and judges the line and length early to smack it over mid-wicket for a maximum. IND 69/3 in 9.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Nine runs came off Keshav Maharaj's over. India need a couple of boundaries to keep up the ante. The momentum is completely in the Proteas' way at the moment with the Indian batters struggling to get going. IND 63/3 in 9 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Keshav Maharaj into the attack and 6 runs came off the first three ball. The two left-handers have to break the shackles the run-rate pressure will only mount on them from here. IND 60/3 in 8.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Anrich Nortje into the attack and he delivered a tight over with pressure mounting on the Indian batters to break free. Nortje was right on the money as he bowled the tight lines. Four runs came off the over. IND 54/3 in 8 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Abhishek Sharma went for another big shot and this time got caught by Marco Jansen near the boundary rope at fine leg. Sensational catch from Jansen, who had to dive forward a bit to grab it. IND 48/3 in 6.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: A couple of boundaries to start the first over after play as Abhishek Sharma is now finding his groove back and finding the boundaries. He is the key here for India to get out of this situation. IND 48/2 in 6.2 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Tilak Varma plays it fine for a boundary. It was on the pads and Tilak had to just place it into the gap. 8 runs came off the over as it's end of the powerplay but India's run rate is still under 7. IND 40/2 in 6 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: In the slot this time and Tilak Varma places it into the gap for a boundary. India needs to break free as the current run rate is well under 7, which is not a good sign for them. IND 36/2 in 5.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: The Proteas pacers are not landing much in the slot and yorker zone, which has helped them in restricting the batters to play free-flowing shots in the powerplay so far. A tight start with the ball from the visitors. IND 32/2 in 5 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Abhishek Sharma danced down the track and swung wildly, missing it altogether, but the keeper failed to gather and the ball sped away to the boundary for four byes.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Abhishek Sharma got hit on the hip as he struggled with pain here down the field. However, he bounced back in style with a six on the next ball to make his intentions quite clear. A dominant reply from Jansen.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Suryakumar Yadav follows his deputy Shubman Gill back in the hut. He gets dismissed in the simillar fashion after attempting a lofty shot straight but got caught by his counterpart Aiden Markram. IND 17/2 in 2.4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I IND vs SA: Suryakumar Yadav with a four and a six to break the shackles. He flicked it over mid-wicket for a boundary, not a very confident shot but the four surely boost his morale as he played a fantasic pick up shot after that for six.