Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan power India to T20 win over South Africa
Updated On Aug 22, 2018 01:00 PM IST
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Shikhar Dhawan’s blistering 72 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s five-wicket haul guided India to a 28-run win over South Africa in the first T20 at Johannesburg. (BCCI )
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South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl. (BCCI )
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Rohit Sharma gave India a fiery start before losing his wicket in the second over. He scored 21 off just 9 balls. (BCCI )
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Promoted to No. 3, Suresh Raina hit two boundaries and a six before getting out in the fourth over. (BCCI )
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Shikhar Dhawan, who performed well in the ODI series, continued to pile on the runs. (BCCI )
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Dhawan was supported by his captain Virat Kohli, who scored 26 before falling to Tabraiz Shamsi. (BCCI )
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Dhawan held one end and brought up his fourth half-century in the T20 Internationals. He scored 72 off just 39 balls. (BCCI )
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Contributions from Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya then guided India to 203/5. (BCCI )
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For South Africa, debutant Junior Dala took two wickets. (BCCI )
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In reply, Bhuvneshwar Kumar put South Africa in all sorts of trouble by removing JJ Smuts and JP Duminy inside the powerplay. (BCCI )
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It was a catch from Dhawan at square leg that got rid of Smuts. (BCCI )
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Reeza Hendricks and Farhaan Behardien gave the hosts some hope with their 81-run partnership. In process, Hendricks completed his half-century. (BCCI )
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Behardien scored 39 before falling to Yuzvendra Chahal. (BCCI )
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s triple-strike in the 18th over ensured a brillant win over India. He finished the figures of 5/24. (BCCI )
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