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IND vs SA 1st T20I: Hardik Pandya returns in style as India outclass South Africa by 101 runs - Action in Images
Updated On Dec 09, 2025 11:16 pm IST
Hardik Pandya celebrated his comeback with a commanding all-round display as India beat South Africa by 101 runs, bowling them out for 74 while defending 176.
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Hardik Pandya marked his return in emphatic fashion, blasting an unbeaten fifty and then chipping in with a crucial wicket as India thrashed South Africa by 101 runs in the first game of the five-match series.(BCCI-X)
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Arshdeep Singh struck early with a sizzling outswinger that drew Quinton de Kock into a loose push, beating his bat and sending him back for a two-ball duck. He then doubled the damage in his next over, nipping a sharp length delivery back in to trap the dangerous Tristan Stubbs for 14.(@BCCI X)
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Axar Patel made an instant impact when he was brought on just before the powerplay closed. Aiden Markram, caught on the back foot while trying to play a straight bat, was beaten for pace as the ball sneaked through and crashed into the stumps. At 28 for 3 after six overs, South Africa were firmly on the back foot.(PTI)
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Varun Chakravarthy struck soon after the powerplay, using drift and changes of pace to unsettle the batters. Donovan Ferreira edged behind to Jitesh, and Marco Jansen fell to a sharp googly, leaving South Africa reeling at 68/6.(AFP)
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Jasprit Bumrah sealed the collapse by reaching his 100th T20I wicket when he knocked over Dewald Brevis, and then struck again just a few balls later to dismiss Keshav Maharaj, ending South Africa’s resistance in quick time.(PTI)
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Hardik Pandya struck a six and four off Lutho Sipamla (2/38) in the 19th over, and reached his half-century in 25 balls with a ramped six over third man off Nortje in the final over.(BCCI-X)
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Lungi Ngidi made full use of the conditions with his smart changes of pace, finishing with impressive figures of 3/31, but India still pushed their total to a competitive 175/6.(AFP)
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Tilak Varma looked in control during his 32-ball 26, striking a towering six off Anrich Nortje and finding the fence twice, before the innings wobbled again as he and Axar Patel (23) were dismissed in quick succession by Lungi Ngidi and Lizaad Williams.(AP)
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