India vs South Africa 1st T20: India defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20 match. India set a target of 203 runs for South Africa to win, but South Africa was reduced to just 141 runs. The Indian team’s bowlers and batsmen performed well. Sanju Sassaman scored one wicket while Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi took 3 wickets each. It was with these players that the Indian team was able to successfully win the tournament. Team India created a record-breaking century after scoring a century in three states.
Team India players score 20 runs in T20I cricket
Sanju Samson scored the second century of his T20 international career. This is India’s 20th century score in T20 international cricket. No team has scored 20 centuries in T20I cricket before in India. India is the first T20I team to have a player score 20 runs. New Zealand has scored a total of 12 hundreds in T20 international cricket. Australia has scored 11 hundreds in T20 international cricket and is ranked third.
List of teams with the most runs scored in T20Is:
- India – 20th century
- New Zealand – 12th century
- Australia – 11th century
- South Africa – 8 centuries
- England – 6th century
- West Indies – 6th century
India has scored a total of 20 centuries in T20 international cricket:
- Rohit Sharma- 5 centuries
- Suryakumar Yadav- 4th century
- KL Rahul – 2nd century
- Sanju Samson- 2nd century
- Abhishek Sharma- 1st century
- Ruturaj Gaikwad- 1st century
- Deepak Hooda- 1st century
- Yashasvi Jaiswal- 1st century
- Virat Kohli- 1st century
- Suresh Raina – 1st century
- Shubman Gill – 1st century
Sanju Samson achieves century mark
India, who batted first after losing the ball, got off to a very poor start. When Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring just 7 runs. After that, Suryakumar Yadav (21 points) and Sanju Samson played well. But captain Suriya was unable to play the big game. But Three Weeks continued to hit hard from one end. He scored 107 runs in 50 balls, including 7 fours and 10 sixes. Apart from Sanju, Tilak Verma also scored 33 points. It is because of these players that the Indian team scored 202 points in 20 overs.
South Africa batsmen perform poorly
The South African batsmen failed miserably in this match. No player can hit the ball consistently. Heinrich Klaasen scored the highest score of 25 points. David Miller added 18 points, captain Aiden McCrum added 8 points and Tristan Stubbs added 11 points. South Africa had to suffer a heavy defeat due to poor performance from the batsmen. Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi took wickets of 3-3 in 4 overs and scored 25 runs. Avish Khan took two wickets. It was because of these bowlers that South Africa failed to chase down the target.
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