IND vs SA 1st T20: Hardik Pandya’s explosive batting as soon as he returned, India gave the target of 176 runs to South Africa in the first T20.

IND vs SA 1st T20I: The first match of the five-match T20 series between India vs South Africa is being played in Cuttack. South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first. Team India faltered in the beginning, but Hardik Pandya batted brilliantly. Yes, vice-captain Shubman Gill was out in the very first over of the match. After that, Suryakumar, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and then Akshar Patel also got out cheaply and returned to the pavilion. However, Hardik Pandya batted brilliantly from one end. India scored 175 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 6 wickets.

There was already speculation about the match that all eyes would be on Hardik Pandya in the match and that is exactly what happened. Yes, Hardik Pandya, who was out of the Indian team for almost two months, has batted brilliantly in the first T20 match. He hit 4 long sixes and 6 excellent fours in his innings. Hardik Pandya scored unbeaten 59 runs in total 28 balls. He scored these runs at a strike rate of 210. Thanks to Hardik Pandya, India has given a target of 276 runs to South Africa.

Earlier, Team India’s vice-captain Gill was out after scoring just 4 runs in the first over. After Gill, Suryakumar also left after some time. Suryakumar scored 12 runs. However, he hit 1 six and 1 four in his innings. At one time India was 78 for 4, but then Hardik Pandya maintained the lead from one end.

Batting first, India scored a total of 175 runs in 20 overs. In this match, Hardik Pandya scored the maximum 59 runs, while Akshar Patel scored 23 runs and Tilak Verma scored only 26 runs in 32 balls. South Africa needs 176 runs to win the first T20 match.