India vs South Africa, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, more runs for Hardik! On a length around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya waits for it to arrive and thumps it over mid-on, manages to beat the fielder stationed there

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Hardik Pandya brings up his fifty with a maximum! Has kept India alive in this contest singlehandedly. This was a short ball outside off, Hardik Pandya plays it late and slices it over third man for half-a-dozen. The crowd in Cuttack is absolutely loving this

Sipamla to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, 18 runs from the over! A short ball on leg, Jitesh Sharma swivel-pulls and sends it sailing over deep backward square leg for a maximum - his first one of the innings

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, in the air, but safe! This was a slower delivery outside off, Hardik Pandya throws the kitchen sink at it and miscues it high up in the air towards cover. Stubbs was charging in from the deep, while Brevis was chasing it from inside the circle, this lands in between them

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, smashed! Short ball by Sipamla and Hardik Pandya has slapped it over the bowler's head for four runs. The spectators are getting entertained by this special knock by Hardik Pandya. He is playing on a completely different surface

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, SIX, 150 up for India! On a length around off, Hardik Pandya stands tall and thumps it over long-off for half-a-dozen

Ferreira to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, that's a loose ball by Ferreira. Fires it at 108kph and down the leg-side, Hardik Pandya helps it away to the fine leg fence. There was a fielder at short fine, but Pandya placed it just past him

Ferreira to Shivam Dube, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit! Full and straight on middle, Shivam Dube has a swing and miss. Gets beaten as he plays down the wrong line and the middle pole has been uprooted. Shivam Dube played a couple of productive shots, but he fails to kick on, just like other Indian batters. Shivam Dube b Ferreira 11(9) [4s-2]

Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, dispatched! Short of a length around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya has played a forehand smash to beat the fielder chasing this across towards deep square leg. Sublime timing and placement!

Ngidi to Shivam Dube, FOUR, another productive over for India. They are on the charge. This was a short ball at the hips and Shivam Dube helped it past the fielder at fine leg. This was almost went the distance

Ngidi to Shivam Dube, FOUR, 138kph, short and wide outside off, Shivam Dube slaps it through wide mid-off and adds four runs to the tally. Sipamla with the chase, but this was timed pretty well, there was no chance to stop it, given the angle he was chasing it from

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, Hardik Pandya on the charge! He's batting with a lot of confidence. Advances down the wicket and drills this full length delivery past the fielder at mid-off powerfully. Was bowled at 149 clicks and it raced away to the boundary at an equally quick rate

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Hardik Pandya throws the kitchen sink at it and carves this away to the deep third man boundary. There was a fielder sprinting across in the deep, but he couldn't get there

Sipamla to Axar, out Caught by Ferreira!! That's how he has bounced back. Concedes a six, but storms back in style to remove Axar the very next ball. This was on the shorter side outside off, Axar plays it late and carves it towards backward point. Ferreira stationed there takes a safe reverse cup catch and another Indian batter who fails to convert his start into a formidable score. That's the second wicket for Sipamla. Axar c Ferreira b Sipamla 23(21) [6s-1]

Sipamla to Axar, SIX, 100 up for India! A slower off-break by Sipamla, Axar waits for it to arrive and thumps it over long-on with a straight bat face. Sipamla gives him a stare on his way back to his run-up

Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, SIX, another maximum! That's the experience he brings into the side. Tossed up delivery on off, right into the slot, Hardik Pandya clears his front foot and launches it over long-on for half-a-dozen more

Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Hardik Pandya doesn't waste time to get going. A floated delivery on middle and leg, Hardik Pandya latches on to it and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a towering six

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Another one bites the dust. India in a spot of bother as they have lost their fourth wicket. Was a short ball on leg and Tilak Varma pulled it straignt to fine leg where Jansen takes it. He was back-pedaling due to the momentum, but manages to stay away from the cushion. The umpires take it upstairs and replays confirm it was a safe catch. Tilak Varma's rusty knock comes to an end.. Tilak Varma c Marco Jansen b Ngidi 26(32) [4s-2 6s-1]

Nortje to Tilak Varma, SIX, he's latched on to that and how! Just a fraction short on off-stump, Tilak Varma hangs back and absolutely nails it over deep square leg with a swipe, looked like he knew exactly what was coming and he smashed it for an 89m six

Sipamla to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length on middle, Tilak Varma swivel pulls it down towards deep square leg

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Marco Jansen grabs a blinder! Slower length delivery on leg-stump, Abhishek Sharma shuffled inside the line and looked to help it down to the fine-leg ropes, there wasn't enough pace on it though and it floated down towards fine leg, Jansen covered a lot of ground to his left and put in a dive to take that brilliantly. Abhishek Sharma walks off with a look of disbelief on his face. Another setback for India just when it looked like they were gaining some momentum. Abhishek Sharma c Marco Jansen b Sipamla 17(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, that's nicely played! Sipamla goes shorter on middle, Abhishek Sharma hangs back and whips it over mid-wicket off his hips, anything that clears the circle is racing away to the ropes

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, uppish but in the gap! Full and straight on middle, Abhishek Sharma cleared his front-leg a touch before driving it uppishly through extra cover, seemed to hit it a touch early but he got it in the gap

Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, FOUR, strays in line and pays the price! Good length delivery on middle-leg, a touch too straight and Tilak Varma just glances it off his hips to collect another boundary

Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, FOUR, that's sweetly timed! Very full on off-stump, Tilak Varma just clipped it away through mid-wicket, timed it well and it raced away

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, byes, FOUR, that's a tough one for QDK! Sipamla saw Abhishek Sharma backing away to cut and followed him, Abhishek missed it and it kept swinging in, QDK was just a fraction late to move and he couldn't reel it in despite a big dive to his right

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, what a response! Dug in short on off-stump, Abhishek Sharma hangs back and smacks it over deep mid-wicket with a pull, picked that up very early and dispatched it into the crowd

Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Markram!! In the air and gone! Another batter perishes looking to go down the ground! Good length delivery on off-stump, Suryakumar Yadav looks to chip it through the line and over mid-on but it just holds in the surface again, he gets on timing on it and he chips it straight up, another simple catch, for Markram this time at mid-on. Disappointment for the Indian skipper, he started well but didn't seem to learn from Shubman Gill's mistake. Two wickets down for India inside the powerplay with both falling in very similar fashion. Suryakumar Yadav c Markram b Ngidi 12(11) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, that's a SKY SPECIAL! Strays full and into the pads, just where Suryakumar Yadav loves it, he lets it come and just picks it up off his pads to send it sailing high and far over the deep square leg ropes

Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, short of length on middle-leg, Suryakumar Yadav hangs back and whips it away uppishly off his hips and over mid-wicket, didn't get all of it but the outfield is lightning quick and the fielder giving chase cannot reel it in

Ngidi to Gill, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! And he's gone second ball! Length delivery on middle-leg, Gill gave himself a bit of room and ran down the track looking to loft it over mid-off, got no timing on it at all as he chipped it straight up, simple catch for Jansen who took a few steps to his right. The ball seemed to stop on him a little and also bounce a bit more than he expected. A failure for Gill upon his return from injury. Gill c Marco Jansen b Ngidi 4(2) [4s-1]

Ngidi to Gill, FOUR, sliced down to third man again and Gill gets four! Fuller and outside off, Gill threw his hands at it and got a thick outside edge, much like his partner but this one flew down finer. One-bounce four