India v South Africa, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, South Africa Tour of India, 2025

South Africa Tour of India 1st T20I: India v South Africa at Cuttack, December 09, 2025
India
IND
175/6 (20)
South Africa
SA
74/10 (12.3)
Finished
IND won by 101 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Lutho Sipamla250040.00
Lungisani Ngidi240050.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Shivam Dube0.30112.00
Axar Patel20723.50
Current Partnership: 2 run (1.1 ov) | Last Wicket: Lutho Sipamla 2 (5) | Fall of Wicket: 74/10 (12.3 ov)
CRR: 5.92 | Last Ten Overs: 58/8 5.70
Recent: W·1·1··W11W11·W··W

Commentary

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12.3
Lutho Sipamla c A Sharma b S Dube 2 (5) Shivam Dube to Lutho Sipamla, no run, c A Sharma b S Dube, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Lutho Sipamla goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting cut towards point, edged!! and flies straight to Abhishek Sharma, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Lutho Sipamla.
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12.2
Shivam Dube to Lutho Sipamla, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Lutho Sipamla hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
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12.1
Shivam Dube to Lungisani Ngidi, 1 run, Lungisani Ngidi goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 12 (2 runs)
Lutho Sipamla 2 (3)
Lungisani Ngidi 1 (3)
South Africa 73/9
Axar Patel 2-0-7-2
Jasprit Bumrah 3-0-17-2
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11.6
Axar Patel to Lutho Sipamla, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
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11.5
Axar Patel to Lungisani Ngidi, 1 run, Lungisani Ngidi goes forward to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
0
11.4
Axar Patel to Lungisani Ngidi, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lungisani Ngidi hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
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11.3
Axar Patel to Lungisani Ngidi, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
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11.2
Anrich Nortje b A Patel 1 (3) Axar Patel to Anrich Nortje, no run, b A Patel, Bowled out !! carrom ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Anrich Nortje as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
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11.1
Axar Patel to Lutho Sipamla, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Lutho Sipamla goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 11 (3 runs)
Lutho Sipamla 1 (1)
Anrich Nortje 1 (2)
South Africa 71/8
Jasprit Bumrah 3-0-17-2
Varun Chakaravarthy 3-1-19-2
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10.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Lutho Sipamla, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the off stump, Lutho Sipamla hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards third man for 1 run.
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10.5
Keshav Maharaj c J Sharma b J Bumrah 0 (2) Jasprit Bumrah to Keshav Maharaj, no run, c J Sharma b J Bumrah, Caught out !! leg cutter, back of length, on the off stump, Keshav Maharaj goes back and takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Jitesh Sharma, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Keshav Maharaj.
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10.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Anrich Nortje, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Anrich Nortje goes forward to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
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10.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Anrich Nortje, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! leg cutter back of length on the stumps, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Anrich Nortje with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
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10.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Anrich Nortje, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays defensive shot to the mid off.
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10.2
Dewald Brevis c S Yadav b J Bumrah 22 (14) Jasprit Bumrah to Dewald Brevis, no run, c S Yadav b J Bumrah, Caught out !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Dewald Brevis goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Surya Kumar Yadav, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Dewald Brevis.
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10.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Dewald Brevis, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
End of over 10 (7 runs)
Keshav Maharaj 0 (1)
Dewald Brevis 22 (12)
South Africa 68/6
Varun Chakaravarthy 3-1-19-2
Hardik Pandya 2-0-16-1
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9.6
Varun Chakaravarthy to Keshav Maharaj, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays defensive shot to the mid on.
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9.5
Marco Jansen b V Chakaravarthy 12 (12) Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, no run, b V Chakaravarthy, Bowled out !! googly, good length, on the stumps, A bold move from Marco Jansen as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
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9.4
Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, Six, Six !! What a delivery! googly lands right on the off stump, Marco Jansen goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
0
9.3
Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Marco Jansen goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
0
9.2
Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays cut to the point.
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9.1
Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, 1 run, Dewald Brevis goes forward to take googly of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
End of over 9 (11 runs)
Marco Jansen 6 (8)
Dewald Brevis 21 (11)
South Africa 61/5
Hardik Pandya 2-0-16-1
Varun Chakaravarthy 2-1-12-1
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8.6
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Marco Jansen hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
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8.5
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Marco Jansen goes back and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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8.4
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Marco Jansen hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
8.3
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
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8.2
Hardik Pandya to Dewald Brevis, 1 run, Dewald Brevis hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.