Match Coverage

Hardik shows what he can do when fit and firing
Playing international cricket after two months, Hardik batted as if he had never been away and also chipped in with the ball
Stats - Bumrah joins elite club of 100 wickets in all formats
All the stats highlights from the India vs South Africa T20I in Cuttack
Hardik, Arshdeep crush South Africa to put India 1-0 up
South Africa were bowled out for 74, their lowest T20I score
Gill and Hardik return for India after South Africa opt to bowl
Both teams picked four seam options with Nortje returning for his first international game since last year's T20 World Cup final
Strong India face shaky South Africa in key build-up to T20 World Cup
India have a largely settled side, while this series may give us our first glimpse of the kind of XI SA hope to play in the 2026 tournament

India BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Arshdeep Singh	2.0	0	14	2	7
JJ Bumrah	3.0	0	17	2	5.66	(1w)
CV Varun	3.0	1	19	2	6.33
AR Patel	2.0	0	7	2	3.5
HH Pandya	2.0	0	16	1	8
S Dube	0.3	0	1	1	2

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships