The marauding South Africa jolted Rishabh Pant-led India in their first T20I of the five-match series by seven wickets riding on the heroics of dazzling duo David Miller and Rassie Van Der Dussen who made the light work of Men in Blues' colossal target of 212 on June 9.
South Africa are beaming with confidence as Indian bowlers will look to put up an improved show who looked in lurch in their previous outing. The second T20I is scheduled to be played on June 12 (Sunday) at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and Temba Bavuma-led side will look to .
Meanwhile, Proteas' star wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock is on the brink of becoming just the second glovesman to take 50 catches in the shortest format of the game.
Quinton de Kock is just one catch away from registering 50 catches in T20Is, and if he manages to achieve the feat, he will become the second wicketkeeper after MS Dhoni to achieve the feat.
The left-handed batter is also just two sixes away from registering 300 maximums in the shortest format, across all games (domestic and international).
In the first T20I, India had posted 211/4 in 20 overs, owing to Ishan Kishan's knock of 76 runs. Hardik Pandya also scored a quickfire 31 off 12 balls to take India's total past the 200-run mark.
However, the total did not prove to be enough as Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller had put on 131 runs for the fourth wicket, and the duo ended India's hopes of registering most T20I wins on a trot.
Dussen and Miller remained unbeaten on 75 and 64, respectively. Shreyas Iyer had dropped Dussen's catch in the sixteenth over of the innings, and the right-handed batter made the hosts pay.
