India (175/6) defeat South Africa (74) by 101 runs in a one sided encounter to take 1-0 lead in 5-match T20I series

[RedwoodOriginal]

Tough pitch?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rightly bowled!

What the hell was he looking to do? Bat the session?

You need time before opening up in thus red soil pitch with a lot of bald patches. Any time it hit that spot it reacts differently.

 

[globetrotter]

Despite dew on field, Indian bowlers bowled well

 

[globetrotter]

Tough pitch?

Initially when Indian batting started ball was not coming on to bat, but at the end of Indian inning pitch started improving

 

[globetrotter]

SA 50-5, choking started....

India is No.1 T20 team

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Tough pitch?

Always been one of the tougher grounds to score , although this is a new red soil surface and no one was sure how it would play.

 

[Justcrazy]

India bowling very well here

 

[Justcrazy]

Brewis is still there but the asking rate is too high.

 

[Justcrazy]

Varun strikes .....

SA lose sixth

 

[RexRex]

Varun has swagger, I like it.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Wow these guys have completely imploded on a slow wicket.

Some of the SENA countries will struggle in this World Cup, as spin bowling attacks from all Asian teams are really good.

 

[RexRex]

That's a clear no-ball.

 

[BreadPakoda]

100 T20I wickets for Bumrah. Average of 18, economy of 6.3.

World Cup winner with Player of Series. 15 wickets at an average of 8 and economy of 4.

This guy!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That's a clear no-ball.

Absolute shi* decision by 3rd umpire.

 

[globetrotter]

68-7 SA winning this

 

[Justcrazy]

This is just a formality now , India well ahead.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Umpire said fair ball lol

 

[globetrotter]

That was no-ball.... fatal error from 3rd umpire

 

[Devadwal]

Africa @2.3 . Let's make some money

20k INR lose today. I thought its a good bet after couple of indian wickets but South Africa complety surrendered like Pakistan.

 

[BreadPakoda]

101! GOOOAAAAT!

 

[globetrotter]

70-8 SA.... India is on the brink of huge victory

 

[Ryw]

Clear No Ball, Jay Shah stop buying umpires

 

[RexRex]

Absolute shi* decision by 3rd umpire.

Strange how the indian commentators wouldn't even acknowledge it, only Pommie pointed it out.

 

[Devadwal]

Clear No Ball, Jay Shah stop buying umpires

Ye lo laddu Khao

 

[globetrotter]

Clear No Ball, Jay Shah stop buying umpires

3rd umpire is Richie Richardson, may be having Night appointment

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA cannot carry four no 11s.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Strange how the indian commentators wouldn't even acknowledge it, only Pommie pointed it out.

Forget about them , they are hopeless. But how can a TV umpire get that wrong ? Ridiculous

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA has to bring in two more bowling all rounders. Rabada Jansen Bosch. You get two batsmen. Ngidi cannot play..

 

[BreadPakoda]

Forget about them , they are hopeless. But how can a TV umpire get that wrong ? Ridiculous

I am not watching. How bad was it?

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is a lesson for all teams . Tail cannot be.long even in T20

 

[BreadPakoda]

Strange how the indian commentators wouldn't even acknowledge it, only Pommie pointed it out.

They are spineless

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I am not watching. How bad was it?

From the angle they showed, there was nothing behind the line.

 

[globetrotter]

India's massive victory .... defeated SA by 101 runs......

 

[jnaveen1980]

I am not watching. How bad was it?

Although marginal clearly a noball

 

[globetrotter]

This is world champions performance by Team India

 

[Ryw]

I am not watching. How bad was it?

Bad? No mate, bad is a marginal edge missed at slip.
This was plain daylight cheating dressed up as “technology” and “human error.”

On-field umpire says Not Out, then suddenly the third umpire, aided by conveniently delayed replays and sketchy angles, overturns it like he’s following a pre-written script. No urgency, no transparency, just confidence that fans will swallow whatever is shown on screen.

And that’s the real problem: when broadcasters control what you see, officials end up officiating the screen, not the game. One decision, momentum flips, match swings and later we’re told to “move on.”

So no, it wasn’t “how bad was it?”
It was how blatantly can you get away with it before people stop pretending this is fair cricket.

FAIR CRICKET FOR EVERYONE. Neutral broadcast or don’t pretend this is sport.

 

[Devadwal]

India won by 101 runs. Showing why they are undisputed champion of T20 cricket.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I still cant understand why Gill and out of form SKY are still part of this set up

 

[Alter_Ego]

Bad? No mate, bad is a marginal edge missed at slip.
This was plain daylight cheating dressed up as “technology” and “human error.”

On-field umpire says Not Out, then suddenly the third umpire, aided by conveniently delayed replays and sketchy angles, overturns it like he’s following a pre-written script. No urgency, no transparency, just confidence that fans will swallow whatever is shown on screen.

And that’s the real problem: when broadcasters control what you see, officials end up officiating the screen, not the game. One decision, momentum flips, match swings and later we’re told to “move on.”

So no, it wasn’t “how bad was it?”
It was how blatantly can you get away with it before people stop pretending this is fair cricket.

FAIR CRICKET FOR EVERYONE. Neutral broadcast or don’t pretend this is sport.

Blatant cheating by the broadcaster was showing the foot from a 45 degree angle lol

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

India's massive victory .... defeated SA by 101 runs......

This is a big winning margin even by ODI standards, let alone T20s.

 

[Devadwal]

I still cant understand why Gill and out of form SKY are still part of this set up

One is captain and another is his deputy. No chance of dropped from the T20 .

 

[Champ_Pal]

A boring T20 match in the end.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

India produced a brilliant all-round display in Cuttack, dismantling South Africa for just 74 in 12.3 overs to secure a commanding 101-run victory in the first T20I. The total was South Africa’s lowest ever in T20I cricket.

Hardik Pandya was the standout performer, smashing 59 off 28 deliveries to lift India to 175/6 in 20 overs before adding a wicket with the ball. The bowling unit fired collectively, with Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel taking two wickets each.

Bumrah reached a major milestone, becoming the first Indian bowler to claim at least 100 international wickets across all three formats after completing his 100 T20I wickets.

With this dominant win, Suryakumar Yadav’s India now lead the five-match series 1–0.

 

[jnaveen1980]

One is captain and another is his deputy. No chance of dropped from the T20 .

He is not good to be part of the squad let alone vc. SkY has been crap all year and he is 34. Suryavanshi should be playing or jaiswal

 

[Devadwal]

Aakash chopra in commentary : bumrah ko chakka maarna aasan nhi h agar kuch log maar le toh documentary bhi bana lete h .

@Rana trolling level

 

[rpant_gabba]

Meh.

Focus on tests

 

[Ab Fan]

Why is Gill a necessity in all formats?

If he becomes a T20 player, he can’t become a truly great test player. He will do well in tests but won’t score tough runs in tough conditions there.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Why the hell didn't the umpires tell Brevis to wait if they were checking the no-ball?

 

[RidiculousMan]

This modern South African LO team is very inconsistent. Lost to Pakistan away and also got whitewashed by Pakistan at their home last year in ODIs.

 

[Smbhayi]

3rd umpire is Richie Richardson, may be having Night appointment

At first innings it was AnandaPadmanabhan, did they change in 2nd innings..?

 

[sweep_shot]

Big win for India.

Anyway, I still expect South Africa to do well in the World T20. Bilateral T20s don't count much.

 

[JaDed]

5 match T20 lol wth.. try out all the combinations

 

[jnaveen1980]

5 match T20 lol wth.. try out all the combinations

T20 series at this point makes sense. Definitely not ODI series. There is no tournament in the near vicinity. The only reason they probably want to host ODIs now is to give practice to Roko.

 

[BDfanforever]

T20 series at this point makes sense. Definitely not ODI series. There is no tournament in the near vicinity. The only reason they probably want to host ODIs now is to give practice to Roko.

ODI WC is coming. If you dont want to host ODIs with one year before WC, might as well just axe the format. I always supported something like T30 format for one stop shop.

 

[BDfanforever]

What a thumping and crushing win by IND.

 

[jnaveen1980]

ODI WC is coming. If you dont want to host ODIs with one year before WC, might as well just axe the format. I always supported something like T30 format for one stop shop.

It is in 2027. That is more than an year.

 

[Devadwal]

Hopefully South Africa will fight back a little more strongly because I don't like one-sided victories.

 

[RamLakhan]

Hopefully South Africa will fight back a little more strongly because I don't like one-sided victories.

Tests were also one-sided (from the other direction)

 

[RamLakhan]

Gambhir seems to be a good coach for T20s (after all he has great expertise in IPL)... Grooming Dube along with Pandya (instead of just having him in the squad and rotate with Pandya) is good thing... This will help having a strong team on all kind of pitches (including overseas). Both seamers and spinners will be needed in T20s and you never know who will come good at what point... It is important to have them all...