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1st T20I: Hardik Pandya’s Unbeaten 59 Powers India To 175
With Shubman Gill: Hardik Pandya was the star of the show as the host managed to post 175 runs on the board, riding on the all-rounder’s unbeaten half-century, against South Africa in the first T20I of the five-game series here at the Barabati Stadium.
With Shubman Gill making a much-anticipated return after recovering from an injury, all eyes were on him. However, Lungi Ngidi cut his innings short and the vice captain walked back in the first over of the game, scoring just four runs off two deliveries. South Africa got an early breakthrough, and their celebrations doubled when the pacer picked Suryakumar Yadav’s wicket in the third over.
The Indian captain looked in great touch as he notched up a six and a four, including his trademark ‘supla’ shot, to get things going. However, a mis-timed shot led to the opposition skipper Aiden Markram taking a fine catch over mid-on. Opener Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma then sailed through the powerplay as India reached 40/2 in six overs.
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