Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the first T20 international between India national cricket team vs South Africa cricket team Timeline held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on December 9.
India thump South Africa by 101 runs and take a 1-0 lead.
India national cricket team vs South Africa cricket team Timeline First T20I Cuttack December 2025
South Africa win the toss and elect to field first.
Lungi Ngidi gets Shubman Gill and skipper Suryakumar Yadav cheaply.
Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma are solid and add 31, before the former departs to a fine catch at the boundary line by Marco Jansen for 17.
Tilak and Axar Patel make handy contributions.
Hardik Pandya’s sizzling fifty towards the end takes their side to 175/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Arshdeep Singh removes Quinton De Kock and Tristan Stubbs early.
Aiden Markram and Dewald Brevis are solid and add 24, before Axar Patel cleans up Markram for 14.
Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel pick 6 wickets between them.
Markram’s wicket sparks collapse, as the visitors crumble from 40/2 to 74 all out in 12.3 overs.
India win by 101 runs.
Player of the match- Hardik Pandya
