India vs South Africa, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Sipamla to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, 18 runs from the over! A short ball on leg, Jitesh Sharma swivel-pulls and sends it sailing over deep backward square leg for a maximum - his first one of the innings

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, in the air, but safe! This was a slower delivery outside off, Hardik Pandya throws the kitchen sink at it and miscues it high up in the air towards cover. Stubbs was charging in from the deep, while Brevis was chasing it from inside the circle, this lands in between them

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, no run, banged in short around off, Hardik Pandya goes for a pull and misses

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, smashed! Short ball by Sipamla and Hardik Pandya has slapped it over the bowler's head for four runs. The spectators are getting entertained by this special knock by Hardik Pandya. He is playing on a completely different surface

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, SIX, 150 up for India! On a length around off, Hardik Pandya stands tall and thumps it over long-off for half-a-dozen

Sipamla to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Jitesh Sharma slices it towards deep point where the fielder stops it with a slide

Sipamla to Axar, out Caught by Ferreira!! That's how he has bounced back. Concedes a six, but storms back in style to remove Axar the very next ball. This was on the shorter side outside off, Axar plays it late and carves it towards backward point. Ferreira stationed there takes a safe reverse cup catch and another Indian batter who fails to convert his start into a formidable score. That's the second wicket for Sipamla. Axar c Ferreira b Sipamla 23(21) [6s-1]

Sipamla to Axar, SIX, 100 up for India! A slower off-break by Sipamla, Axar waits for it to arrive and thumps it over long-on with a straight bat face. Sipamla gives him a stare on his way back to his run-up

Sipamla to Axar, no run, good length delivery outside off, some extra bounce, Axar has a swing and a miss

Sipamla to Axar, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Axar goes for a pull and misses

Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Hardik Pandya plays it late, steering it towards backward point

Sipamla to Axar, 1 run, at the hips as Axar tucks this through backward square for a single

Sipamla to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length on middle, Tilak Varma swivel pulls it down towards deep square leg

Sipamla to Tilak Varma, no run, length delivery on off-stump, eased towards point

Sipamla to Axar, 1 run, length delivery on middle, clipped towards mid-wicket for one

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Marco Jansen grabs a blinder! Slower length delivery on leg-stump, Abhishek Sharma shuffled inside the line and looked to help it down to the fine-leg ropes, there wasn't enough pace on it though and it floated down towards fine leg, Jansen covered a lot of ground to his left and put in a dive to take that brilliantly. Abhishek Sharma walks off with a look of disbelief on his face. Another setback for India just when it looked like they were gaining some momentum. Abhishek Sharma c Marco Jansen b Sipamla 17(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, that's nicely played! Sipamla goes shorter on middle, Abhishek Sharma hangs back and whips it over mid-wicket off his hips, anything that clears the circle is racing away to the ropes

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, uppish but in the gap! Full and straight on middle, Abhishek Sharma cleared his front-leg a touch before driving it uppishly through extra cover, seemed to hit it a touch early but he got it in the gap

Sipamla to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full on off-stump, Tilak Varma knocks it towards mid-off for a quick single, another tight over

Sipamla to Tilak Varma, no run, short of length on off-stump, Tilak Varma hangs back and blocks it into the off-side

Sipamla to Tilak Varma, no run, very full and straight on middle, took the pace off that, blocked back to the bowler

Sipamla to Tilak Varma, no run, that's a peach! Full delivery that starts on middle-leg and then shapes away sharply to beat the outside edge and go well past off-stump

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, eased towards point for one

Sipamla to Abhishek Sharma, byes, FOUR, that's a tough one for QDK! Sipamla saw Abhishek Sharma backing away to cut and followed him, Abhishek missed it and it kept swinging in, QDK was just a fraction late to move and he couldn't reel it in despite a big dive to his right