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

Nortje to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, Hardik Pandya has powered India to a formidable total of 175/6! This was short and quick around off, Jitesh Sharma goes for a pull and miscues it towards cover. Just a single taken to end the innings. Pandya gets a standing ovation from his teammates in the dugout and the spectators are giving him a loud cheer too

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, 149.1kph, short ball outside off, Hardik Pandya carves it towards deep point for one

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, more runs for Hardik! On a length around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya waits for it to arrive and thumps it over mid-on, manages to beat the fielder stationed there

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, no run, slapped towards the fielder at mid-off by Hardik Pandya, avoids the single

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Hardik Pandya brings up his fifty with a maximum! Has kept India alive in this contest singlehandedly. This was a short ball outside off, Hardik Pandya plays it late and slices it over third man for half-a-dozen. The crowd in Cuttack is absolutely loving this

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, no run, short and wide outside off, Hardik Pandya has a swing and miss, gets beaten due to the bounce

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, Hardik Pandya on the charge! He's batting with a lot of confidence. Advances down the wicket and drills this full length delivery past the fielder at mid-off powerfully. Was bowled at 149 clicks and it raced away to the boundary at an equally quick rate

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Hardik Pandya slashes away from his body as the outside edge flies down to third man. Sipamla does well to save a certain boundary by moving across in the deep

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, 5 wides, 143,kph, some bonus runs for India. They won't mind it. Banged in short by Nortje outside off and the ball absolutely takes off after hitting the wicket. This sails over everyone - the batter, the keeper and away to the fence in a jiffy

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, no run, 149.6kph, short of a length around off, skids along the deck as Hardik Pandya defends it into the off-side

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Hardik Pandya throws the kitchen sink at it and carves this away to the deep third man boundary. There was a fielder sprinting across in the deep, but he couldn't get there

Nortje to Shivam Dube, 1 run, short ball on leg, Shivam Dube gets an inside edge on to the thigh pad as the ball pops towards short third man

Nortje to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya nudges it towards the on-side for one

Nortje to Axar, 1 run, length delivery on middle, bunted down towards mid-on for one

Nortje to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length on on off-stump, eased towards point for a quick single

Nortje to Tilak Varma, no run, length delivery on off-stump, bunted back towards the bowler

Nortje to Tilak Varma, SIX, he's latched on to that and how! Just a fraction short on off-stump, Tilak Varma hangs back and absolutely nails it over deep square leg with a swipe, looked like he knew exactly what was coming and he smashed it for an 89m six

Nortje to Tilak Varma, no run, 142.5kph, short of length on off-stump, Tilak Varma looks to push it through the off-side and misses

Nortje to Tilak Varma, no run, 149.4kph, length delivery just outside off, Tilak Varma gets down low looking to scoop it into the leg-side and misses, gutsy to attempt that shot against that pace!

Nortje to Axar, 1 run, full and just outside off, rushes him for pace again as he looks to drive it through the inside edge, thick inside edge goes towards mid-wicket for one

Nortje to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length on off-stump, rushes him for pace as he presses back to defend, he gets a little inside edge that dribbles into the leg-side

Nortje to Tilak Varma, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Tilak Varma blocks it back towards the bowler

Nortje to Axar, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, knocked towards mid-off for one

Nortje to Tilak Varma, 1 run, length delivery outside off, chopped down to third man for one

Nortje to Tilak Varma, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, eased towards point