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

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

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

Ferreira to Hardik Pandya, no run, drilled back to the bowler as Ferreira grabs it in his right arm. That was struck really hard, good stop by the bowler

Ferreira to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, that's a loose ball by Ferreira. Fires it at 108kph and down the leg-side, Hardik Pandya helps it away to the fine leg fence. There was a fielder at short fine, but Pandya placed it just past him

Ferreira to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, paddles this short ball towards short fine leg

Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, width on offer outside off, Hardik Pandya upper cuts it towards Stubbs at deep backward point. He grabs it on the bounce

Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, no run, Marco Jansen with a short of a length delivery around off, some extra carry that Hardik Pandya takes Hardik by surprise. He gets beaten on the outside edge

Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, dispatched! Short of a length around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya has played a forehand smash to beat the fielder chasing this across towards deep square leg. Sublime timing and placement!

Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, no run, short and wide outside off, Hardik Pandya goes for a flashy cut and misses. Appeal for a caught behind, but the umpire wasn't interested

Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Hardik Pandya steers it towards backward point for one

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

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

Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, heaved across the line as he gets an inside edge through the leg-side

Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, SIX, another maximum! That's the experience he brings into the side. Tossed up delivery on off, right into the slot, Hardik Pandya clears his front foot and launches it over long-on for half-a-dozen more

Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, no run, flatter through the air on off, Hardik Pandya knocks it towards cover

Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Hardik Pandya doesn't waste time to get going. A floated delivery on middle and leg, Hardik Pandya latches on to it and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a towering six

Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, short of a length outside off, Hardik Pandya steers it into the off-side and opens his account