SA vs IND 2018, 1st T20I, Johannesburg: Statistical Review

India continued their dominance as they go 1-0 up in the three-match T20I series. The men in blues banked on Shikhar Dhawan’s blistering 72 followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s fifer to beat the host by 28 runs.

How did the match go:

South Africa put India to bat first as they got off to a flier. However, debutant CJ Dala halted India’s innings as he removed Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina. Virat Kohli then joined Shikhar Dhawan to revive India’s innings. Dhawan hammered the bowlers as he registered 72 off just 39 balls. Some useful contribution down the order helped India go past the 200-run mark.

Meanwhile, the run-chase was never going to be easy with a high required run-rate. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s magical spell helped India restrict South Africa to 175. Also, Reeza Hendricks (70) tried to put some resistance but ran out of partners.

Here are the statistical highlights from the first T20I:

1)  Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first Indian to take a five-wicket haul in each format of the game.

2) Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s figures of 5/24 made him the second Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is after Yuzvendra Chahal.

3) Only the 3rd time in 13 innings (across all formats) on this tour were South Africa not all-out.

4) With their victory at Johannesburg, India have now won their last five T20Is games.

5) Shikhar Dhawan’s 50 off 27 balls was the fastest by an Indian against South Africa in T20Is.

6) India’s scored their highest Powerplay runs in T20Is today with 78 runs. Their previous highest was 77, against Sri Lanka at Nagpur.

7) MS Dhoni ( 134 catches in 262 innings) leapfrogged Sri Lanka’s Kumara Sangakkara’s (133 catches in 194 innings) record of catches taken.

8) India registered their highest total against South Africa in T20Is. Their previous highest was 199/5 at Dharamsala in 2015.

9) A total number of 286 sixes were hit at Johannesburg, the third highest at any venue. Meanwhile, Mirpur (317) and Dubai (306) remains the top 2.

10) Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s figures of 5 for 24 is the second best by an Indian in T20Is.

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