Sanju Samson scored a scintillating century as India inflicted a 61-run defeat on South Africa in the first T20I here on Friday. Invited to bat, Samson blazed away to 107 off 50 balls, hitting as many as 10 sixes and seven fours to help India post 202 for 8.

The selectors will also closely monitor how a new-look pace bowling unit - Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Vyshak Vijaykumar and Yash Dayal - fare against South Africa. The India vs South Africa 1st T20I match will be played on Friday,

The first T20I between India and South Africa will be played on Friday, November 8, 2024 at Kingsmead, Durban at 8:30pm IST. The match will be telecast on Sports18 and Sports18 HD channels. Indian fans can watch the live streaming on on JioCinema too.

Samson's 107 is now the highest individual score in a T20I between India and South Africa. He surpassed David Miller's unbeaten 106 in Guwahati in 2022. As per Cricbuzz, 10 sixes by Samson is the joint most for India in a T20 International alongside Rohit who hit 10 against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.

It will be a repeat of the T20 World Cup 2024 final when champions Team India take on runners-up South Africa in the first game of the four-match T20I series at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on Friday (November 8).

Sanju Samson has become only the fourth batter to score consecutive hundreds in Twenty20 international cricket after he backstopped India’s 61-run win over South Africa in Durban.

India opener Sanju Samson scored a sparkling century as the tourists beat South Africa by 61 runs in the first match of a four-game Twenty20 series in Durban on Friday. South Africa asked India to bat and the visitors posted 202 for eight in their 20 overs,

Sanju Samson blasts a 47-ball century as India clinch an emphatic win over South Africa in the first T20 international in Durban.

Sanju Samson slammed a second successive Twenty20 international century to set up a 61-run win for India in the first of four matches against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday. Result: India won by 61 runs.

Avesh Khan finishes it off. India's winning streak continues in rather emphatic fashion, just as it did in the previous match. Avesh with a very full delivery, almost a yorker, on off stump. Maharaj heaves at it and misses it.