Rohit Sharma signs autographs in Kerala© Twitter
Team India had an unforgettable evening on Wednesday, after they recorded a stunning eight-wicket victory over South Africa in the first T20I of the three-game series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The pacer duo of Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar took the opportunity and scalped three wickets and two wickets respectively to limit the Proteas to 106/8. Later, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav put forth their respective half-century to win India over in just 16.4 overs, despite initial setbacks.
Apart from this, there was one more thing that caught everyone’s attention after the match and that was India skipper Rohit Sharma meeting his young fans in the crowd and signing them autographs. The kids and the entire audience were thrilled to be able to interact with the stroke icon.
Just a little something for the fans here in Thiruvananthapuram, thanks to Captain @ImRo45!#TeamIndia | #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/K1dAWzqdA9
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2022
Coming to the match, Rahul played the part of the anchor while Suryakumar Yadav came in after the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and put the South African bowlers back under pressure by beating an unbeaten 50 from 33 deliveries.
South Africa’s 106/8 score in itself was a remarkable feat after they were at 9/5 after 2.3 overs when Arshdeep and Chahar rioted with the new ball.
But punches from Aiden Markram (25), Wayne Parnell (24) and Keshav Maharaj (41) helped the visitors recover from the early collapse and brought a respectable total to the board.
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South Africa also started well with the ball as Kagiso Rabada roped India captain Rohit Sharma for a duck before Anrich Nortje sent Virat Kohli for 3.
However, Rahul and Suryakumar took half a century to take India home in 16.4 overs.
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