India defeated South Africa by 28 runs in the first T20 Cricket match of the three-match series at the New Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg last night. Chasing a target of 204 runs, South Africa scored 175 for 9 in the in the stipulated 20 overs. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s
five-wicket haul helped India to restrict the hosts.
Earlier, Put into bat, visitors post massive 203 runs for 5 in 20 overs as Shikhar Dhawan scored 72 in just 39 balls. Now, India lead the three-match series 1-0.