Overview
- After slipping to 78/4, India reached 175/6, powered by Hardik Pandya’s unbeaten 59 off 28 balls to earn Player of the Match.
- South Africa were bundled out for 74 in 12.3 overs, their lowest T20 total, with all six Indian bowlers claiming at least one wicket.
- Suryakumar Yadav said Hardik was held back from the new ball to manage his comeback, backing Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah to start.
- Arshdeep Singh’s two powerplay strikes took him to 47 wickets in overs 1–6, equalling Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s India record.
- Jasprit Bumrah reached 100 T20I wickets and became the first Indian to record 100 wickets in Tests, ODIs and T20Is.