IND vs SA, 1st T20: A Look Into Key Statistics, Major Batting Records

India do enjoy the edge over their South African counterparts in the shortest format of the game, winning 8 off the 13 encounters played between the two teams.

Virat Kohli-led India will be taking on South Africa in the first of the 3-Match T20 international series at the scenic HPCA Cricket Stadium at Dharamsala later in the Day. The 'Men in Blue' go in as the overwhelming favourites to win the series against the South Africans who are going through a major rebuilding phase after the retirement of couple of their stalwarts. While India will be helmed by seasoned captain Virat Kohli, South Africa would be led by Quinton De Cock, who replaces Faf Du Plessis who has been rested. India do enjoy the edge over their African counterparts in the shortest format of the game, winning 8 off the 13 encounters played between the two teams. However, the South Africans have had the better of their much fancied Indian opponents in the games played on Indian soil. The Proteas hold a 2-0 winning record against the Indians on their home turf. If one were to look at the recent encounters between the two sides, the Indians came out victorious, pulling off a 2-1 win over the Proteas in the 3-match series held in  South Africa in 2018.

Here is a look at some interesting statistics between India and South Africa in the T20 international encounters played between the teams 219/4 by South Africa in 2012 is the highest team total in T20I matches between India and South Africa 92 all out by India in 2015 is the lowest team total in matches between India and South Africa Rohit Sharma with 341 runs is the leading run scorer in T20 internatioal matches played between these two teams. Rohit Sharma has registered the highest individual score by a player in the T20 international contests between these two teams.Sharma scored 106 against South Africa in a T20 game played between the sides in 2015. 2 centuries have been scored in matches between India and South Africa in T20 internationals. Both have been scored by Indian players - Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina. JP Duminy with 3 half tons has scored the highest number of half-centuries by a player in T20 matches between India and South Africa. JP Duminy has hit the most number of sixes (16)  in T20 matches between India and South Africa