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  NEW DELHI: Powered by audacious innings from David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen, South Africa chased down 212 in 19.1 overs against India…

  NEW DELHI: Powered by audacious innings from David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen, South Africa chased down 212 in 19.1 overs against India in the first T20I at Delhi to script a seven-wicket win. With this victory, the visitors have taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Here are the highlights from the match: Lucky Ishan, ‘Butcher’ Iyer: The opener Ishan Kishan rode his luck on Thursday as many times the top edges fell in no man’s land. He was also beaten several times by the pacers Kagiso Rabada and Wayne Parnell. The left-hander was visibly tentative early in his innings, as he often is, and scored only 18 runs off the first 19 balls. Ruturaj Gaikwad, his opening partner, on the other hand, was more fluent as he tonked three sixes. After being a tad shaky, Ishan got into the groove by whipping out a delicate late-cut in the sixth over off Anrich and then smashing him through cover as India raced to 51 runs in the Powerplay. Ishan remained unfazed even after Ruturaj perished for 23 in the 7th over. He biffed medium-pacer Dwaine Pretorius for a couple of fours in the ninth over and then launched left-arm spinner Keshav

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