India will take on South Africa in the first of three Twenty20 international match series on February 18, 2018. Fresh from a 5-1 historical ODI series win against South Africa; India will look to extend their white ball dominance further when they play the 1st T20I match at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The focus will be on Suresh Raina and Manish Pandey, as they are the new additions to the Indian contingent for the T20I series. For the excited cricket fans who are looking to catch up the live action, all the information on live telecast and online streaming are made available here. India vs South Africa 1st T20I match will be live telecast on Sony Ten and Sony Ten HD channels while live streaming option will be available online on Sony LIV app.

India had, earlier, lost the Test series 1-2, but came back strong to thrash South Africa 5-1 in the ODI series. The T20I series will conclude India's tour of the Rainbow Nation and thus the Men in Blue would look to end it on a high. Apart from veteran Raina, the other centre of focus will be skipper Virat Kohli who has been enjoying a rich vein of form. The 29-year-old ended the ODI series against South Africa with 558 runs, becoming the first batsman ever to score 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series.

Meanwhile, South Africa, who will aim for redemption after their ODI debacle, will be lead by JP Duminy in the absence of injured regular skipper Faf du Plessis. Duminy will forefront a relatively less experienced South African side as veteran Hashim Amla and ODI skipper Aiden Markram have been rested. Uncapped players such as Christiaan Jonker, Reeza Hendricks, Dane Paterson and Junior Dala have been added to the squad. Looking at the statistics, India have a 6-2 record against South Africa in all T20Is.

India Vs South Africa 1st T20I Time and Schedule:

Indian cricket team will take on South Africa in the first Twenty20 international (T20I) on February 18, 2018, in a Sunday blockbuster held at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The India vs South Africa 1st T20 will begin at 6.00 pm IST (12.30 pm GMT and 2.30 pm local time) onwards. Toss will take place 5.30 pm and teams will be announced during the toss.

India Vs South Africa 1st T20I Free Live TV Telecast on Sony Ten:

The live action of India vs South Africa first Twenty20 match will be available on Sony Ten Network for fans in the country, starting 6.00 pm. Check the official partner's channels Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 1 HD and Sony Ten 3, Sony Ten 3 HD for the live coverage. Both English and Hindi feeds are available, which means you can enjoy the live commentary of the match in both the languages.

India Vs South Africa 1st T20I Free Live Streaming Online on Sony Liv:

Apart from the broad coverage Sony Ten Network have also provided a great option to catch the India vs South Africa matches with free live streaming online on their website www.sonyliv.com or download the Sony Liv app. Here’s the URL to get all live action of India vs South Africa 1st T20 game http://www.sonyliv.com/listing/all_cricket_sports.

India Vs South Africa 1st T20I Live Cricket Score:

In case of no television or online streaming option available, do not worry as we bring to you can all the live action along with the ball-by-ball commentary of India vs South Africa 1st T20 on your mobile phone easily. Catch the live cricket score of India vs South Africa first twenty20 game scoreboard here.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Jon-Jon Smuts, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy (c), David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Christiaan Jonker, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Junior Dala, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso.

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