• Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar wreaked havoc against South Africa in the opening T20I.

  • The duo jointly picked up five wickets to reduce Proteas to 9/5 after 2.3 overs.

WATCH: Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar blow away Proteas top order – IND vs SA, 1st T20I
Indian pacers destroy South Africa's top order (Image Source: @BCCI)

Courtesy of top-class swing bowling, team India pacers Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar wreaked havoc against South Africa in the ongoing first T20I of the three-match series at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

Both Arshdeep and Chahar completely dominated the proceedings in the powerplay, destroying South Africa’s top order and picking as many as five wickets to reduce the visitors to 9/5 in just 2.3 overs.

Arshdeep was the pick among the two as he bagged three wickets in his opening over, removing the likes of Quinton de Kock (1), Rilee Rossouw (0) and David Miller (0). Similarly, Chahar took a couple of wickets in the form of captain Temba Bavuma (0) and Tristan Stubbs (0).

Notably, this was the lowest score by any team against the Men in Blue after the fall of the fifth wicket. Previously, Afghanistan had the lowest total against India when they lost five wickets after a score of just 20 runs.

Lowest score at the fall of 5th wicket for South Africa:

  • 9/5 vs India Trivandrum 2022 *
  • 10/5 vs West Indies Port Elizabeth 2007
  • 31/5 vs India Durban 2007

Five wickets for India in Powerplay in a T20I:

  • 31/5 vs South Africa Durban 2007
  • 29/5 vs Sri Lanka Vizag 2016
  • 33/5 vs West Indies Lauderhill 2019
  • 21/5 vs Afghanistan Dubai 2022
  • 30/5 vs South Africa Trivandrum 2022*

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