First T20I India Vs SAF at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022 – South Africa innings
South Africa won the toss and opted to field first in this game to provide the 36th occasion of South Africa doing so in T20Is.It also provides the eighth occasion of South Africa doing so against India in T20Is.
South Africa won the toss and opted to field first and won this game by seven wickets to provide the 22nd occasion of South Africa doing so in T20Is.It also provides the fourth occasion of South Africa doing so against India in T20Is.
South Africa posted 212 for 3 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of South Africa posting 200 plus runs in a T20I innings. It also provides the third occasion of South Africa posting 200 plus runs in a T20I innings against India.
India posted 211 for four and South Africa posted 212 for 3 in this game to provide the 30th occasion of both the teams posting 200 plus runs in a T20I.
India lost the match by seven wickets despite posting 200 plus runs while batting first to provide the 18th occasion of a team losing a T20I game despite posting 200 plus runs while batting first. It also provides the first occasion of India losing a game despite scoring 200 plus runs while batting first. All the 18 occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Win | lost | 8 wkts | SAF | Jo’burg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | Srl | lost | 6 wkts | Ind | Mohali | 12 Dec 2009 |
| 3 | Zim | lost | 5 wkts | NZl | Hamilton | 14 Feb 2012 |
| 4 | Aus | lost | 6 wkts | Ind | Rajkot | 10 Oct 2013 |
| 5 | SAF | lost | 4 wkts | Win | Jo’burg | 11 Jan 2015 |
| 6 | SAF | lost | 5 wkts | Aus | Jo’burg | 06 Mar 2016 |
| 7 | SAF | lost | 2 wkts | Eng | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2016 |
| 8 | NZl | lost | 5 wkts | Aus | Auckland | 16 Feb 2018 |
| 9 | Srl | lost | 5 wkts | Ban | Col-RPS | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 10 | Kuw | lost | 3 wkts | Qat | Doha | 06 Jul 2019 |
| 11 | Win | lost | 6 wkts | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 06 Dec 2019 |
| 12 | NZl | lost | 6 wkts | Ind | Auckland | 24 Jan 2020 |
| 13 | SAF | lost | 5 wkts | Eng | Centurion | 16 Feb 2020 |
| 14 | SAF | lost | 9 wkts | Pak | Centurion | 14 Apr 2021 |
| 15 | Nep | lost | 3 wkts | Net | Kirtipur | 20 Apr 2021 |
| 16 | Win | lost | 7 wkts | Pak | Karachi | 16 Dec 2021 |
| 17 | Bul | lost | 6 wkts | Mal | Marsa | 14 May 2022 |
| 18 | Ind | lost | 7 wkts | SAF | Delhi | 09 Jun 2022 |
South Africa won this game chasing a total of 200 plus runs to provide the second occasion of South Africa doing so. The first such occasion was against Win at Jo’burg on 11 Sep 2007. West Indies batting first had posted 205 for 6 and South Africa scored 208 for 2 to win the game by eight wickets with 14 deliveries to spare. Thus South Africa’s 212 for 3 in this game represent its highest team total while chasing.
HE van der Dussen-DA Miller posted 131 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against India.
It also represents the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20is. It also represents the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was the 127 runs unfinished stand for the fourth wicket between F du Plessis and HE van der Dussen against England at Cape Town on 01.12.20
It also represents the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is against India. It also represents the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is against India. The previous best was 105 runs unfinished stand for the fourth wicket between F Behradein and JP Duminy at Dharamsala on 02.12.15
South Africa posted its 86th win in T20Is. It also represents its 29th win on away soil. South Africa posted its seventh win in T20Is against India. It also represents its fourth win against India in India.
India suffered its 52nd loss in T20Is. It also represents its 21st loss on home soil