RR Pant became the eighth captain to lead India in T20Is. He lost his first match to become the second Indian captain to lose the first match. India lost this game by seven wickets. The other Indian captain to lose his first match was V Kohli. V Kohli had lead India in his first match against England at Kanpur on 26.01.17. India lost this game by seven wickets.

No	Player	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date	Result
1	V Kohli	29	Eng	Kanpur	26.01.17	Lost
2	RR Pant	29	RSA	Delhi	09.06.22	Lost

Note the striking similarities between these two skippers. Both scored identical runs and both lost the game by a similar margin – seven wickets margin