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Unlucky 13! South Africa end India's 12-match winning streak!

Visitors South Africa achieved their highest T20I run chase as they handed India a 7-wicket loss in the 1st T20I.
Chitrangada Chaudhuri
Playing in the first game of the five-match series, the visitors took a 1-0 lead over hosts India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Visitors take lead
After being sent into bat, opener Ishan Kishan top-scored for the hosts with a scintillating 76 off 48.
Big Target
Riding on Kishan's sizzling knock and new skipper Rishabh Pant and vice-captain Hardik Pandya's cameo India set a strong target.
Kishan handed India a strong start hammering 13 off the first over. Though Kishan looked to be struggling with Anrich Nortjeā€™s pace, he and Ruturaj Gaikwad (23) kept the boundaries flowing.
Shreyas Iyer (28 off 15) and Kishan then went on to score 80 off 40 for the second-wicket to set India up for a big total.
Skipper Pant (29 off 16) and his deputy Pandya (31 n.o off 12) scored a sizzling 46 off 18 to guide India to an imposing 211/4.
Pant & Pandya sizzle
In reply, the visitors got off to a shaky start as they lost their skipper early. Bhuvi handed India the first breakthrough removing Bavuma (10) to reduce SA to 22/1 in 2.2 overs.
Shaky start
Chasing a big total, SA lost de Kock (22 off 18) and Dwayne Pretorius (29 off 13) as they were reduced to 81/3 in 8.4 overs.
Winning stand
The in-form David Miller came to the visitors rescue as he and van der Dussen steadied the chase with a strong fourth wicket partnership
The duo put up a match-winning stand of 131 off 64 to guide SA home with five balls to spare.
Rassie van der Dussen (75 n.o off 46) finished off the match with a boundary as SA take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
David Miller continued his rich form from the IPL with an unbeaten 64 off 31.
South Africa pulled off their highest T20 international run chase as skipper Rishabh Pant lost his first game in charge.
It was unlucky 13 indeed for the hosts! After 12 wins on the trot in T20Is, India's winning run comes to a halt.