Live cricket score: India vs South Africa 2018, 1st T20I, Johannesburg - India beat South Africa by 28 runs

3.4: J Dala to S Raina, Clipped off the hips towards square leg.

3.3: J Dala to S Dhawan, The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

3.3: J Dala to S Dhawan, Was there an edge? There was certainly a noise. Good length delivery on leg, Dhawan looks to pull but it goes off something to the keeper who takes it and appeals. Nothing from the umpire and instead he calls it a wide. Replays later on show that it has brushed his glove. Reprieve for Dhawan!

3.2: J Dala to S Dhawan, Makes room to cut but gets a bottom edge on the bounce to the keeper.

3.1: J Dala to S Dhawan, SIX! Whipped away! Fuller delivery on the pads, Dhawan heaves it powerfully over deep square leg for a maximum.

2.6: D Paterson to S Raina, FOUR! In the air... dropped! A tough chance but hello? What is Raina upto? He just got a biggie and tries to get some more. Dances down the track to a length ball and looks to go big. Gets a top edge and it goes high up in the air over mid off. Behardien runs backward, stretches both his arms to take it but fails to hold on. The ball bursts out of his hands and trickles away to the fence.

2.5: D Paterson to S Raina, SIX! Typical Raina shot! Back of a length delivery, following the batsman, Raina stays leg side and pulls it over mid-wicket. Doesn't seem to have middled it but has enough to clear the fence.

2.4: D Paterson to S Dhawan, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.

2.3: D Paterson to S Raina, Tucks a length delivery towards square leg and gets off the mark.

2.2: D Paterson to S Dhawan, Hits it hard towards backward point where Shamzi makes a partial stop. A single taken.

2.1: D Paterson to S Dhawan, Short and slanting away outside off, Dhawan makes room to cut it away but fails to get any wood on it.

1.6: J Dala to S Raina, Stabs a length ball towards the off side. A successful over for the rookie.

1.6: J Dala to S Raina, Wide! Fuller in length but strangled down the leg side, Raina misses his flick.

Okay then, Suresh Raina walks in next at no. 3.

1.5: J Dala to R Sharma, OUT! The on-field call is overturned! Maiden wicket for Dala and look at the excitement. Simply superb! He digs in a short ball, gets it to bounce a touch extra. Rohit backs away to ramp it over the keeper but seems to have gotten an edge en route to Klaasen. South Africa put in a huge appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Heinrich is confident and he convinces his skipper to take the review. Replays roll in and there is a spike on the Ultra Edge. That is it then.

Has Dala struck? Rohit Sharma seems to have edged one to the keeper. However, the bowler shows no interest but the keeper does. Klaasen asks Duminy to take the review...

1.4: J Dala to R Sharma, Another one on a length, just around middle and off, blocked towards cover.

1.3: J Dala to R Sharma, Hangs back to a length delivery and shows a straight bat.

1.2: J Dala to R Sharma, FOUR! Thrashed away! On a back of a length in the channel outside off, Rohit Sharma hits it between cover and point. It was in the air but through the gap as well.

1.1: J Dala to S Dhawan, Dhawan wrists it away through mid-wicket to bring Rohit back on strike.

Junior Dala, the debutant to share the new ball from the other end.

0.6: D Paterson to R Sharma, FOUR! Up and over! Rohit Sharma moves to 17 in just 5 balls! Another short ball, served outside off, slapped over backward point for a one-bounce boundary. Paterson goes for 18 in the first over of the match.

0.5: D Paterson to R Sharma, SIX! Boom! This is turning out to be a huge over! Short ball, doesn't have enough venom behind it. Sharma pulls it neatly and sends it soaring over the fine leg fence for the second maximum of the over.

0.4: D Paterson to S Dhawan, Shortish delivery on middle and leg, Dhawan lifts his one leg up and pulls it through backward square leg for a single to open his account.

0.3: D Paterson to R Sharma, Inside edge! Brings it back in from outside off, Sharma tries to force it through the off side but gets an inside edge past the leg stump towards fine leg for a single.

0.2: D Paterson to R Sharma, SIX! Crashed it! Rohit Sharma is up and running! Receives a short ball, wider outside off, he stands put and throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets it over backward point and it sails over the rope. Quick hands! India are away as well.

0.1: D Paterson to R Sharma, Paterson starts off from over the wicket and hurls a length delivery outside off, Rohit Sharma stays back and defends.

Time for the national anthems. It is India's first followed by South Africa's. After the completion we are all set to get underway. The umpires and the players make their way out to the middle. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will open the batting. Dane Paterson will start off with the bowling proceedings. He has two slips in place. Let's play...

Virat Kohli, Indian skipper says even they wanted to bowl first. Adds it looks a dry surface and feels the batters will enjoy. Informs Suresh Raina, Jaydev Undakat, Manish Pandey and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are in the side. Reckons you can't let the intensity drop and so far it has worked well for them. Opines the atmosphere in the dressing room is really good and the guys are looking forward to do well.

JP Duminy, South African skipper says they are going to bowl first. States it is easier to chase in a day game here. Informs they are without AB de Villiers today as he injured his knee during the last ODI. States the guys are up for the contest and they have included Heinrich Klaasen and Junior Dala (debutants) in the team.

TOSS - Duminy flips the coin and it comes down in his favour. South Africa put India in to bat!

PITCH REPORT - Shaun Pollock says there is a cloud cover over head. Adds it looks a good batting surface and expects the ball to come onto the bat nicely. Calls it a belter of a wicket and informs there is a short boundary on one side of the ground to make matters worse for the bowlers. Reckons he can't find anything on it for the bowlers, no lateral movement and nothing off the pitch either.

A depleted South Africa would take this series as a mark of redemption. JP Duminy will be leading the side and they have called in some fresh faces as the key players haven't recovered from the injuries as yet. To top that list, AB de Villiers has been recently added to that unwanted list. Whether he plays today or not remains to be seen. It's a bit gloomy out there and all we can hope is that the rain stays away. Toss and teams coming up in just a bit...

The Test series and the ODI series is done and dusted. South Africa and India will now lock horns for a 3-match T20I series and we welcome you for our coverage. Virat Kohli and his men have dominated the colored clothing to hand a serious drubbing to the hosts by beating them 5-1. Don't be surprised if you get to see more of that in the shortest format of the game. Suresh Raina, the T20 veteran is called back in the side after quite a hiatus and is expected to be in the starting XI.