Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 as India defeated South Africa by a massive 101 runs in the first T20I here on Tuesday.
Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to lift to 175 for six. Tilak Varma (26) and Axar Patel (23) also chipped in with useful contributions after SA asked India to bat first.
