India looking to keep the momentum after opening game heroics as the action now shifts to new Chandigarh..
India looking to press home the advantage against South Africa after opening bash.
It seems like the only way to prevent India from successfully defending their championship in the home World Cup in two months is to catch them on the wrong side of the toss on a wet surface or a misty night.
In Cuttack, South Africa saw firsthand how powerful India is even on a night like this. With no training day in New Chandigarh, they will now rush from eastern India to the northwest and return on Thursday night.
India will know that T20s can surprise any team on any given night, even though they have a 6-2 head-to-head record against South Africa in previous meetings. In their last games before the World Cup, they intend to respond to nearly every scenario.
The tone for the remainder of the evening was established in the opening over of the chase in Cuttack. In an attempt to maximise any available movement, Arshdeep Singh dismissed the dangerous Quinton de Kock in the opening over. In all Twenty20 cricket matches, Arshdeep has prevailed: 41 balls, 38 runs, five wickets. Keep an eye out for this competition once more. Given that de Kock is an important batter for South Africa, they might allow Aiden Markram to take first strike.