India defeated South Africa by 101 runs in the first T20I played in Cuttack. Batting first, the Indian team scored 175 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. In reply, South Africa was all out for 74 runs in 12.3 overs. Hardik Pandya's explosive batting and precise bowling earned him the Player of the Match award. However, more than Hardik, a statement by former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra is being discussed. Aakash Chopra, without naming names and indirectly, appeared to target Pakistan's opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan. Let's find out the full story.
What did Aakash say?
In fact, at one point in the fourth over of South Africa's innings, the team had lost two wickets and scored 28 runs. Jasprit Bumrah was bowling the fourth over, and Aiden Markram hit a six off the fifth ball of the over. Bumrah then bowled the last ball of the over at a good length, which Markram defended in front of him. Bumrah stopped the ball. Then, Aakash Chopra, who was commentating, said, "It's not that easy to hit a six off Bumrah. If you ever hit one, some people make a documentary." His fellow commentators laughed at this statement.
A matter related to the Asia Cup T20
During the Asia Cup T20 2025, Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan hit sixes off Bumrah's bowling. After Pakistan's team returned home after losing the final to India, a documentary was made on Sahibzada Farhan. Sahibzada also shared the video clip on his Instagram account. Aakash's sarcasm was directed at this. Fans are also targeting Sahibzada in the comments. Sahibzada was in the news throughout the Asia Cup for his controversial gesture. His gun celebration was heavily criticised, and the matter was even heard by the ICC. However, the ICC let him off with a warning.
Aakash's statement is going viral.
Aakash took a dig at this, but did not mention Sahibzada's name. This funny video is going viral, and fans are sharing it widely. One user wrote, "Made a documentary on three sixes. The match is over, but the documentary has to be made." Meanwhile, some fans are praising Akash's roasting abilities. Fans claim that even during India's batting, Akash took a dig at Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi without naming him while Abhishek Sharma was batting. Akash then said, "Abhishek hits premium fast bowlers, especially left-arm fast bowlers."
What happened in the match?
Regarding the match, India won the first T20 by 101 runs. India scored 175 runs for the loss of six wickets. Hardik scored an unbeaten 59 runs in 28 balls with the help of six fours and four sixes. Tilak Verma managed 26 runs in 32 balls, and Axar Patel managed 23 runs in 21 balls. Jitesh remained unbeaten on 10 runs in five balls. For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi took three wickets, while Sipamla took two. Ferreira took one. In reply, the South African team was bowled out for 74 runs. Dewald Brevis top-scored with 22. For India, Arshdeep, Bumrah, Varun, and Axar took two wickets each. Hardik and Dubey each took one wicket. The second T20 will be played in Mullanpur on December 11.
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