5 Facts you might not know about India's first T20I
India played its first T20I against South Africa in 2006.
4. MS Dhoni bagged a two-ball duck batting at four
Now, this might seem surprising but it happened. MS Dhoni didn’t have a great start to his ODI career. He was run out for a duck on his debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong (now Chattogram) in 2004. However, Dhoni smashed a record 148 in his fifth ODI against Pakistan and rest is history.
Going into this tour, there was a lot of expectation from Dhoni. He had established himself as a regular member of the Indian team and now was the regular keeper of the Indian team in both Tests and ODIs. When India played their first T20I, people expected Dhoni to fire as he was one batsman from that middle-order who had the capability of tearing apart oppositions.
In this match, Dhoni came out to bat at no.4 after the dismissal of Virender Sehwag in the 10th over. But, his stay was short-lived. He faced only two balls and was castled by Charl Langeveldt for a duck. Ten months later, Dhoni led the Indian team to a T20 World Cup win at the same venue.
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