Cuttack, Dec. 9 -- An all-round show from all-rounder Hardik Pandya on return and a fine show by pacers and spinners powered India to a 101-run win over South Africa in the first T20I at Cuttack on Tuesday.

India put up 175/6 in 20 overs, boosted by a swashbuckling 59* in 28 balls by Hardik Pandya. In turn, Proteas crumbled to heaps against a world-class Indian bowling and were skittled out for 74 runs in 12.3 overs. India are 1-0 up in the five-match series. It is South Africa's lowest T20I total.

Chasing 176, Proteas were off to a poor start as Quinton de Kock's poor T20I run continued, giving Abhishek Sharma an easy catch at slips. He was gone for a duck, with SA at 0/1 in 0.2 overs.

Tristan Stubbs, who looked in a good touch with t...