India v South Africa Match abandoned

India's home series opener was ruined by persistent rain as the first T20I against South Africa was abandoned without even the toss taking place in Dharamsala. The entire ground was covered, but rain refused to relent and created massive puddles of water on the covers, resulting in the game to be called off at 7.48pm local time.

Rain had also made an appearance on Saturday afternoon, forcing the pitch to be covered. It had the final say on Sunday as well.

With the first game of the tour washed out, batsman Temba Bavuma, 25-year-old teraway Anrich Nortje and left-arm spin-bowling allrounders Bjorn Fortuin and George Linde will have to wait until the second match at Mohali on Wednesday to make their T20I debuts. Quinton de Kock, too, will have to wait until Wednesday to make his T20I captaincy debut.

The third - and the final game of the T20I series - will be played in Bengaluru on September 22.