India lost the wicket of skipper Virat Kohli, who was dismissed for 26 runs on the bowling of Shamsi. South Africa T20I skipper JP Duminy won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the first Twenty20 international. Veteran T20 specialist Suresh Raina has made a comeback to the side while Manish Pandey and Jaydev Unadkat have also made it to the Playing XI. Kuldeep Yadav has been rested while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been brought into the side.