India vs South Africa - A poetic tribute to the exciting 1st T20

JP Duminy played a match-winning knock in the 1st T20

The day came after a very long waitIt was India vs South Africa, well-known rival mates1.2 billion people were singing just one song India – India… echoed in the stadium for quite longDharamsala Stadium was at the receiving endWho will win the match, was the topic in trend Du Plessis won the toss and put India into batDew was a factor… and the wicket looked flat

Both the teams looked fine, as India went on to startShikhar went back soon, but Rohit added runs to his cartBatting with Virat, the partnership began to buildBecause of dew… the fielders had a tough time on the fieldSoon Raina joined the gang, and Captain Cool was also inTheir power hitting shots made 200 look so cleanIndia missed by 1, and 199 was on the boardVirat showed his form… and Rohit Sharma’s bat roared

South Africa now had a tough target to chaseCame in Amla and De Villiers, their focus set ablazeWanted to get off there, as quickly as they canAmla starting hitting hard, maybe that was their planDe Villiers' half-century was a much-needed reliefBut soon he was gone, and the stadium was painted in griefThere walked a man, short in height Composed, quiet.. but ready to fightFight the Indian bowling attack and take his team closeBuilding good partnership, avoiding wicket blows

96 required from just 48, Duminy still looked calm and went on to chaseLofted huge sixes, off deliveries that came looseMohit, Bhuvi and Akshar, everyone was left with bruisedAn exceptional knock, JP Duminy was moving fastLast over of Akshar Patel, turned around the situation like a blast10 were needed in 6, South Africa were in the gameHe was exceptional; the last over six sealed everything for them

Duminy you beauty, a complete game changer you areLosing even after scoring 200, was completely bizarreThe game till the last ball kept everybody on their feetWhat a match it was, thanks to Duminy and Rohit Nothing could have been more entertaining than this rollicking game It wasn’t, after all, just about the fame and nameFilled with emotions, with plenty of excitement in storeWell, this is just the beginning, lots to come and more!