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  • Rohit Sharma has now won 16 T20Is as captain in 2022
  • MS Dhoni held the record of winning most T20I (15) in a calendar year for India

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Team India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with the win and now shift focus to Guwahati for the second T20I, which is scheduled to take place on October 2. 

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      With a win on a tricky Thiruvananthapuram pitch, captain Rohit Sharma broke India's legendary captain, MS Dhoni's six-year-old record.

      The 8-wicket win over South Africa in the 1st T20 International was Rohit's 16th victory as skipper in the shortest format this year, which is the most wins by an Indian captain in a calendar year in T20Is. In 2016, Dhoni had registered 15 wins.

      Also read: IND vs SA: Watch! Captain Rohit Sharma signs autographs for fans after 1st T20


      Meanwhile, the hard-fought victory on a tricky wicket showed how Men In Blue have been a dominant side while chasing. The win was India's 16th consecutive T20 victory at home while batting second.

      Team India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with the win and now shift focus to Guwahati for the second T20I, which is scheduled to take place on October 2.

      Katrina Kaif

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