India played their first-ever T20I on December 1, 2006, against South Africa in Johannesburg. India's playing XI in that match read Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Mongia, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar and Sreesanth. Led by Sehwag, India won the match by six wickets, with Karthik named Player of the Match.