Fans turned up in large numbers outside the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack for tickets for the first T20I between India and South Africa. The Men in Blue are to host the Proteas for a five-match series following the Tests and ODIs.The first game is scheduled to be played in Cuttack on Tuesday, December 9. Ahead of the same, fans created havoc outside the Barabati Stadium. In a video posted by a user on X, a huge crowd could be seen lining up to buy tickets as offline sales began on Friday, December 5. It was a very long queue where fans could even be seen pushing each other to move forward and shouting as the counters opened for the general public.Some fans were even seen running from behind and getting in from between, barging in to get ahead of the others.Watch the video of the same below - The Barabati Stadium last hosted an international match in February earlier this year. It was the second ODI between India and England, which the Men in Blue won by four wickets.The second T20I will be played in New Chandigarh on December 11, while the third game will be held in Dharamsala on December 14. Lucknow will host the fourth T20I on December 17, while the final game will be played on December 19 in Ahmedabad.What happened the last time India and South Africa played a T20I at the Barabati Stadium?The last time India and South Africa played a T20I at the Barabati Stadium was during the Proteas' previous tour in 2022. It was the second match of the series. The hosts batted first and posted a fighting total of 148/6 on the board.Shreyas Iyer top-scored with a 35-ball 40 while Ishan Kishan (34) and Dinesh Karthik (30*) made key contributions. However, the total was not enough as South Africa got over the line in 18.2 overs with four wickets to spare.India began well, having reduced the visitors to 29/3 inside the powerplay. Temba Bavuma (35) and Heinrich Klaasen then got together to get the chase back on track. Klaasen scored a match-winning 46-ball 81 while David Miller remained unbeaten on 20 off 15 balls in the end. Bhuvneshwar Kumar's four-wicket haul went in vain.