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India vs South Africa Scorecard, 3rd T20I, India vs South Africa 2025
Result · Dec 14 2025, Sun - 07:00 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA117
INDIA120/3
India won by 7 wickets
CRR:7.58
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | South Africa in India 2025 |
| Date: | Dec 14 2025, Sun - 07:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | India |
| City: | Dharamsala |
| Venue: | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium |
| Toss: | India won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| India Playing XI: | Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottniel Baartman |
- South Africa will be aiming for consecutive wins in men’s T20Is against India for the first time since December 2023, following the Proteas’ 51-run victory when they last met (11 December 2025).
- India will be looking to avoid consecutive defeats in men’s T20Is at home for the first time since June 2022, following their 51-run loss against South Africa last time out.
- South Africa defeated India by 51 runs in their most recent men’s T20I away from home (11 December 2025), snapping a three-match losing run in such fixtures; the Proteas will be aiming for consecutive wins on the road in the format for the first time since June 2024.
- India lost their inaugural men’s T20I at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala by seven wickets (2 October 2015 vs South Africa); although, they’ve gone on to win each of their two games at the venue in the format since then (26 February & 27 February 2022 vs Sri Lanka).
- South Africa have induced a false shot on 44.2% of their balls bowled in men’s T20Is in 2025, the best rate of any ICC full member team this year; although, the Proteas have bowled 62.4% of their overall deliveries on a length in the format this year – the lowest rate of any full-member side.
- India have a bowling dot ball rate of 43% in men’s T20Is in 2025, the best of any ICC full member team this year; in addition, their bowling average (18.3) is the best of any full-member side in the format this year.
- Lungi Ngidi (76) is two away from becoming the second all-time leading wicket taker for South Africa in men’s T20Is (Tabraiz Shamsi – 89, Kagiso Rabada – 77); he’s taken 16 wickets at a strike rate of 17.5 across his last 13 T20I innings.
- Hardik Pandya (1,939) is 61 away from scoring 2,000 runs and one away (99) from taking 100 wickets for India in men’s T20Is; in fact, only four players overall in the history of the format have previously achieved both of these milestones (Virandeep Singh – 3,115 runs and 109 wickets for Malaysia, Sikandar Raza – 2,883 runs and 102 wickets for Zimbabwe, Shakib Al Hasan – 2,551 runs and 149 wickets for Bangladesh, Mohammad Nabi – 2,417 runs and 104 wickets for Afghanistan).
- Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) has a batting dot ball rate of 28.6% from 112 balls faced in men’s T20Is in 2025, the third best of any player (min. 100 balls faced) from a ICC full member team this year behind only New Zealand duo Daryl Mitchell (23.8% from 210 balls faced) and Rachin Ravindra (27.3% from 205 balls faced).
- Kuldeep Yadav (49) is one away from reaching 50 appearances for India in men’s T20Is; he’s taken 36 wickets at a strike rate of 9.5 across his last 16 T20I innings.
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