The play resumed as de Kock seemed resolute to continue in his role of wicketkeeper after some treatment. Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma has surpassed Suryakumar Yadav to become the fastest Indian player to score 1000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced. Abhishek achieved the feat in 528 balls, while Suryakumar had done it in 573.

IND 27-0 (3)

2.5 - Quinton de Kock is down with an injury! The South Africa wicketkeeper was hit on the tip of his fingers on the very first ball of the innings, and he has been hit again. The physio is checking him.

This is what Sanju Samson could do! It was a fuller ball from Marco Jansen on the stumps and Samson nonchalantly flicked it away for a SIX. That went for 78 metres to wide of long-on. Terrific shot! A total of 19 runs came off this over.

IND 25-0 (2)

The fifth and final T20I match between India and South Africa is underway in Ahmedabad. Sanju Samson got off to a nervy start in the first over. He was beaten by Lungi Ngidi twice through outswinging deliveries before hitting one on the off-side for a single.

On the other hand, Abhishek, as usual, got off the mark with a boundary. A total of six runs came off the first over

IND 6-0 (1)

Well, Sanju Samson has finally been brought back in India's Playing XI. There was widespread criticism when the player was pushed down the order upon the arrival of Shubman Gill, and was even dropped from the XI later on. Tonight Samson has the best opportunity to showcase his potential once again. His performance will be in focus.

"We were looking to bat first. The wicket looks good, there won't be dew and we want to put runs on the board. It (the stadium) almost feels full. Let's see what we want from this game, yes the series is on the line, but it is about expressing yourself and enjoying the game. Bumrah comes in for Harshit, Washi comes in for Kuldeep and Gill picked up a niggle in Lucknow, so Sanju comes in," said India captain Suryakumar Yadav.

"We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks quite dew, probably some dew later on and ball comes on better. There's everything to play for, focus is on the World Cup and we have quite a few games here. Quite a few good signs with the ball in hand, looking to finish the tour on a positive note. Linde comes in for Nortje," said South Africa captain Aiden Markram.

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman

South Africa captain Aiden Markram has won the toss and opted to bowl first against India. Meanwhile, India captain Suryakumar Yadav informed at the toss that the host team has made a few changes to its Playing XI.

We are just a few minutes away from the toss for the fifth and final T20I between India and South Africa. This is the first time the two sides are playing a T20I match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The team that wins the toss would like to bowl first and chase under the dew.

Shubman Gill's availability for the fifth and final T20I between India and South Africa is uncertain. The player was set to miss the fourth game, which eventually got abandoned due to bad weather conditions in Lucknow. While Gill has travelled with the team to Ahmedabad, it is unclear whether he will play the game.

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Shahbaz Ahmed, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Ottneil Baartman, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Lutho Sipamla.

After three matches of action and one abandoned game, the India vs South Africa series stands at 2-1 in the host team's favour. The final contest takes place at Narendra Modi Stadium tonight. While India aim to clinch the series 3-1, the Proteas eye a 2-2 finish.