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India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I Match Summary

IND vs SA, 2025 - T20 Summary

India vs South Africa Scorecard

Match Ended

3rd T20I, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala , Dec 14, 2025

India

120/3 (15.5/20)

South Africa

117 (20.0/20)

India beat South Africa by 7 wickets

Player of the Match

Arshdeep Singh

2/13(4)

SA 117/10

Top Batsmen

Aiden Markram

61 (46)

6x4s
2x6s
132.60SR

Donovan Ferreira

20 (15)

1x4s
1x6s
133.33SR

Top Bowlers

Varun Chakaravarthy

ECON 2.75

OVERS

11/2

R/W

Kuldeep Yadav

ECON 6.00

OVERS

12/2

R/W

IND 120/3

Top Batsmen

Abhishek Sharma

35 (18)

3x4s
3x6s
194.44SR

Shubman Gill

28 (28)

5x4s
0x6s
100SR

Top Bowlers

Such has been the theme of this series that across the three games so far, it has largely been one-way traffic, with whichever side takes control going on to win comfortably. Let’s hope the next two fixtures treat us to more competitive contests. The caravan now shifts to Lucknow, with the fourth T20I set to take place at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, 17th December. The first ball will be bowled at 7 pm IST (1.30 pm GMT), but as always, our build-up will begin much earlier. Until then, take care and goodbye!

Arshdeep Singh is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliance with the ball. He had figures of 2 for 13 from his 4 overs. Arshdeep says it was about doing the basics right and trusting his skillset. Feels the last game was a one-off and is pleased to have bounced back the way he did. Adds that nothing really changed for him, as it was simply about pitching the ball in the right areas and getting some help from the surface. On a personal note, he says he would like to dedicate the award to his 10-month-old niece, who is present tonight.

The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, is all smiles. He says that this sport teaches you a lot of things and that it is a great leveller as well. Mentions how you come back into the series is what matters the most. Shares that there were a lot of learnings from the last game and they had a good team meeting as well. Highlights that they went back to the basics. About his lean run with the bat, he states that he is batting beautifully in the nets and is trying to do what's under his control. Is hopeful that the runs will come soon, and ends by saying that he is definitely not out of form, but a bit short of runs.

The captain of South Africa, Aiden Markram, says it was tough upfront, with India bowling in the right areas, and before they knew it, they were four or five down. Credits the Indian pacers for bowling Test-match lengths and feels they did not give the batters much to score. If the conditions are similar again, he admits they will have to find better ways to counter it. Shares that he planned to take the game deep and try to make a play at the end. Adds that a total in the region of 140-150 would have kept them well in the contest. Mentions that he does not want the team to dwell on this loss too much, even though he will look for answers. In conditions like these, he feels you cannot hit everything and have to pick your options carefully. He stresses that he never wants to curb players or use negative language. Believes that each individual will take lessons from this game and come back better. Speaking about Abhishek Sharma, he says he was always likely to play that way, and admits South Africa did not land the ball in the right areas early on. Once they corrected that, they were much better and managed to stretch the game, which he takes as a positive.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Varun Chakaravarthy is up for a quick chat with the broadcasters. On being informed about him completing 50 T20I wickets, he starts by admitting that he didn't know that he reached that milestone. Highlights that there was a lot of help for the seamers and that he never played at this venue before. Also admits that he found it a bit challenging in chilly conditions of Dharamsala. Shares that they did have some bowling meetings and honest conversations about what went wrong in the second T20I. Detials that those were two-way talks and went really well. On being asked about how he planned to bowl on this surface, where there was help for the pacers, he details that the ball was skidding more rather than turning, so he just tried to keep the stumps in play. After being made aware that he is the second-fastest Indian bowler to get to 50 wickets in the format, he ends by saying it feels good as long as he is playing for the country and picking up wickets.

Earlier, after being asked to bat first, South Africa never really got going with the bat. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana extracted movement off the deck and through the air to dent the Proteas inside the Powerplay. The tourists were never allowed to recover from those early setbacks as Varun Chakaravarthy, Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya combined to pile on the misery. Aiden Markram fought a lone battle as wickets fell around him, but he eventually perished in his attempt to push the total higher. Markram’s 61 was the lone highlight for the visitors in a batting effort that saw them fold for 117. While Arshdeep Singh stood out in the pace department, Varun Chakaravarthy excelled in the spin department, with both picking up two wickets each and giving nothing away.

Having put only 117 on the board, the South African quicks needed to replicate what their Indian counterparts had done, and perhaps do even better if they were to have any chance. The conditions were there to be exploited, but Lungi Ngidi was all over the place in the opening over, and the rest also struggled to hit their straps. That allowed Abhishek Sharma to break the back of the chase early, with India racing to 60 in 5 overs. The Proteas did manage to stretch the game a little after removing Abhishek, as Shubman Gill had a scratchy stay and Tilak Varma was not at his fluent best, but Abhishek’s early fireworks meant the result was never really in doubt.

India bounce back from a crushing defeat in a comprehensive fashion. This win gives them the lead with two games to go. As for South Africa, they simply did not turn up with the bat, and one is left wondering whether the constant chopping and changing with an eye on the World Cup is really doing them any good. The track did show that even with the older ball, there was enough in it to keep the pacers interested, and had Aiden Markram received some support, the contest might have looked very different.

Over 15.5 : 120/3

11 Runs

015.1
015.2
115.3
615.4
415.5

S. Dube

10 (4)

T. Varma

26 (34)

O. Baartman

3.5-0-34-0

15.5

Ottneil Baartman To Shivam Dube

FOUR! Shivam Dube hits the winning runs. Short and on top of off. Shivam Dube reads the length early, gets himself into a stable position and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND GO 2-1 UP IN THE SERIES!

15.4

Ottneil Baartman To Shivam Dube

SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! A slot ball from Baartman, full and around middle and off. Shivam Dube clears the front leg and plays with a straight bat. Launches it over long on for an 80-meter six. India need just 2 more runs.

15.3

Ottneil Baartman To Tilak Varma

Short of a length, on middle, Tilak Varma waits back and punches it to the right of mid on for a hasty single.

15.2

Ottneil Baartman To Tilak Varma

Full and on the leg stump line, Tilak Varma gets across and tries to flick it away, but misses and wears it on the front pad.

15.1

Ottneil Baartman To Tilak Varma

Wild swing and a miss! Tilak steps out on a length delivery, just outside off. It skids through and beats Varma who lines up to smack that over cover.

Over 15 : 109/3

8 Runs

014.1
414.2
414.3
W 14.4
014.5
014.6

S. Dube

0 (2)

T. Varma

25 (31)

L. Ngidi

3-0-23-1

14.6

Lungi Ngidi To Shivam Dube

Touch full and on off, angling in. Dube tries to smash that downtown, but only manages a thick inside edge onto the pads.

14.5

Lungi Ngidi To Shivam Dube

Back of a length, around off, Dube backs away and punches it to extra cover.

Shivam Dube walks out next.

14.4

Lungi Ngidi To Suryakumar Yadav OUT!

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! On his day, that would have landed into the stands. Full and fired onto the pads by Ngidi. Suryakumar Yadav goes for his most productive shot, the aerial whip off the pads. But he mistimes it high up in the air towards deep backward square leg. Ottneil Baartman from deep fine leg runs to his left and slides low to take a fine catch. Suryakumar Yadav departs for another low score. 12 (11) for him and India are 109/3.

14.3

Lungi Ngidi To Suryakumar Yadav

FOUR MORE! Shorter and on middle, SKY stays deep in the crease and pulls it firmly through mid-wicket for four more.

14.2

Lungi Ngidi To Suryakumar Yadav

FOUR! Up and over! Into the surface, over off, Suryakumar Yadav stays leg side of the ball and swings through the line. Hits it on the up over mid off for a boundary.

14.1

Lungi Ngidi To Suryakumar Yadav

On a short of a good length, on off, SKY taps it down on the off side.

Over 14 : 101/2

6 Runs

2 LB 13.1
013.2
113.3
013.4
213.5
113.6

S. Yadav

4 (7)

T. Varma

25 (31)

A. Nortje

3-0-14-0

13.6

Anrich Nortje To Suryakumar Yadav

Nearly went to hand! At 145.4 kph, a well-directed bumper at the bodyline of the batter. Yadav arches back for the upper cut. The ball brushes the glove first and then goes off the face of the bat. It goes down to deep third, where Marco Jansen runs in and slips a bit. The ball lands in front of Marco. They cross.

13.5

Anrich Nortje To Suryakumar Yadav

Good effort in the field! Short and wide on off, Suryakumar hammers it past the diving point fielder. Tristan Stubbs covers good ground to his left in the deep and dives to save a couple of runs for his side. 100 comes up for India!

13.4

Anrich Nortje To Suryakumar Yadav

Bashes the hard length, outside off, SKY backs away and flays at it but misses.

13.3

Anrich Nortje To Tilak Varma

On a back of a length, around off, tapped through covers for a single.

13.2

Anrich Nortje To Tilak Varma

A sharp and quick bumper, over the left shoulder. Tilak sways away and drops his wrists.

13.1

Anrich Nortje To Tilak Varma

Two leg byes! Too straight, full in length, Tilak fails to lay any bat on the tickle. The ball brushes the front pad and goes towards deep fine leg. Marco Jansen sprints and slides to his left to cut it off. Jansen holds his left shoulder after releasing the throw. South Africa will hope that it is nothing serious.

Over 13 : 95/2

3 Runs

012.1
112.2
012.3
112.4
012.5
112.6

T. Varma

24 (28)

S. Yadav

1 (4)

C. Bosch

3-0-18-1

12.6

Corbin Bosch To Tilak Varma

Going across the batter, on a short of a length, Tilak chops it square on the off side for a single.

12.5

Corbin Bosch To Tilak Varma

A confident shout for LBW but turned down! Corbin Bosch is pretty convinced. The ball appeared to have pitched well outside leg as Bosch bowled it from over the wicket. Aiden Markram still wants to take a chance. Not all that short, on middle and leg, Tilak crouches and swivels for the pull. The ball skids through to go under the blade and rap the batter on the front pad. Ball Tracking shows that the ball has pitched well outside the line.

12.4

Corbin Bosch To Suryakumar Yadav

Short and a bit wide on off, Suryakumar runs it down to deep third and gets to the other end.

Full Commentary

15 OV

8 Runs

L. Ngidi to S. Yadav S. Dube

014.1
414.2
414.3
W 14.4
014.5
014.6

14 OV

6 Runs

A. Nortje to T. Varma S. Yadav

2 LB 13.1
013.2
113.3
013.4
213.5
113.6

13 OV

3 Runs

C. Bosch to T. Varma S. Yadav

012.1
112.2
012.3
112.4
012.5
112.6

12 OV

1 Runs

M. Jansen to T. Varma S. Gill S. Yadav

011.1
011.2
111.3
W 11.4
011.5
011.6

11 OV

3 Runs

L. Ngidi to T. Varma

010.1
010.2
010.3
010.4
210.5
110.6

10 OV

3 Runs

A. Nortje to T. Varma S. Gill

19.1
09.2
19.3
09.4
19.5
09.6

9 OV

2 Runs

O. Baartman to S. Gill T. Varma

18.1
08.2
08.3
18.4
08.5
08.6

8 OV

8 Runs

C. Bosch to T. Varma S. Gill

17.1
17.2
07.3
17.4
1 LB 7.5
47.6

7 OV

7 Runs

A. Nortje to S. Gill T. Varma

06.1
1 WD 6.2
46.2
06.3
16.4
16.5
06.6

6 OV

8 Runs

C. Bosch to A. Sharma T. Varma

05.1
W 5.2
45.3
05.4
05.5
45.6

5 OV

11 Runs

O. Baartman to A. Sharma S. Gill

64.1
44.2
04.3
14.4
04.5
04.6

4 OV

7 Runs

M. Jansen to A. Sharma S. Gill

13.1
03.2
43.3
13.4
03.5
13.6

3 OV

10 Runs

O. Baartman to S. Gill

42.1
02.2
42.3
22.4
02.5
02.6

2 OV

16 Runs

M. Jansen to S. Gill A. Sharma

1 WD 1.1
01.1
41.2
11.3
01.4
41.5
61.6

1 OV

16 Runs

L. Ngidi to A. Sharma

60.1
00.2
4 LB 0.3
20.4
40.5
00.6

Match Info

Venue Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Weather Clear
Toss India won the toss and elected to field
Result India beat South Africa by 7 wickets
Player of the Match Arshdeep Singh
Umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND), Virender Sharma (IND) and Rohan Pandit (IND)
Referee Sir Richie Richardson (WI)