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India vs South Africa Scorecard, 5th T20I
IndiaWon
231/5 (20 ov)
201/8 (20 ov)
India won by 30 runs
South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Fri, 19 Dec, 19:00 IST
- Venue
- Narendra Modi Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
India won by 30 runs.
5th T20I · Twenty20 International · Narendra Modi Stadium · 19 Dec 2025
South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.
India: 231/5 (20 ov)
Top score: Tilak Varma, 73 off 42 balls
Best bowling: Corbin Bosch, 2 for 44 in 3 overs
South Africa: 201/8 (20 ov)
Top score: Quinton de Kock, 65 off 35 balls
Best bowling: Varun Chakaravarthy, 4 for 53 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (India)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
India innings231/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samsonb Linde | 37 | 22 | 168.2 | ||
| Abhishek Sharmac Kock b Bosch | 34 | 21 | 161.9 | ||
| Tilak Varmarun out (Kock) | 73 | 42 | 173.8 | ||
| Suryakumar Yadavc Miller b Bosch | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | ||
| Hardik Pandyac Hendricks b Baartman | 63 | 25 | 252.0 | ||
| Shivam Dubenot out | 10 | 3 | 333.3 | ||
| Jitesh Sharmanot out | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 6, nb 0, b 0, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 231/5 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
63-1 (Abhishek Sharma, 5.4 ov) · 97-2 (Sanju Samson, 9.1 ov) · 115-3 (Suryakumar Yadav, 12.1 ov) · 220-4 (Hardik Pandya, 19.3 ov) · 227-5 (Tilak Varma, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | ||
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Ottneil Baartman | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 13.00 | ||
| Corbin Bosch | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 14.67 | ||
| Donovan Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| George Linde | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
South Africa innings201/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kockc & b Bumrah | 65 | 35 | 185.7 | ||
| Reeza Hendricksc Dube b Chakaravarthy | 13 | 12 | 108.3 | ||
| Dewald Brevisc Sundar b Pandya | 31 | 17 | 182.4 | ||
| David Millerc Samson b Singh | 18 | 14 | 128.6 | ||
| Aiden Markramlbw b Chakaravarthy | 6 | 4 | 150.0 | ||
| Donovan Ferreirab Chakaravarthy | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| George Lindeb Chakaravarthy | 16 | 8 | 200.0 | ||
| Marco Jansenc Samson b Bumrah | 14 | 5 | 280.0 | ||
| Corbin Boschnot out | 17 | 15 | 113.3 | ||
| Lungi Ngidinot out | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | ||
| Extras | 14 (w 14, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 201/8 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
69-1 (Reeza Hendricks, 6.3 ov) · 120-2 (Quinton de Kock, 10.2 ov) · 122-3 (Dewald Brevis, 11.1 ov) · 135-4 (Aiden Markram, 12.3 ov) · 135-5 (Donovan Ferreira, 12.4 ov) · 154-6 (David Miller, 14.4 ov) · 163-7 (George Linde, 15.2 ov) · 177-8 (Marco Jansen, 16.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 | ||
| Washington Sundar | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | ||
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | ||
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 13.25 | ||
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.67 | ||
| Abhishek Sharma | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
Line-ups
India
The ground: Narendra Modi Stadium
FairPlay holds 42 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, with a median first-innings score of 192.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 56% and the toss winner won 46%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 69% of the time.
Highest total: 255/5 by India on 8 Mar 2026.
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