RESULT
5th T20I (N), Ahmedabad, December 19, 2025, South Africa tour of India
IND 231/5
SA (20 ov, T:232) 201/8
India won by 30 runs
Player Of The Match
Hardik Pandya
, IND
63 (25) & 1/41
India (20 ovs maximum)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Sanju Samson †
37 22 4 2 168.18
b Linde
Abhishek Sharma
34 21 6 1 161.90
c †de Kock b Bosch
Tilak Varma
73 42 10 1 173.80
run out (†de Kock/Baartman)
Suryakumar Yadav (c)
5 7 0 0 71.42
c Miller b Bosch
Hardik Pandya
63 25 5 5 252.00
c Hendricks b Baartman
Shivam Dube
10 3 1 1 333.33
not out
Jitesh Sharma
0 0 0 0 -
not out
Extras 9 (lb 3, w 6)
Total 231/5
20 Ov (RR: 11.55)
Did not bat:
Washington Sundar,
Varun Chakravarthy,
Arshdeep Singh,
Jasprit Bumrah
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Abhishek Sharma, 5.4 ov), 2-97 (Sanju Samson, 9.1 ov), 3-115 (Suryakumar Yadav, 12.1 ov), 4-220 (Hardik Pandya, 19.3 ov), 5-227 (Tilak Varma, 19.5 ov) •
DRS
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Lungi Ngidi
4 0 29 0 7.25 1 0
Marco Jansen
4 0 50 0 12.50 0 0
Ottneil Baartman
3 0 39
1
13.00 3 0
Corbin Bosch
3 0 44
2
14.66 1 0
Donovan Ferreira
2 0 20 0 10.00 1 0
George Linde
4 0 46
1
11.50 0 0
South Africa (T: 232 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Quinton de Kock †
65 35 9 3 185.71
c & b Bumrah
Reeza Hendricks
13 12 1 0 108.33
c Dube b Varun
Dewald Brevis
31 17 3 2 182.35
c Washington Sundar b Pandya
David Miller
18 14 2 0 128.57
c †Samson b Arshdeep Singh
Aiden Markram (c)
6 4 1 0 150.00
lbw b Varun
Donovan Ferreira
0 1 0 0 0.00
b Varun
George Linde
16 8 0 2 200.00
b Varun
Marco Jansen
14 5 0 2 280.00
c †Samson b Bumrah
Corbin Bosch
17 15 1 1 113.33
not out
Lungi Ngidi
7 9 1 0 77.77
not out
Extras 14 (w 14)
Total 201/8
20 Ov (RR: 10.05)
Did not bat:
Ottneil Baartman
Fall of wickets: 1-69 (Reeza Hendricks, 6.3 ov), 2-120 (Quinton de Kock, 10.2 ov), 3-122 (Dewald Brevis, 11.1 ov), 4-135 (Aiden Markram, 12.3 ov), 5-135 (Donovan Ferreira, 12.4 ov), 6-154 (David Miller, 14.4 ov), 7-163 (George Linde, 15.2 ov), 8-177 (Marco Jansen, 16.1 ov) •
DRS
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Arshdeep Singh
4 0 47
1
11.75 4 0
Washington Sundar
4 0 30 0 7.50 2 0
Jasprit Bumrah
4 0 17
2
4.25 2 0
Varun Chakravarthy
4 0 53
4
13.25 2 0
Hardik Pandya
3 0 41
1
13.66 0 0
Abhishek Sharma
1 0 13 0 13.00 0 0
Match Flow
India innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 1 wicket)
India: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (SV Samson 27, Abhishek Sharma 23, Ex 1)
Over 5.4: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - Abhishek Sharma (Struck down)
Drinks: India - 97/2 in 9.1 overs (NT Tilak Varma 22)
India: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 4
India: 150 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
NT Tilak Varma: 50 off 30 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 15 balls (NT Tilak Varma 19, HH Pandya 32, Ex 0)
HH Pandya: 50 off 16 balls (4 x 4, 5 x 6)
India: 200 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 41 balls (NT Tilak Varma 34, HH Pandya 63, Ex 3)
Innings Break: India - 231/5 in 20.0 overs (S Dube 10, JM Sharma 0)
South Africa innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 0 wicket)
South Africa: 50 runs in 3.3 overs (21 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (Q de Kock 40, RR Hendricks 7, Ex 3)
Q de Kock: 50 off 30 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
South Africa: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: South Africa - 118/1 in 10.0 overs (Q de Kock 65, D Brevis 29)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (Q de Kock 17, D Brevis 30, Ex 3)
Over 12.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - AK Markram (Struck down - Umpires Call)
South Africa: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 12
Over 16.1: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - M Jansen (Upheld)
South Africa: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 14
Match Details
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss South Africa, elected to field first
Series
South Africa tour of India
Season
2025/26
Player Of The Match
India
Hardik Pandya
Player Of The Series
India
Varun Chakravarthy
Series result India won the 5-match series 3-1
Match number
T20I no. 3645
Hours of play (local time) 19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days 19 December 2025 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
India
Rohan Pandit
DRS
India
Virender Sharma
DRS
TV Umpire
India
Jayaraman Madanagopal
Reserve Umpire
India
KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Match Referee
West Indies
Richie Richardson