India vs South Africa 5th T20I, Highlights: IND beat SA by 30 runs, win series 3-1
IND vs SA 5th T20I, India vs South Africa Today Match Highlights: Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah led the way in ensuring that South Africa don't pull off an upset.
by Sports Desk · The Indian Express · JoinIndia (IND) vs South Africa (SA) 5th T20 Highlights: South Africa were momentarily giving India cause for worry in their chase of 232 when Quinton de Kock and Dewald Brevis went big guns in the early part of the middle overs. But Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy led the way in getting the key strikes and South Africa were restricted to a score of 201/8. India thus won the match by 30 runs and have won the five-match series 3-1.
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Brevis and de Kock earlier smashed as many as 42 runs in the ninth and 10th overs and have kept South Africa in the hunt in the fifth T20I in Ahmedabad. However, De Kock and Brevis both fell in the next two overs and India were right back in it. De Kock raced past 50 in 30 balls. Brevis joined him after the struggling Reeza Hendricks fell to Varun Chakravarthy after the powerplay and sixes are flying from both ends now for South Africa.
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Earlier, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma put the South African bowlers to the sword as India set up a score of 231/5. Pandya came in when Suryakumar Yadav fell for yet another low score and made that wicket a distant memory for South Africa. He creamed as many as 32 runs off the first eight balls he faced. Tilak Varma, meanwhile, continued his good form at the other end and eased past yet another half-century. Shortly after Tilak’s milestone, Pandya raced past 50 in just 16 balls, the second fastest half-century by an Indian in men’s T20Is.
Teams:
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
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
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Match EndedSouth Africa tour of India, 2025 - 5th T20I
India
231/5 (20.0)
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South Africa
201/8 (20.0)
Match Ended ( 5th T20I )
India beat South Africa by 30 runs
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Dec 19, 2025 11:03 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: India beat South Africa 30 runs, win series 3-1
13 run scored in that last over and that takes South Africa past 200. This has been a very good chase from South Africa but in the end, India had just too many runs on the board. The difference, very clearly, has been Hardik Pandya's incredible assault but also important to mention is Bumrah's ridiculous spell and Chakravarthy's timely strikes.
Dec 19, 2025 10:53 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Bumrah finishes with figures of 2/17
Well, he is the best for a reason. In a match where the ball has flown to all parts of the ground, Bumrah finishes with an economy of 4.25. Both of his wickets were potentially game-turning, the first being that of Quinton de Kock which ended that partnership with Dewald Brevis, the one that made it look like South Africa might make light work of this chase. The second was that of Marco Jansen, which has ended this match as a contest.
The last over of the match will now be bowled by Abhishek Sharma
South Africa 188/8 in 19 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:46 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! Bumrah gets Jansen!
How about it, instant impact from Bumrah. He gets Jansen first ball. Appeal for caught behind as Bumrah starts with a yorker-length off-cutter outside off, umpire shakes his head. It wasn't a very confident appeal in the first place and it looks like SKY went for the review almost as a formality, since this is the last big threat with the bat and India are yet to use up any of their reviews. However, replays show a huge spike on ultra edge as ball passes bat. Brilliant review, brilliant delivery, Jansen is gone and surely, surely that is that as far as this match is concerned.
Jansen c Samson b Bumrah 14 (5
SA 177/8 in 16.1 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:42 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Jansen finishes Chakravarthy's spell with twin sixes!
Well Marc Jansen has been absolutely incredible throughout this tour and he has orchestrated a seemingly improbable chase for South Africa in the ODI series earlier. He comes on strike third ball of that over and then smashes the fourth ball over long on for a no-look six. The next ball is also sent over long on for another six. He takes a single after that and keeps strike. Surely another twist is not in store here.
Jansen on 14 off four, Bumrah comes back, for what is most probably going to be the first of two consecutive overs from him.
South Africa 177/7 in 16 overs, need 55 to win from 24 balls
Dec 19, 2025 10:39 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! Linde is next to fall to Chakravarthy
Linde had smashed the previous bowl inside out over extra cover for a six. Chakravarthy then pulls the pace all the way down, Linde was too early on the shot. The ball seems to take his back pad a bit before hitting the stumps.
Chakravarthy is pumped! That's not something you see everyday.
Linde b Varun 16 (8)
South Africa 163/7 in 15.2 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:31 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! It's Miller!
And it's Arshdeep! Miller tries to pull the fourth ball of the 15th, it takes a top edge and goes high up into the night sky. Samson calls for it ad takes it with aplomb.
Miller c Samson b Arshdeep Singh 18 (14)
SA 156/6 in 15 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:30 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 150 up for South Africa
Well South Africa are still not completely out of it. They still have Miller out there, Linde with him and the latter started the 14th over by pulling Pandya over deep square for six. Single next ball and then the fourth ball takes an edge and flies over short third man for four. Three runs off the next two balls to end the over.
Miller on 15 off 11 balls, Linde on eight off four.
SA 150/5 in 14 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:21 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! Two in two for Charkavarthy!
Oh a beauty from Chakravarthy, Donovan Ferreira had as much of an idea about it as we do right now of a world-ending comet heading our way. He offers the full face of the bat in a defensive prod, the ball sneaks between bat and body and crashes onto the stumps.
Ferreira b Varun 0 (1)
SA 135/5 in 12.4 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:20 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! Chakravarthy gets Markram!
Big appeal for LBW and given! Markram moved across a long way trying to get a paddle sweep going. Markram has a discussion with Miller and goes upstairs. In line just pitched just outside off, no bat or glove and ball tracking holds up the umpire's call.
Markram lbw b Varun 6 (4)
SA 135/4 in 12.3 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:13 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: GONE! Brevis falls to Pandya
Pandya starts with a slow bouncer and that does the trick. Brevis had committed to the pull, tries to force the pace and he holes out in the deep. India right back in it now.
Brevis c Washington Sundar b Pandya 31 (17)
SA 122/2 in 11 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:05 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! Bumrah gets QDK!
Bumrah brought back to deliver a wicket for India and of course he does it. Bumrah brings the speed down and sends it in yorker length, De Kock chips it right back to the bowler who does well to hold on. The crowd finds its voice again here in Ahmedabad.
de Kock c & b Bumrah 65 (36)
South Africa 119/2 in 10.3 overs
Dec 19, 2025 10:04 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 19 runs in the 10th now! Taste of his own medicine now for Pandya!
Pandya left frustrated at the end of his first over of the match. Brevis takes a wild swing at the first ball, it takes a bottom edge, beats the stumps and the wicketkeeper for a four. Then a slot ball that Brevis bullies over the fence for six. Brevis then absolutely clotheslines a length ball past point, the ball scorches the ground as it races to the boundary. Brevis mishits the fifth ball, it falls one-bounce to long on and the batters take a single. De Kock then smashes the last ball towards deep midwicket, it sneaks right under the hands of the diving Abhishek at the boundary.
QDK on 65 off 34 balls, Brevis on 29 off 14.
SA 118/1 in 10 overs, need 114 to win from 60
Dec 19, 2025 09:55 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 23 runs in the 9th over! Brevis and De Kock goes after Chakravarthy!
Well not often do you see Varun Chakravarthy being sent to all parts of the ground but that is what has happened here. Chakravarthy's first ball in that over is smashes straight down the ground by De Kock for a six. Chakravarthy then bowls the second ball too far wide outside off. He re-bowls that, De Kock reverse sweeps it behind point for four. Single next ball and then Brevis smashes the fourth ball over long off. The fifth ball is cut past deep point for four and then a single.
Brevis on 14 off nine, De Kock on 61 off 33.
South Africa 99/1 in 9 overs
Dec 19, 2025 09:48 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Half century for Quinton de Kock!
18th T20I fifty for the South African. He has slowed down slightly in the last couple of overs but South Africa won't mind that one bit. They have enough firepower in the shed, including De Kock's partner at the moment Dewald Brevis. They'll just need the senior batter to be out there doing his thing for as long as possible.
Washington Sundar is done with his four overs, he has figures of 0/30 to his name.
South Africa 76/1 in 8 overs, need 156 to win from 72.
Dec 19, 2025 09:41 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! And Chakravarthy gets the breakthrough...
...thanks to an incredible catch at midwicket by Shivam Dube! It is the struggling Reeza Hendricks who falls. He chips it to midwicket where Dube stretches to the limit and plucks the ball out of the air one handed. He ran to his left and took it one-handed. Absolutely brilliant.
Hendricks c Dube b Varun 13 (12)
SA 69/1 in 6.3 overs
Dec 19, 2025 09:39 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Powerplay ends, Chakravarthy comes in
South Africa are 67/0 at the end of the powerplay. Hardik Pandya is off the field, get some work done on his lower back. This is normally the point where he bowls his first over. De Kock managed to get a four off the third ball of the sixth over that was bowled by Sundar. He is sitting on 47 off 26. Hendricks struggling at the other end, on 12 off 10. Wonder how long he will last against Chakravarthy.
Dec 19, 2025 09:35 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 8 runs off Bumrah's first over
Well that was quite an over from Bumrah and so he wouldn't be too happy that it has still gone for eight runs. That is largely because his second ball went for five wides. That was followed by three dot balls, keeping De Kock quiet. QDK digs out a yorker length delivery fifth ball and takes a single. And then a proper yorker that Hendricks digs out off side for another single.
South Africa 60/0 in 5 overs
Dec 19, 2025 09:26 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 50-run opening stand in just 24 balls!
QDK is on fire! Sundar switches to around the stumps for him after Hendricks takes a single first ball of the fourth. Big shout for LBW off the second ball, umpire says no and India don't bother with the review. Then De Kock backs away and smashes the short ball over long on for another six, taking the opening stand past 50, out of which 40 has been scored by De Kock alone. Two singles to end the over.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl his first over now in the fifth.
South Africa 52/0 in 4 overs.
Dec 19, 2025 09:24 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: QDK has scoring boots on
Arshdeep steams in and he has been welcomed with a SIX by QDK!!! Great swing of the bat that deposits the ball over the ropes. That's followed up with a cut to get a boundary!! Runs keep flowing. They are already at over 12 runs per over while the required is a bit over 11. And another swing of the willow and another 4!!! This time to the long on. QDK with his scoring boots on tonight and that does not bode well for India. Pressure building on Arshdeep as he bowls back to back wides. Flashes of the second T20I where he bowled 7 wides in an over? And another wide delivery but QDK plays it off his leg side to guide it to the third man boundary!! Not ideal bowling. 20 from this one.
SA 43/0 after 3 overs
Dec 19, 2025 09:16 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Hendricks gets in on the act
Spin is in early for India as they introduce Washington Sundar into the proceedings. Reeza Hendricks with a single to start, followed by another by de Kock. Hendricks latches on to the 3rd delivery and cuts for a four!! A single next and QDK can see this over off. Just 1 from the last 2 deliveries.
SA 20/0 after 2 overs
Dec 19, 2025 09:13 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: QSK's blistering start
Back for the chase and Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks open for the Proteas. It's a steep target but if QDK is in form, no target is impossible. Arshdeep with the new ball and QDK with a pick up shot to score the first boundary of the innings. Swings again and that's gone to the same area, the long on, for another boundary!! The next ball, he drives on the offside and that has just avoided a diving SKY to get another 4!! Hattrick of boundaries!!
SA 12/0 after 1 over
Dec 19, 2025 08:58 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: India 231/5 in 20 overs
There is a run out at the end with both batters standing at the same end. Baartman knocks off the bails at the non-striker's end but there is a bit of a confusion over who among Dube and Tilak is out. It looks it will be Tilak who will have to walk. That was off a wide delivery as well and so there is one more ball to face after that. Dube heaves it between deep midwicket and long on for a four. He thus finishes on 10 off three balls, having also clobbered the first ball he faced over deep midwicket for a six.
Dec 19, 2025 08:51 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: GONE! Thus ends the Pandya show
Baartman with a full toss on leg stump third ball of that last over, Pandya hits it flat and hard but picks the lone fielder at deep midwicket. Ahmedabad gives a standing ovation as he walks and he acknowledges the crowd. That is one of the greatest T20I innings you will ever get to see.
Pandya c Hendricks b Baartman 63 (25)
India 220/4 in 19.3 overs
Dec 19, 2025 08:48 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Into the last over...
This partnership is on 99 off 41 balls. South Africa have done fairly well in not letting Pandya keep going in the same vein in the last two overs. Ravi Shastri, meanwhile, reiterates time and again in the commentary box how important it is for India to ensure that they stick to he batting order they have at the moment, which is in contrast to Gautam Gambhir's philosophy of batting lineups being overrated in T20 cricket.
Pandya is on 63 off 24 balls, Tilak on 68 off 40 balls
India 214/3 in 19 overs
Dec 19, 2025 08:37 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 16-BALL HALF-CENTURY FOR HARDIK PANDYA!
That is the second fastest by an Indian in men's T20Is, only behind the 12-ball monster by Yuvraj Singh in the 2007 T20 World Cup against England. Yep, the one in which six sixes happened. Bosch bowls the 17th over, Tilak gets off strike first ball and then Bosch sends in a waist-high full toss, Pandya bashes it over the long-on boundary for a six. Then he creams the third ball down the ground for a four. Pandya misses as he tries to help the fourth ball along the way past the keeper. The fifth is in the slot and he muscles that over midwicket to take himself to 54 in just 16 balls. Dot ball to end the over.
Pandya finishes it on 54 off 17, Tilak on 60 off 35.
India 195/3 in 17 overs
Dec 19, 2025 08:27 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 30-ball half-century for Tilak Varma
Tilak has maintained a strike rate of over 170 throughout this innings. It's just that he has been overshadowed somewhat off late because Pandya at the other end is currently goint at over 380! Tilak gets there by sending the fourth ball of the 15th over by Ngidi behind point for four. Tilak then hammers the last ball of the over in front of square for four.
He is on 57 off 32, Pandya on 32 off, don't rub your eyes, 8.
India 170/3 in 15 overs
Dec 19, 2025 08:21 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 27 RUNS IN 14TH OVER! PANDYAMONIUM IN AHMEDABAD!
Hardik Pandya is sitting on 31 in seven balls! Linde continyes 14th over, Tilak muscles the first ball over long on and then takes a single. Pandya then blasts the third ball leg side for a four. The fourth is smashed over covers for a six. Then he smashes the next ball again over covers for an even bigger six, probably touching 100m that one. Linde fires the last ball full and wide, Pandya blasts that along the ground through extra cover and the ball reaches the boundary in just over a second.
Tilak Varma, at the other end, on 46 off 27.
India 158/3 in 14 overs
Dec 19, 2025 08:15 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Pandya bashes Bosch everywhere!
Wow Hardik Pandya has made that first-ball wicket a distant memory for Bosch and South Africa in that over. The first ball he faces is clubbed down the ground. In fact it has gone and hit a cameraman there and the Indian physio is now tending to him. Umpires, cameramen, they are all in the firing line today. He takes a single next ball and then Tilak sends the fourth over mid on for a four. Another single after Tilak digs out a yorker, Pandya turns down the second run. He is a mood, and he shows why next ball. He charges down the pitch last ball and sweeps the last ball to the boundary.
Pandya is on 11 off 3 (!!!!), Tilak on 39 off 25.
India 131/3 in 13 overs
Dec 19, 2025 08:10 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! Suryakumar's struggles continue!
Well, he has hit that straight into the hands of the fielder at mid-on. Another low score for the Indian captain. Good length ball from Bosch, on off stump. Suryakumar tries to lift it over the infield and fails to clear it miserably. He walks off with a slouch of the shoulders. Not encouraging signs at all for the Indian team going into the T20 World Cup. Their captain and best player by a mile seems to be unable to buy a run at the moment.
Suryakumar Yadav c Miller b Bosch 5 (7)
India 115/3 in 12.1 overs
Dec 19, 2025 08:03 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: India cross 100
Well Suryakumar Yadav is out there, his form has been among the big headline makers off late. He has scored two in two thus far and is off strike as Baartman returns to the attack for the 11th over. Tilak on 24 off 15.
India 101/2 in 10 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:54 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: OUT! That's it for Samson
George Linde with a beauty first ball of his second over in the 10th. Lands it on a good length slightly outside leg stump and then spins sharply away past Samson's bat to hit middle and off. Samson tried to push it back past the bowler and was beaten comprehensively. Another good start but nothing more for Samson, although this really is down to a truly beautiful delivery from Linde.
Samson b Linde 37 (22)
India 97/2 in 9 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:49 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: SAMSON HAS HIT THE UMPIRE!
Samsin drills the fourth ball of the ninth over back down the ground, the ball deflects off Ferreira's hands and hits the umpire Rohan Pandit flush on his knee. That was hit with a lot of venom, a sickening blow there for the umpire to take. Technically, that was a catching chance but really, there are no human hands that have been designed to catch those consciously.
Samson runs over to the umpire to check on him, the South African physio is out as well.
India 95/1 in 8.4 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:47 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Tilak Varma continues in his own merry way
He has been the man in form for India off late and Tilak wastes no time in getting started. He steps out and sends the first ball he faces today over cover for four. Another four second ball of the next over from Donovan Ferreira. He is on 10 off six balls at the end of the seventh over, Samson on 28 off 15.
India 76/1 in 7 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:33 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: GONE! Abhishek has to go!
Well that was a little strange but South Africa have got their man. Corbin Bosch the bowler, he was clobbered over long off for six by Abhishek the previous ball. He follows that up with a short one, Abhishek stays in line and tries to help it along, it goes to De Kock and the umpire gives it out despite the South Africans not really appealing for it. Abhishek reviews straightaway.
How about it, there is a murmur on ultraedge as ball passes the glove. Abhishek doesn't seem to have felt the contact at all. A review burnt.
Abhishek Sharma c de Kock b Bosch 34 (21)
India 63/1 in 5.4 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:29 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Samson is up and away!
Samson and Abhishek's opening stand crosses 50 in just 30 balls. He smashes three fours in the fourth over off Ottneil Baartman and then Abhishek gets three more off Jansen in the fifth. Well, these two had formed a ridiculously lethal opening partnership before it was broken off with Shubman Gill's re-entry into the T20 squad.
Abhishek on 28 off 17 balls, Samson on 27 off 13 balls.
India 56/0 in 5 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:24 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Just 2 runs off the third!
Lungi Ngid keeps Abhishek quiet. Meanwhile, Samson needs a change of bat after taking a single second ball, seems to have broken it. Ngidi gets the third ball to dip on Abhishek and he misses on his swing leg side. Another change of pace next ball, Abhishek misses again and QDK needs more attention after collecting the ball. The physio comes out and takes a look at him and well, he seems good to go for now but this is worrying for SA. Abhishek misses his swing next ball and then drives to mid on for another dot
He finishes the over on 19 off 13, Samson eight off five.
India 27/0 in 3 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:10 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: 19 runs in the 2nd over!
Abhishek and Samson take Jansen to the cleaners in the big South African's first over of the match. Abhishek swings at the first ball with everything he has got, slices squarish to the third man area for four. Then he comes down the pitch and takes a big swing at the second ball, thick outside edge to the third man boundary. Another outside edge next ball, this time over slips for a four. Abhishek takes a single fifth ball and then sweet, sweet connection for Samson as he whips a length ball over mid on for six.
Abhishek is on 18 off eight balls, Samson on seven off four balls.
India 25/0 in 2 overs
Dec 19, 2025 07:09 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Six runs in the first over
Ngidi with two similar deliveries first two balls, on the that fourth stump line moving away from Samson. Samson tries to cut both deliveries, misses both of them, QDK is hurt while trying to collect the first ball but can continue after taking a breather. Another similar attempted cut shot third ball, it takes an edge and goes over third man, Samson takes a single Abhishek then steps out and pummels the first ball he faces down the ground for four, as you do. A single off the last ball and he keeps strike, Jansen sharing new ball dueties.
Dec 19, 2025 07:01 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: The teams are out there!
Sanju Samson is out there with Abhishek Sharma. No better chance for the former to showcase what he can do at the top of the order, especially with all the questions swirling around Gill's form. Lungi Ngidi has the ball in his hands and Samson is on strike.
Dec 19, 2025 06:53 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: What the BCCI is saying about Gill's injury
The board has just put this out on their X account: "Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right foot while batting in the nets on 16th December in Lucknow.
"After consulting a specialist and getting treatment with the BCCI medical team, he is improving but will be unavailable for selection for the final T20I in Ahmedabad."
Dec 19, 2025 06:39 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Aiden Markram at toss
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.
Dec 19, 2025 06:38 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Suryakumar Yadav at toss
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.
Dec 19, 2025 06:37 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Teams
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
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
Dec 19, 2025 06:21 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Robin Uthappa on Jasprit Bumrah
“South Africa have played very competitively, but they’ve been a bit hot and cold in the T20I series. That said, it has still been very entertaining. I thought they bowled really well, while their batting has been a little inconsistent. It’s going to be an interesting contest (in Ahmedabad) because they will want to level the series. Overall, they’ve had a great tour. They dominated the Test series (2-0) and were competitive in the white-ball formats as well. India came back strongly, but South Africa will want to win the next one and head home with their heads held high,” said Uthappa.
Dec 19, 2025 06:10 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Robin Uthappa on Jasprit Bumrah
“He is an absolute match-winner, and managing his workload is crucial. Fast bowling is probably the toughest skill in the sport, and Bumrah does it at high pace with a demanding action. You want to protect that, but at the same time, you want him to play enough cricket. We’ve seen glimpses of his brilliance, and hopefully he can build consistency over the next few games heading into the World Cup,” Uthappa said on JioStar’s ‘Cricket Live’.
Dec 19, 2025 05:59 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Kapil Dev on Gautam Gambhir
“How can you be a coach when they have given a name to let’s say anybody a leg spinner? How can Gautam can be a coach to a leg spinner or to the wicket-keeper? I think you have to manage. That’s more important. As a manager you give them encouragement to say you can do it because when you become a manager the young boys look up to you. How can my manager or captain can give me that comfort and that’s what the manager and captain’s job is — to give comfort to the team and always say ‘you can do better’. That’s the way I look at it,” he added.
Dec 19, 2025 05:53 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Kapil Dev on Gautam Gambhir
“Today that word called a coach… ‘coach’ is a very common word today. Gautam Gambhir can’t be a coach. He can be a manager of the team. When you say coach, coach is where I learn in the school and college. Those were the people, my coach there. They can manage me,” Kapil said
Dec 19, 2025 05:39 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Varun Aaron on Suryakumar Yadav
“These two are key batters in our setup when we talk about the T20 World Cup, and if they score runs, the Indian team will remain absolutely bullet-proof,” Aaron observed.
Dec 19, 2025 05:29 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Varun Aaron on Suryakumar Yadav
“I think Suryakumar Yadav is going to be focusing on getting runs because he really needs some runs under his belt. If Suryakumar Yadav scores runs, there will be a huge change in confidence because runs haven’t come from his bat for a long time, and even from Shubman Gill’s bat,” Aaron said on Star Sports.
Dec 19, 2025 05:22 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Varun Chakarvarthy on his bowling
“My plan is simple, stick to the basics and bowl my length. Sometimes it works, and thankfully in the last three matches, it has worked well. I will try the same in the next match. When you are not confident, your mindset affects your skill. The key is to stay confident and back your skills. That is when you execute well, without much change. That is the secret to being consistent. At this level, you must be consistent, playing at the highest level is important to know where you stand. In my first match at the international level, I struggled a bit initially and that’s when I understood a few things. I went back to practice and made corrections. So, it is very important to keep playing at the highest level,” he added.
Dec 19, 2025 05:10 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Varun Chakarvarthy on his bowling
“It is very important to keep putting pressure on yourself to get ready for the World Cup. You have to challenge yourself even when there is no challenge. If a match feels easy, you have to create that pressure mentally and start challenging yourself. Confidence, bowling the right lengths, and understanding the opposition are key. That is one major factor I want to take into the World Cup. With a better understanding of the opposition, I think I can do well,”
Dec 19, 2025 05:03 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Shivam Dube ahead of game
"I was smart when I bowled, but I didn't know when, how and what to apply. As soon as Gautam (Gambhir) and Surya supported me and told me that I could do it, I put myself in that situation. I realised that I can bowl in challenging situations as well"
Dec 19, 2025 04:51 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Anrich Nortje ahead of game
"I was smart when I bowled, but I didn't know when, how and what to apply. As soon as Gautam (Gambhir) and Surya supported me and told me that I could do it, I put myself in that situation. I realised that I can bowl in challenging situations as well"
Dec 19, 2025 04:42 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: IND probable XI
Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakarvarthy
Dec 19, 2025 04:31 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: SA probable XI
Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi/Ottneil Baartman
Dec 19, 2025 04:19 PM IST
IND vs SA 5th T20 Live Score Updates: Hola!
Hello and welcome to our live blog of India taking on South Africa in the final T20I. India will not lose the series, but South Africa can if they lose today. Hence, the visitors will be hoping to win the game and level the series. It might be high-scoring affair in Ahmedabad do stay with us for all the live updates.
India vs South Africa: Why Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav all cannot be in the same eleven
A dense blanket of fog at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium forced the abandonment of the fourth T20I between India and South Africa, denying fans the highly anticipated "unveiling" of India's elite bowling quartet—Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakaravarthy—in the same playing XI for the first time. With India leading the series 2-1, the washout prevented the tactical experiment of pairing two premier pacers with two world-class spinners against the Proteas. Consequently, the series remains undecided as the teams head to Ahmedabad for the fifth and final match. (Read more from Lalith Kalidas)
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