The first two matches against South Africa were not good for Abhishek Sharma, he got out after scoring 17 runs each in Cuttack and New Chandigarh. He would like to play a match-winning innings for the team in the third match today. India vs South Africa 3rd T20 is being played today at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. Abhishek is on the verge of breaking a big record of Virat Kohli.

The year 2025 was very good for Abhishek Sharma, he became the world number-1 batsman in T20 rankings. Abhishek has scored 1533 runs in 38 T20 innings played this year, his strike rate has been above 200. This year he will play 3 more T20 matches, which are against South Africa. He can break a big record of Virat Kohli by scoring 82 runs.

How was it for Abhishek Sharma 2025

Abhishek Sharma has scored 790 runs for the Indian team in the year 2025. In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, Abhishek scored 304 runs at an average of 50.66. His strike rate in SMAT was 249.18.

The first two matches of the ongoing T20 series against South Africa were not good for Abhishek Sharma, he was out after scoring 17 runs each in the first and second matches. However, Abhishek has 3 matches left including today’s match to break Virat Kohli’s record. Abhishek has come second in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in a calendar year, breaking the record of Suryakumar Yadav. Now his eyes are on Kohli’s record.

Most T20 runs in a calendar year (Indian)

• 1614 runs in 20 innings- Virat Kohli (2016)
• 1533 runs in 38 innings*- Abhishek Sharma (2025)
• 1503 runs in 41 innings- Suryakumar Yadav (2022)

Abhishek Sharma has left Suryakumar Yadav behind. Suryakumar had scored 1503 runs in 41 innings in the year 2022. Abhishek has scored 1533 runs this year. Abhishek Sharma has to score 82 more runs this year. They have 3 matches including the match being played in Dharamshala today. If he is not able to break Virat Kohli’s record even today, he will have 2 more chances.

Quinton De Kock has become the batsman to score joint highest 50 plus runs in T20 against India. For the 5th time he played an inning of more than 50 runs against India, apart from him Nicholas Pooran and Jos Buttler have done this. Although De Kock did this in less innings than both of them.

India vs South Africa 2nd T20 is being played at Maharaj Yadvinder Singh PCA Stadium. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Quinton de Kock along with Reza Hendricks made a partnership of 38 runs for the first wicket, after which he made a partnership of 83 runs for the second wicket with Aiden Markram. Meanwhile, he scored his half-century.

Highest score of 50 plus runs against India in T20

• 5- Nicholas Pooran, West Indies (20th innings)
• 5- Jos Buttler, England (24th innings)
• 5- Quinton de Kock, South Africa (12th innings)

Quinton de Kock played a brilliant inning of 90 runs in the second T20, although he missed his century. De Kock went ahead to take a run after cutting the first ball of the 16th over bowled by Varun Chakraborty, but wicket keeper Jitesh Sharma quickly caught the ball and hit it on the stump. De Kock scored 90 runs in 46 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 5 fours.

India is ahead 1-0

Had registered a spectacular victory in the first T20 played in Cuttack, India. Batting first in that match, India had scored 175 runs. On the basis of excellent bowling, Team India had bundled out the visiting team for 74 runs. India registered a big win by 101 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series. The second T20 is being played today.

India’s playing 11

Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa’s playing 11

Quinton de Kock, Reza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Janssen, Lutho Sipamala, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Baartman.

India vs South Africa second T20 match was played in Mullanpur, in which Shubman Gill came into limelight due to his fielding. Actually, in this match, Gill had stopped the ball from going outside the boundary line, yet the umpire declared it a six. Why did this happen, and due to which rule did the umpire signal a six? Understand its rules here.

This incident is of the 15th over of the South African innings. Shivam Dubey was bowling, Dewald Brevis was in front. Brevis hit an aerial shot towards long-off, but Shubman Gill jumped and stopped the ball from crossing the boundary. So what happened after all, due to which the umpire signaled six.

Even before Shubman Gill could catch the ball, Gill’s foot hit the boundary cushion. Gill’s foot was above the boundary line, so it did not matter whether Gill pushed the ball into the field or not, because at the time of touching the ball his foot was above the boundary line. Therefore the umpire declared it a six.

The good thing for the Indian team was that Dewald Brevis could not stay in the field for long after that. He was dismissed by Akshar Patel on the score of 14 runs. Let us tell you that in this match, Quinton de Kock alone overpowered the Indian bowling, who played a stormy innings of 90 runs in 46 balls. During this, 5 fours and 7 sixes came from his bat.

If De Kock had completed 100 runs, it would have been his first century against India in T20 International. However, this was De Kock’s highest score against India in T20 matches.

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Batting first in the first T20 match, India has scored 175 runs. Hardik Pandya played a stormy innings of 59 runs for Team India. Shubhman Gill, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma also failed to play big innings. On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi wreaked havoc for South Africa and dismissed 3 batsmen of Team India.

Abhishek Sharma, who usually gives a bright start to Team India, was out after scoring 17 runs. Shubman Gill, who returned after missing the ODI series, flopped badly, scoring only 4 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav’s flop show continues. As soon as he came, he won the hearts of the audience with a four and a six, but he too could score only 12 runs.

Within no time, Team India had lost the wickets of all three top order batsmen for 48 runs. Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel scored 23 and 26 runs respectively, but due to their slow innings India’s run rate came down very low.

Hardik Pandya took over the T20 World Champion

When Hardik Pandya came to bat, India had scored 78 runs and lost four wickets in 11.4 overs. The run rate was just above 6, so it seemed difficult for the team to even reach 150 runs. Shivam Dubey remained at the crease for some time, but after scoring 11 runs, he also left.

Amidst all this, Hardik Pandya worked to save the honor of the current T20 World Champion India. He returned unbeaten after scoring 59 runs in 28 balls. In his stormy innings he hit 6 fours and four sixes. At one time India was able to score 80 runs in 12 overs, but on the strength of Hardik’s half-century, Team India added 95 runs in the last 8 overs.

On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets for South Africa. Lutho Sipamala took 2 wickets and Donovan Ferreira took one wicket.

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India vs South Africa: In the first T20, Hardik Pandya played a stormy innings of 59 runs, in which he hit 4 sixes. With this he has completed his 100 sixes in T20 International, becoming the fourth Indian batsman to do so. Due to Hardik’s brilliant innings, Team India was able to reach a big score of 175 runs despite a bad start.

Team India was in a difficult situation when Hardik Pandya came to bat, Abhishek Sharma (17), Shubhman Gill (4), Suryakumar Yadav (12) were out cheaply. When the fourth wicket fell in the form of Tilak Verma in the 12th over, India’s score was 78 runs. Then came Pandya, who started hitting big with his first ball.

Hardik Pandya left Pollard, left Rahul behind

Hardik scored unbeaten 59 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 210.71, in this innings he hit 4 sixes and 6 fours. He has reached 100 sixes in T20 International, leaving behind Pollard (99) and KL Rahul (99).

Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20I

1. Rohit Sharma- 205
2. Suryakumar Yadav- 155
3. Virat Kohli- 124
4. Hardik Pandya- 100
5. KL Rahul- 99

Hardik Pandya was injured in the Asia Cup, after which he could not play the final against Pakistan. Pandya was also out of Australia tour. This was his first match after the injury, but he looked in great form. This is very good news considering the preparations for the T20 World Cup.

Earlier, Lungi Ngidi had shattered India’s top order, he took 2 big wickets in the powerplay in the form of Shubhman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak Verma, who came at number four, handled the innings, but when the partnership was formed, captain Aiden Markram brought in Lungi in the 12th over. He also dismissed Tilak Verma (26) in this over. Akshar Patel played a good inning of 23 runs in 21 balls. Batting first, India scored 175 runs for 6 wickets.

Lungi Ngidi bowled brilliantly against India in Cuttack, he took a big wicket in the form of Shubman Gill in the very first over. After this, he also sent Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav (12) to the pavilion cheaply. Tilak Verma, who was batting well, was dismissed by Ngidi in his third over.

Aiden Markram had decided to bowl first after winning the toss in the first T20 being played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Shubman Gill, who was out of the Test and ODI series due to injury, joined the T20 team as vice-captain, he opened the innings with Abhishek Sharma. He hit a four on the very second ball of the first over bowled by Lungi Ngidi. But he was out on the third ball.

Gill tried to hit this ball by moving forward and hitting a big shot, but the ball stopped on the bat and did not go very far. Marco Yansen took an easy catch. After this, Ngidi dismissed Suryakumar Yadav in his second and third overs of the match. Surya scored 12 runs in 11 balls with the help of 1 six and 1 four.

Lungi Ngidi took the third wicket as Tilak

After taking 2 wickets in the powerplay, Lungi Ngidi took the wicket of Tilak Verma in his third over. Captain Markram brought him in in the 12th over, and he took an important wicket for his team. Tilak was looking in good form earlier, he scored 26 runs in 32 balls with the help of 1 six and 2 fours. With this innings he also completed 1000 runs in his T20 International career.

Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets for just 21 runs in his first 3 overs, which broke the back of India’s top order. Lungi bowled the 16th innings, giving 10 runs. With this he took 3 wickets for 31 runs in his spell of 4 overs. Marco Yansen did not take any wicket in 4 overs, but gave runs at an economy of less than 6.

The. Africa got the target of 176 to win

Hardik Pandya had a great comeback match, whose innings took India to a big score of 175 runs despite a bad start. Hardik scored unbeaten 59 runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 6 fours. Akshar Patel played an important inning of 23 runs in 21 balls.

India vs South Africa 5 match T20 series starts from Tuesday, 9th December. Before this, South Africa won the Test series and India won the ODI series, now it has to be seen who wins in T20. India will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav and the Proteas team will be commanded by Aiden Markram. Here we are giving you information about the head to head record of both the teams in this short format of cricket. Also know who are the top-5 players who scored the most runs and took the most wickets.

India vs South Africa 1st T20 will be played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. All eyes will be on world number-1 T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma, who is coming off a brilliant performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The main thing in the strategy of the visiting team will be to get Abhishek out early, because even if he plays the entire powerplay, it will be difficult for them.

Jasprit Bumrah is returning to the Indian bowling unit, who was not in the ODI series. Varun Chakraborty will also create problems for the South African batsmen. Shubhman Gill and Hardik Pandya are also returning.

India vs South Africa T20 Head to Head

A total of 31 T20 International matches have been played between India and South Africa so far. India has won 18 matches and South Africa has won 12. The last T20 played between the two in India was won by South Africa, which took place in Indore (October, 2022). Although this was the last match of the series and India won it 2-1.

• Total matches- 31
• India won- 18
• South Africa won- 12
• Inconclusive- 1

Most runs in India vs South Africa T20 (Top-5)

1. David Miller- 524
2. Rohit Sharma- 429
3. Virat Kohli- 394
4. Suryakumar Yadav- 372
5. Quinton de Kock- 351

Most wickets in India vs South Africa T20 (Top-5)

1. Arshdeep Singh- 18
2. Keshav Maharaj- 15
3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar- 14
4. Varun Chakraborty- 12
5. Ravichandran Ashwin- 11

Where to watch live broadcast and streaming

The first T20 between India and South Africa will be played on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

ICC has fined Team India 10 percent of the match fee for maintaining slow over rate in the second ODI played in India vs South Africa in Raipur. ICC gave this information just a day before the start of the 5-match T20 series. The International Cricket Council said in its statement that India was charged under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate offences.

The ICC said that Emirates ICC Elite Panel match referee Richie Richardson gave this punishment when KL Rahul’s team was still two overs behind after taking into account the time allowance.

KL Rahul admitted his mistake

If punishment is given, players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over that their team is unable to bowl in the stipulated time. As the stand-in captain, KL Rahul accepted the charge and accepted the punishment, so no formal hearing was required.

India fined for breach of ICC Code of Conduct against South Africa https://t.co/CZO3nv5rcR

— ICC (@ICC) December 8, 2025

Team India had lost in Raipur

India has won the 3-match ODI series 2-1, although the visiting team had won the match for which Team India was punished. In the second ODI played in Raipur, Virat Kohli (102) and Rituraj Gaikwad (105) had scored centuries, with the help of which Team India, batting first, scored a huge score of 358 runs.

However, dew played an important role in the stadium, due to which batting became easier in the second innings. While chasing the target, Aiden Markram played a brilliant inning of 110 runs. By winning this match, the visiting team had leveled the series, however, in the decisive ODI, India won the series by defeating South Africa by 9 wickets.

India vs South Africa 1st T20 on Tuesday

After Test and ODI, now ODI series will be played between India and South Africa. The first ODI of the 5-match series is on Tuesday, December 9 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. The match will start at 7 pm. Live telecast will be on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored the first century of his ODI career. This century of Jaiswal came in the third ODI match against South Africa, in which he completed his century in 111 balls. Jaiswal played 75 balls to complete his fifty, while he scored the next fifty runs in 35 balls. Jaiswal has now become the sixth Indian to score a century in all three formats.

Indians who scored centuries in all three formats

Yashasvi Jaiswal has earlier scored centuries in T20 and Test cricket also. Now in the fourth match of his ODI career, he has also achieved the feat of scoring an ODI century. Before this, only 5 Indian batsmen have been able to score centuries in all three formats. Only their names Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina and Shubman Gill were able to do this. Jaiswal is the sixth Indian to do so.

He opened with Rohit Sharma in the third ODI match played in Visakhapatnam. Together they made a partnership of 155 runs. Jaiswal was able to score only 40 runs in both the matches of the current series. Ultimately, he capitalized on the opportunity and scored a century in the third and last match. He got a chance to open in the ODI team in the absence of injured Shubman Gill.

There were flops in the last 2 matches

Yashasvi Jaiswal was able to score 18 and 22 runs respectively in the first two ODI matches of South Africa. In the third ODI match, he exercised patience and completed his fifty in a very slow manner, playing 75 balls. After that he increased the pace and completed the next 50 runs in 35 balls. In this match, Jaiswal played an inning of 116 runs in 121 balls.

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India has defeated South Africa by 9 wickets in the third ODI match. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the first century of his career, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli also scored fifties. By winning this match, the Indian team has captured the series 2-1. In this match played in Visakhapatnam, the South African team was reduced to 270 runs. In reply, Team India won the match by 9 wickets in 61 balls.

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a great start to Team India, which came to chase the target of 271 runs. Jaiswal was able to score only 40 runs in the last 2 matches of the series. Under pressure, he completed his fifty runs in 75 balls. He made an opening partnership of 155 runs with Rohit Sharma. Jaiswal returned unbeaten in this match after scoring 116 runs in 121 balls. In this innings he hit 12 fours and 2 sixes. Jaiswal has now become the sixth Indian batsman to have scored a century in all three formats.

ROKO wreaked havoc

Rohit Sharma played an inning of 57 runs in Ranchi. After that, he was out early in the second ODI, but in the third ODI, he played an inning of 75 runs, which included 7 fours and 3 sixes. On the other hand, Virat Kohli started scoring runs rapidly as soon as he entered the field. Virat returned unbeaten after scoring 65 runs in 45 balls. In this flamboyant innings he hit 6 fours and 3 sixes. Jaiswal and Kohli made a partnership of 116 runs in 84 balls.

Kuldeep Yadav created history

Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav had created history in bowling. Kuldeep took 4 wickets in the match. He has now become one of the Indian bowlers who have taken the most number of 4-wicket hauls in ODI cricket history. He has taken 4-wicket hauls 11 times. Only Ajit Agarkar (12 times) and Mohammed Shami (16 times) have done this more times than him. In bowling, the famous Krishna also took 4 wickets.