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.

South Africa’s tour of India has been quite exciting so far. The Test and ODI series has ended. Team India won the Test guest and ODI series, now it is the turn of T20. This series is going to be very important before the upcoming T20 World Cup, in which India would like to test its preparations and make possible changes in it. Along with the format, timing and squad are also changing, now Kohli-Rohit will not be seen. Know when and where India vs South Africa first T20 will be played. Squad of both the teams and details of live telecast and live streaming of the match.

Rishabh Pant took over the captaincy in the Test after Shubman Gill was injured, although India lost both the matches. In the absence of Gill, KL Rahul was given command in the ODI series. Here the power of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma was seen and India won the series 2-1. Now India is ready for the T20 series under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. The captaincy of South Africa will be in the hands of Aiden Markram.

On which date will India vs South Africa 1st T20 be held?

The first match of the 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played on Tuesday, 9 December.

At which venue will India vs South Africa 1st T20 be held?

Barabati Stadium Cuttack Odisha.

What time will India vs South Africa 1st T20 start?

The first T20 between India and South Africa will start at 7 pm on Tuesday, December 9. The toss will take place at 6:30.

Indian team

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.

south african team

David Miller, Reza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Enrique Norkhia, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamala, Otniel Bartman.

Where to watch live India vs South Africa T20 match

India vs South Africa first T20 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

BCCI has announced the squad for the 5-match T20 series against South Africa. 15 players have been selected under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill is the vice-captain and Hardik Pandya has returned. Rinku Singh has been dropped, due to which many fans are angry. He is heavily criticizing the selectors on social media.

Rinku Singh plays the role of a finisher, although he has not got consistent opportunities in the playing 11. Even in the Asia Cup, he got a chance to play only the final because Hardik Pandya got injured. This year, Rinku played in 6 T20 International matches, out of which he got a chance to bat in 3. Of course he got less chances, but he made his name in most of the matches. Now after being dropped from the T20 series against South Africa, his fans are very angry with the selectors.

Fans upset due to Rinku Singh’s exit

Citing Rinku Singh’s T20 statistics, a user wrote that he is India’s best finisher in T20, and he was dropped. Another user accused Chief Selector and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir of choosing players of his choice.

Rinku Singh who is India’s best finisher of T20Is in history has got dropped from T20I squad just ahead of T20I WC!

Rinku Singh in T20Is:

Innings – 25,
Runs-550,
Avg – 42.31
Sr – 161.77

Agarkar will be remembered as the worst selector in history!pic.twitter.com/fm8JtigPOa

— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) December 3, 2025

Ajit Agarkar & Gautam Gambhir are trying their level best to destroy Indian Cricket now, selecting team purely based on likes, dislikes & hatred:

– Rinku Singh with 40+ avg & 160+ sr is dropped from T20Is now,
– Shubman Gill with worse stats is selected over Jaiswal & Gaikwad,
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— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) December 3, 2025

If there’s one batsman who is ignored across formats every time, it’s Rinku Singh. Man performs in every format but doesn’t even get into IND A squads and gets dropped from T20I squad without even doing anything wrong. https://t.co/sNZXZxLKdv

— arfan (@Im__Arfan) December 3, 2025

Another user wrote that Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel cannot score runs at a fast pace in the last overs, Sanju Samson is also not a finisher.

– Rinku Singh misses another T20 World Cup.
– Last time, he had the best chance and truly deserved it, but missed out.
– Rinku is replaced by Washi Sunder.
– Players like Axar and Washington can’t accelerate effectively in the death overs.
Sanju Samson is not a finisher.
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— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) December 3, 2025

Rinku Singh’s T20 International statistics

Rinku Singh has scored a total of 550 runs in 25 innings of 35 matches. His highest score in this format is 69*, his strike rate is 161.76 and average is 42.30. He has scored 3 half-centuries in T20 International.

India’s T20 squad against South Africa

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain)*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.

*Shubman Gill can play only after getting fitness clearance.

India vs South Africa T20 Series 2025 Schedule

• 1st T20: 09 December- Cuttack
• Second T20: 11 December- New Chandigarh
• 3rd T20: 14 December- Dharamshala
• 4th T20: 17 December- Lucknow
• Fifth T20: 19 December- Ahmedabad