Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav also proved to be a flop in the third T20 against South Africa. Surya was out on the ball of Lungi Ngidi after scoring 12 runs. The year 2025 was not good at all for Surya. He has not been able to score a single half-century in T20 International this year, while he has been out on zero thrice.

Suryakumar’s T20 International record in 2025

Suryakumar Yadav’s biggest T20 innings in the year 2025 is 47 runs, which came against Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium. He remained unbeaten. Apart from this, he could not score above 40 in any match. He was out twice against England and once against Pakistan without opening an account.

The ongoing series against South Africa is India’s last T20 series of this year, in the first match of which Surya was out after scoring 12 runs. In the second match he could score only 5 runs. He scored 12 runs in the third T20 on Sunday.

It was not good for Shubman Gill also Year

The year 2025 was not very good for Shubman Gill in T20 International. He scored 291 runs in 15 T20 International matches this year. No half-century came from his bat this year, while he got out for ‘duck’ after 1.

In the first and second matches against South Africa, he returned to the pavilion in the very first over. Gill, who scored 4 runs in the first match, could not even open his account in the second match. In the third match he scored 28 runs in 28 balls.

World Cup cause for concern

There is the T20 World Cup in February-March next year, before which captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill will have to regain their rhythm. After South Africa, now India’s second T20 series is against New Zealand in January next year, that will be India’s last T20 series before the World Cup.

India vs South Africa 3rd ODI is being played in Visakhapatnam, which is the deciding match of the 3 match series. Before this, South Africa got a big shock, Tony de Jorzi and Nandre Berger are not playing this match. Not only this, two big players of the visiting team including Jorji have been ruled out of the entire T20 series of 5 matches.

The first two matches of the India vs South Africa ODI series have been competitive. The first match was won by India and the second match by the visiting team, now the series is equal and the team which wins the third match today will win the series. The exit of Jorji and Berger is a big blow for Temba Bavuma and the team. Jorji, who had scored 39 runs in the first match and 17 not out in the second, was out due to a hamstring injury.

30-year-old Nandre Berger took 2 wickets in Ranchi ODI and 1 wicket in Raipur, he was the main bowler of the visiting team who is not playing the decider match. There was also a change in India’s playing 11 in the third ODI, Tilak Verma has been included in place of Washington Sundar.

The South African Cricket Board said in its statement, “Burger suffered a hamstring injury while bowling during the second ODI on Wednesday, and De Zorzi suffered pain in the right hamstring area while batting and was unable to continue batting. Both players underwent scans on Friday which revealed the severity of their injuries.”

Mafaka and Tony De Jorzi out of T20 series

Tony De Jorji has been ruled out of not only the third ODI but also the India vs South Africa 5-match T20 series due to a hamstring injury. 19-year-old young bowler Kwena Mafaka has also been ruled out of the entire T20 series.

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

Indian cricket team’s ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill is on his way to comeback. Shubman Gill, who was injured during the first Test played against South Africa in Kolkata, has started rehab at the BCCI Center of Excellence. Gill’s neck was injured. According to the report, he can make a comeback from the T20 series against South Africa.

According to the report, Shubman Gill will start rigorous practice on Thursday and will give a fitness test on Friday, December 5. If Gill passes this fitness test, then he can play some matches of the T20 series against South Africa.

It is also possible that Shubman Gill did not play the first two matches of the five-match T20 series against South Africa. He can also be selected for the last three T20 matches. However, the final decision on Gill’s return will be taken only after his fitness test on Friday. According to another report, for this reason Team India has not been announced yet for the South Africa T20 series.

Hardik Pandya’s return confirmed

Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will also return from the five-match T20 series against South Africa. Hardik has currently returned to the cricket field. He is playing for Mumbai in the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In his comeback match, Hardik also played an explosive inning of 77 runs.

Schedule of India-South Africa T20 series

The first match of the five-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played in Cuttack on 9 December. After this, the second T20 match will be played on 11 December in New Chandigarh and the third T20 match will be played on 14 December in Dharamshala. Then the fourth T20 match will be held on 17 December in Lucknow and the final and fifth T20 match will be held on 19 December in Ahmedabad.

Hardik Pandya has completed intensive rehab at BCCI’s Center of Excellence and has been allowed to bowl in T20 Internationals. This is a good news before the T20 series against South Africa, he can join the squad for this series. Hardik was injured in the semi-finals of Asia Cup 2025.

According to a PTI report, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has completed an intensive rehab block at the BCCI’s Center of Excellence (CoE) and has been allowed to bowl in T20Is. Pandya completed his Return to Play (RTP) protocol at the Center of Excellence between October 21 and November 30. Now he has been declared fit to resume competitive cricket in T20.

Hardik Pandya was injured in Asia Cup

Hardik has been out of action since suffering a left quadriceps injury during the Asia Cup in September. For this reason, he was out of the Australia tour and the ongoing ODI series against South Africa. BCCI had already indicated that before the T20 World Cup 2026, he would be managed only for T20 Internationals.

Hardik will play in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Hardik Pandya will first return from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, so that his workload management can be tested. According to PTI report, Hardik Pandya can play matches for Baroda against Punjab on 2nd December and against Gujarat on 4th December. In this, the focus will be on how his body responds to bowling in two consecutive matches.

National Selection Committee member Pragyan Ojha has been entrusted with the task of monitoring Hardik Pandya’s progress in the domestic tour and giving feedback to the team management and selectors. It is clear from this that the management is considering him as an important player in the T20 World Cup 2026, who makes important contribution in batting, bowling as well as fielding.

IND vs SA Test, ODI And T20 Series Full Schedule: The Indian cricket team is currently on Australia tour. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, India has lost the ODI series 2-1. Now Team India has to play a 5-match T20 series. After coming from Australia, India’s next clash will be with South Africa. The South African team is going to tour India to play Test, ODI and T20 series. South Africa has announced a 15-member team for the Test series under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma.

South Africa tour to India

South Africa’s tour of India will start from 14th November. First, a 2-match test series will be played between India and South Africa. After this there will be a 3-match ODI series. After the Test and ODI series, a 5-match T20 series will also be played.

India vs South Africa, Test Series

• First Test – Friday, November 14; Kolkata
• Second Test- Saturday, November 22; Guwahati

India vs South Africa, ODI series

• 1st ODI – Sunday, November 30; Ranchi
• 2nd ODI – Wednesday, December 3; Raipur
• 3rd ODI- Saturday, December 6; Visakhapatnam

India vs South Africa, T20 series

• 1st T20 – Tuesday, December 9; ridge
• 2nd T20- Thursday, December 11; Chandigarh
• 3rd T20- Sunday, December 14; Hospice
• Fourth T20- Wednesday, 17 December, Lucknow
• Fifth T20- Friday, December 19; Ahmedabad

South Africa’s test team announced

Temba Bavuma (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Tony De Zorzi, Zubair Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Janson, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Ryan Rickleton, Senuran Muthusamy, Tristan Stubbs, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Verrey.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT

The South African Men’s selection panel has announced the 15-player squad for the two-match Test series against India from 14 – 26 November in the subcontinent.

Test captain Temba Bavuma returns to the side after missing the recent Pakistan Test series… pic.twitter.com/dOGTELaXUu

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 27, 2025

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