India Vs South Africa 2nd ODI Match: The second match of the ongoing 3-match ODI series between India and South Africa was played yesterday i.e. on December 3, 2025 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. Even though Team India’s young batsman Tilak Verma was not a part of the playing eleven in this match, he made his presence felt in the match with excellent fielding and saved five runs for the team. While South Africa was chasing the target of 359 runs in the second innings of Raipur ODI, Tilak came on the field as a substitute fielder and saved a six in the 20th over of the innings. Tilak, flying in the air like Superman, stopped the ball, which was going for a six outside the boundary. Aidan Markram looked surprised after seeing his effort, because it was Markram who had played that shot.

Tilak showed excellent athleticism

South African opener Aiden Markram played an aerial shot at long-on on the fourth ball of Kuldeep Yadav in the 20th over. Tilak, standing there, jumped high and caught the catch with both hands. However, when Tilak felt that he had gone under the boundary line, he showed amazing athleticism and intelligence and threw the ball back into the field and Tilak saved five runs for the team.

That was a 100/100 effort by #TilakVarma,

Came in as a substitute fielder, saved a certain six, and boosted the team’s spirit.#INDvSA 2nd ODI, LIVE NOW https://t.co/uUUTmlZugb pic.twitter.com/yDzPkJkAYL

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 3, 2025

Tilak launches India’s new jersey with Rohit

Earlier, during the mid-innings break of the second ODI played between India and South Africa, Tilak Verma along with ICC T20 World Cup 2026 brand ambassador Rohit Sharma launched India’s new jersey for the T20 World Cup. The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup will be held from February 7, 2026 to March 8, 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. India has been placed in Group A along with arch-rivals Pakistan, USA, Netherlands and Namibia. India will face USA in the first match of their tournament on 7th February in Mumbai.

India’s team for T20 series against South Africa: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.