Today the third T20 match will be played between India and South Africa. The toss of this match will take place in some time. Teams of India and South Africa will clash in Dharamshala, Himachal. The five-match T20 series is currently tied at 1-1. Today in Dharamshala where Team India will take the field with the intention of avenging the defeat in New Chandigarh. South Africa will be eyeing a lead in the series.

India or South Africa, who is ahead in head-to-head record?

If we look at the head to head record in T20 matches between India and South Africa, 33 matches have been played between the two so far. During this period, Team India has won 19 matches, while South Africa has won 13 times. The result of one match could not be declared. India has won six times in the last 8 T20 matches played between the two teams.

pitch report

Bounce will be seen on the pitch of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Here fast bowlers will get help in the beginning, hence batsmen will have to avoid taking big risks in the beginning. Although this game itself is such that you have to hit big shots from the first over, but still you have to stay here and try to play 2 or 3 overs. As the game progresses, the batsmen will get help. The spinners are not likely to get much help here, so once again Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh can play together.

So far 10 T20 International matches have been held on this ground of Dharamshala, in which the team batting first and the team chasing the target have won 4 matches each, 2 matches have been inconclusive. There is a possibility of dew in Dharamshala, so winning the toss is most important.

Indian’s probable playing 11- Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Akshar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa’s probable playing 11- Quinton de Kock, Reza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brewis, Donovan Ferreira, David Miller, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamala, Lungi Ngidi, Otniel Baartman.

The third match of the five-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played today i.e. Sunday, December 14 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. This series is currently tied at 1-1. The first T20 played in Cuttack was won by Team India, while in the second T20 played in Mullanpur, guest South Africa won. Today in Dharamshala where Team India will take the field with the intention of avenging the defeat in New Chandigarh. South Africa will be eyeing a lead in the series.

India or South Africa, who is ahead in head-to-head record?

If we look at the head to head record in T20 matches between India and South Africa, 33 matches have been played between the two so far. During this period, Team India has won 19 matches, while South Africa has won 13 times. The result of one match could not be declared. India has won six times in the last 8 T20 matches played between the two teams.

Match Prediction of India-South Africa 3rd T20

Even though South Africa defeated India in the second T20, Team India still has the upper hand in our match prediction meter. Our match prediction meter for the third T20 match between India and South Africa is showing that Team India has more chances of victory in this match also. The contest is 60-40.

How is the recent form of both the teams?

The Indian team is in excellent form especially in the T20 format. The Indian team has played 34 T20 matches after the 2024 T20 World Cup, in which it has lost only five matches. Whereas in the year 2025, the Indian team has played 19 T20 matches, in which it has suffered only 3 defeats. Obviously Team India is in amazing form at the moment.

On the other hand, the South African team has played 16 T20 matches this year, in which its win-loss record has been 6-10. The African team has suffered 10 defeats in 16 matches this year and has got only 2 wins in the last 7 T20 matches. If we talk about the last T20 match between India and South Africa, South Africa had won.

India Vs South Africa T20Is Series 2025: The second match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa was played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. In this match, Team India suffered a crushing defeat by 51 runs. India’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss proved wrong, because first the bowlers gave away a lot of runs, then the batsmen also failed. At the same time, India expected from the team’s ace batsman Abhishek Sharma, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill that the team would put up a good fight while chasing the big target of 200+ runs, but exactly the opposite was seen. First the upper order batsmen raised their hands, then they lost the last 5 wickets in just 9 balls after scoring just 5 runs.

Half the Indian team was reduced to just 9 balls.

Chasing South Africa’s target of 214 runs, the pair of Tilak Verma and Jitesh Sharma were playing in the 18th over of the Indian team’s innings, when India’s wickets had fallen and the score was 142. From here, Team India’s defeat seemed almost certain, but it was expected that the match would last till the last over and the batsmen would take the score closer, but exactly the opposite was seen. Where Jitesh was out on the 5th ball of the 18th over. After this, Team India collapsed in the blink of an eye and Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty also left in the 19th over. At the same time, India’s innings collapsed by 162 runs with the wicket of Tilak Verma on the first ball of the last over. During the fall of the last 5 wickets, India could score only 5 runs.

Shameful record made in the name of Team India

In the second match against South Africa, in this innings of Team India, all the batsmen became victims of fast bowlers. With this, an unwanted record was registered in the name of India. This is the first time that in a T20 International match of Team India, all the Indian batsmen have been out to the fast bowlers. At the same time, this is the first time for South Africa in this format, when their fast bowlers have taken ten wickets in a T20 International match.

South Africa recorded the most wins

South Africa achieved its 13th win in T20 International against Team India. With this, the South African team has made the record of winning the most number of matches against India in this format. He left behind Australia and England, who have managed to register 12 wins each. At the same time, New Zealand and West Indies have won 10-10 matches against India in T20 format.