- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 sharp turn to beat Samson's outside edge to crash into the stumps! Samson backed away to push it straight back past the bowler, but this gripped and spun away to comprehensively beat him. Incredible delivery. 97/25.4 given out caught behind even without the keeper appealing. Bosch only half-appealed apologetically. Abhishek was looking to get inside the line and help this pull along. Abhishek reviewed straightaway, and replays suggest the ball passed very close to the glove. Let's see what ultra edge says.....well, it confirms a murmur as the ball passes glove. South Africans celebrate looking at the replay. And Abhishek has to walk back, on-field decision stays. 63/119.5 looks to flick a full delivery outside leg, misses. But in trying to pinch a bye to keep strike off the last ball, Tilak is run out at the non-striker's end as Dube doesn't move. He was ball watching as Tilak took off, by the time he turned around, Tilak was within kissing distance of him at the striker's end. QDK flicked an underarm throw to the bowler who broke the bails. End of a fine, fine knock from Tilak. The split screen throws up an incredible frame. Both were almost back into the crease at the same time. Dube got his bat in, Tilak plonked it a split-second later. Woah 227/512.1 Suryakumar's struggles continue! Good length ball around off stump, Suryakumar tries to lift it over the infield, down the V, but it hits the higher-part of his bat, and doesn't even clear mid off! 115/319.3 picks out the lone man at deep midwicket! This was a rank full toss on leg-stump, Hardik hit it flat and hard, but couldn't clear the fielder. Well held in the deep. Ahmedabad rises to applaud a fine knock from Hardik. 220/4Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL231/5 (20 Overs, RR: 11.55)Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Abhishek Sharma, 5.4 ov), 2-97 (Sanju Samson, 9.1 ov), 3-115 (Suryakumar Yadav, 12.1 ov), 4-220 (Hardik Pandya, 19.3 ov), 5-227 (Tilak Varma, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Ngidi 4 0 29 0 7.25 10 4 0 1 0 M Jansen 4 0 50 0 12.5 4 7 1 0 0 OEG Baartman 3 0 39 1 13 6 6 1 3 0 C Bosch 3 0 44 2 14.66 7 4 4 1 0 D Ferreira 2 0 20 0 10 2 3 0 1 0 GF Linde 4 0 46 1 11.5 5 2 4 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.2 he was brought back to deliver a wicket and Bumrah does just that! Sneaks in a yorker-length slower delivery that de Kock looks to squeeze back but ends up chipping it straight back and Bumrah somehow scrambles to hold on. This appeared to dip on de Kock. Bumrah's got magic in his fingers. 120/26.3 chipped to midwicket where Dube uses every ounce of his reach to pluck a one-handed stunner moving swiftly to his left. That is a terrific catch.
Big wicket for india - he was barely getting bat to ballThis appeared to stop on Hendricks as he chipped his stroke. 69/111.1 the slower bouncer has done the trick! Brewis looks to force the pace with the pull, but he ends up picking the lone fielder on the longest boundary. Easily taken by Washy against the ring of fire. India are back in this and how. 122/314.4 gets a big, fat top-edge as he attempts to pull, this swirls high into the night sky but Samson calls for it straight away, has his eyes on the ball all along as it descends and takes it very nicely. With Miller go South Africa's chances of drawing level too. Or will Marco deliver another twist? 154/612.3 massive appeal for lbw and given! Markram went across a long way to try and use the pace to paddle, but umpire Virender Sharma was convinced he was out. Markram has referred this upstairs. Impact is the only question - if it was in line or just outside off. No bat or glove onto the pad. Ball tracking tell us impact was umpires call - a minuscule portion of the ball was on the stumps. So the on-field call stays. 135/412.4 that is a corker from Varun! Two in two. Ferreira has to make the long walk back. He stabbed outside the line of that delivery anticipating the ball to rip away off the deck. This one drifted in, held its line and sneaked past the inside edge to crash into the stumps. 135/515.2 beautiful change of pace! This was nicely tossed up, it's the wrong' un as well and Linde was through with the hack even before the ball arrived. Missed it completely as the ball brushed his back pad and deflected onto the stumps. Varun mouths a few angry words, he's generally never this animated. 163/716.1 starts his third with a superb off-cutter, almost yorker-length outside off, as Jansen is beaten. India review in the hope that there may have been a faint edge on it through to Samson, but no one seems animated enough. perhaps just a mere formality. Replays however confirm this was very, very close. And guess what? Ultra edge confirms a big spike. And that means Marco is gone. What a review by India . Surely this is it for South Africa now? 177/8Extras14 (w 14)TOTAL201/8 (20 Overs, RR: 10.05)Did not bat: OEG BaartmanFall of wickets: 1-69 (Reeza Hendricks, 6.3 ov), 2-120 (Quinton de Kock, 10.2 ov), 3-122 (Dewald Brevis, 11.1 ov), 4-135 (Aiden Markram, 12.3 ov), 5-135 (Donovan Ferreira, 12.4 ov), 6-154 (David Miller, 14.4 ov), 7-163 (George Linde, 15.2 ov), 8-177 (Marco Jansen, 16.1 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 47 1 11.75 9 7 1 4 0 Washington Sundar 4 0 30 0 7.5 7 2 1 2 0 JJ Bumrah 4 0 17 2 4.25 15 0 0 2 0 CV Varun 4 0 53 4 13.25 7 3 5 2 0 HH Pandya 3 0 41 1 13.66 3 5 2 0 0 Abhishek Sharma 1 0 13 0 13 1 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
India won the 5-match series 3-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
19 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- India: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (SV Samson 27, Abhishek Sharma 23, Ex 1)
- Over 5.4: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - Abhishek Sharma (Struck down)
- Drinks: India - 97/2 in 9.1 overs (NT Tilak Varma 22)
- India: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 4
- India: 150 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
- NT Tilak Varma: 50 off 30 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 15 balls (NT Tilak Varma 19, HH Pandya 32, Ex 0)
- HH Pandya: 50 off 16 balls (4 x 4, 5 x 6)
- India: 200 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 41 balls (NT Tilak Varma 34, HH Pandya 63, Ex 3)
- Innings Break: India - 231/5 in 20.0 overs (S Dube 10, JM Sharma 0)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 3.3 overs (21 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (Q de Kock 40, RR Hendricks 7, Ex 3)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 30 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: South Africa - 118/1 in 10.0 overs (Q de Kock 65, D Brevis 29)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (Q de Kock 17, D Brevis 30, Ex 3)
- Over 12.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - AK Markram (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 12
- Over 16.1: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - M Jansen (Upheld)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 14
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