Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    SR
    37
    22
    46
    4
    2
    168.18
    9.1 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. 97/2
    5.4 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. 63/1
    19.5 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 227/5
    12.1 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! 115/3
    19.3 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. 220/4
    not out
    10
    3
    5
    1
    1
    333.33
    not out
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    -
    Extras
    9 (lb 3, w 6)
    TOTAL
    231/5 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    L Ngidi402907.25104010
    M Jansen4050012.547100
    OEG Baartman303911366130
    C Bosch3044214.6674410
    D Ferreira202001023010
    GF Linde4046111.552400
  • BATSMEN
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    10.2 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. 120/2
    6.3 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 ball This appeared to stop on Hendricks as he chipped his stroke. 69/1
    11.1 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. 122/3
    14.4 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? 154/6
    12.3 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. 135/4
    12.4 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. 135/5
    15.2 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. 163/7
    16.1 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? 177/8
    not out
    17
    15
    22
    1
    1
    113.33
    not out
    7
    9
    16
    1
    0
    77.77
    Extras
    14 (w 14)
    TOTAL
    201/8 (20 Overs, RR: 10.05)
    Yet to bat: OEG Baartman
    Fall 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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Arshdeep Singh4047111.7597140
    Washington Sundar403007.572120
    JJ Bumrah401724.25150020
    CV Varun4053413.2573520
    HH Pandya3041113.6635200
    Abhishek Sharma101301311100

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)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st69RR HendricksQ de Kock
2nd51Q de KockD Brevis
3rd2DA MillerD Brevis
4th13DA MillerAK Markram
5th0DA MillerD Ferreira
6th19DA MillerGF Linde
7th9GF LindeM Jansen
8th14C BoschM Jansen
9th24L NgidiC Bosch