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India vs South Africa 5th T20I Live Score and Updates: Team India seal the series by 30-run win
Tune in with us to get the live score and all updates as India face South Africa in the 4th T20I at Ahmedabad.
By Yash Chauhan
Last Updated on - December 19, 2025 11:05 PM IST
Marco Jansen Out
Another important wicket gone for the South Africa as their star player Marco Jansen dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah for a 14 runs off 5 balls. South Africa 177-8 after 16.1 overs.
George Linde Out
Another important wicket gone for the South Africa as their star player George Linde dismissed by Varun Chakaravarthy for a 16 runs off 8 balls. South Africa 163-7 after 15.2 overs.
David Miller Out
Another important wicket gone for the South Africa as their star player David Millar dismissed by Arshdeep Singh for a 10 runs off 14 balls. South Africa 154-6 after 14.4 overs.
Donovan Ferriera Out
Another important wicket gone for the South Africa as their star player Donovan Ferriera dismissed by Varun Chakaravarthy for a duck. South Africa 135-5 after 12.4 overs.
Aiden Markram Out
Another important wicket gone for the South Africa as their star player Aiden Markram dismissed by Varun Chakaravarthy for 8 runs off 4 balls. South Africa 135-4 after 12.3 overs.
Dewald Brevis Out
Another important wicket gone for the Indian team as the star player Dewald Brevis dismissed by Hardik Pandya.
Quinton de Kock Out
Another important wicket gone for the Indian team as the star player Quinton de Kock dismisses by Jasprit Bumrah for 65 runs off 35 balls. Team India 120-2 after 10.2 overs.
Fifty for Quinton de Kock
A great batting performance from star South Africa player Quinton de Kock as he completes his fifty off 30 balls.
Reeza Hendricks Out
First shock have been given to the South Africa team as their opening star Reeza Hendricks dismissed by Varun Chakaravarthy for 13 runs off 12 balls.
The match begins
Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock have come out to start South Africa’s innings. Arshdeep Singh is ready with the ball.
Innings break
End of team India innings, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma’s great batting performances help team to add 231 runs on the board.
Tilak Varma Out
Another important wicket gone for the Indian team as the star player Tilak Varma dismisses by run out for 73 runs off 45 balls.
Hardik Pandya Out
Important wicket gone for the Indian team as the star player Hardik Pandya dismissed by Ottneil Baartman for 63 runs off 25 balls.
Fifty for Tilak Varma
A great batting performance from star Indian player Tilak Varma as he completes his fifty off 30 balls with 7 boundaries and 1 six.
Suryakumar Yadav Out
Another important wicket gone for the Indian team as the star Indian player Suryakumar Yadav departs for 5 runs off 7 balls on Corbin Bosch’s delivery. India 115-3 after 12.1 overs.
Sanju Samson Out
Another important wicket gone for the Indian team as the star Indian player Sanju Samson departs for 37 runs on George Linde’s delivery. India 97-2 after 9.1 overs.
Abhishek Sharma Out
A first wicket of the decider match has gone as star Indian player Abhishek Sharma departs for 34 runs off 21 balls. Team India 63-1 after 5.4 overs.
The match begins
Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson have come out to start India’s innings. Lungi Ngidi is ready with the ball.
South Africa Playing XI
Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
Team India Playing XI
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
Here's what SKY said after toss
We were looking to bat first. The wicket looks good, there won’t be dew and we want to put the runs on the board. It almost feels full. Let’s see what we want from this game, yes the series is on the line, but it is about expressing yourself and enjoying the game.
Here's what Markram said after toss
We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks quite dew, probably some dew later on and ball comes on better. There’s everything to play for, focus is on the World Cup and we have quite a few games here. Quite a few good signs with the ball in hand, looking to finish the tour on a positive note. Linde comes in for Nortje.
Pitch Condition
“Let’s begin with the dimensions – to my right, it’s 65 metres; to my left, 63 metres; and straight down the ground, it stretches to 71 metres. So there’s a slight directional bias to keep in mind. There are plenty of pitch options here at the square, but tonight we’re playing on black soil. Now, having a close look at the surface, it does appear slightly dry. Given what we saw earlier in the tour, we’ve dealt with plenty of cold conditions, but today feels a lot more normal in terms of atmosphere. With that dryness, you’d expect some turn for the spinners, but despite the visible cracks, the mosaic edges are firm and don’t shift when touched, which suggests the ball may not grip or turn as dramatically as it sometimes does in this part of the world. There’s also an even layer of grass, which usually means good bounce and stroke-play, and if we go by IPL numbers rather than internationals, scores around the 200 mark are quite common here. That’s probably the benchmark teams will have in mind heading in. Traditionally, you’d think chasing is preferable, but interestingly, at this venue, sides batting first have actually won more than they’ve lost,” inform Deep Dasgupta and Pommie Mbwanga.
Updates
The last match has of the T20I series between India and South Africa was called off due to excessive fog.