India Will face South Africa in the fifth match of the five-match T20 series. IND vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the 5th T20I of South Africa tour 2025.
IND vs SA Match Preview- 5th T20I, India tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
IND vs SA match will be played on 19 December at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The game will start at 7:00 PM IST.
Squad:
India
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
South Africa
Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Bartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Quinton de Kock, Tony De Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Mafaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.
India vs South Africa Major Matches:
hardik pandya vs marco janson
Fast bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya would like to play the same kind of innings that he played in the opening match of the series to help his team reach a good score by batting first in the decider as well.
Pandya will have to deal with the bowling of Marco Johnson, who has been the go-to bowler for South Africa on the India tour and will look to end it with a good performance.
Abhishek Sharma vs Lungi Ngidi
Abhishek Sharma, who has had a good run at the top of the order for India in T20I cricket, will look to cap it off with a strong performance during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Abhishek will be up against Lungi Ngidi, on whom the South African team management and captain will be counting on to bowl a match-winning spell.
Quinton de Kock vs Arshdeep Singh
Senior South African batsman Quinton de Kock would like to play a match-winning innings for his team in the final match after failing in the previous match.
Quinton de Kock will face Arshdeep Singh, who will be supported by the home team to take wickets in the first six overs.
aiden markram vs harshit rana
Aiden Markram will be entrusted with the responsibility to lead from the front in the fifth and final T20I against India, as he did in the third game in Dharamsala, even if it results in a losing cause.
Markram will face the challenge of Harshit Rana, who will look to back up the performance he delivered in Dharamsala when the fast bowler takes the field in the series decider.
Key players of India vs South Africa:
IND– Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh
SA– Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Dewald Brewis, Marco Johnson, Lungi Ngidi
India vs South Africa Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Ahmedabad and the maximum temperature is 30°C and minimum is 16°C.
conclusion
India will look to maintain their strong record against South Africa when both the teams face off in the final T20I of the five-match series and pick up a win in the process.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas will look to avoid losing the series with a win in the upcoming match, which will help them level the score.
