India defeated South Africa by 30 runs in the 5th T20 match, won the series 3-1.
IND vs SA 5th T20 Match: Team India has defeated South Africa by 30 runs in the fifth and last T20 match played in Ahmedabad. With this, Team India has won the series of 5 T20 matches by 3-1. In response to the target of 231 runs for India, the South African team could score only 201 runs for 8 wickets.
Quinton de Kock scored half-century for South Africa
South Africa set out to chase the target of 232 runs given by Team India. Quinton de Kock got off to a fast start, but his opening partner Reeza Hendricks could not do anything special and was out after scoring 13 runs in 12 balls. After this, De Kock was out after playing a brilliant inning of 66 runs in 35 balls. Then Dewald Brevis returned to the pavilion after playing an innings of 31 runs in 17 balls.
South Africa’s poor batting
After this, captain Adam Markram also left after scoring 6 runs. Donovan Ferreira could not even open an account. George Linde was out after scoring 16 runs on 8 balls. Then David Miller also lost his wicket after scoring 18 runs in 14 balls. Marco Yansen also left after scoring 14 runs on 5 balls. In this way the South African team could score only 201 runs for 8 wickets.
Varun Chakraborty took 4 wickets
Varun Chakraborty took 4 wickets for India. While Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets. Whereas Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya got 1 success each.
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 19, 2025
Such was the innings of Team India
Batting first after losing the toss, Team India scored 231 runs for 5 wickets. Tilak Verma played an innings of 73 runs in 42 balls. He hit 10 fours and 1 six. Hardik Pandya scored 63 runs in 25 balls, which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. Sanju Samson played an inning of 37 runs and Abhishek Sharma played an inning of 34 runs. While Shivam Dubey contributed 10 runs. Corbin Wash took 2 wickets for South Africa. Whereas George Linde and Otniel Baartman got 1-1 success.
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