IND vs SA: Will it rain sixes or will the bowlers do their magic? Dharamshala’s pitch will be very special

By Sandy Verma On Dec 14, 2025

IND vs SA: The third T20 match against South Africa is to be played on December 14 from 7 pm at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. At present, both the teams seem to be on equal footing in the 5-match series. In such a situation, the team that wins the third match will go ahead 2-1. In such a situation, victory is very important for both the teams. The bowlers will work their magic on the Dharamshala pitch or the batsmen will be seen hitting sixes. At present fans want to know the answer to this question.

How will the pitch be in the third T20 match?

Till now Team India has played 3 matches in Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala. Out of which India has won 2 matches. Had to face defeat in 1 match. Team India had suffered that defeat against South Africa on 2 October 2015. When the South African team won the match by 7 wickets. In such a situation, the South African team will take the field with more confidence.

There is good bounce on this pitch, due to which it is easy for the batsmen to play freely. Big scores are made on this ground even during IPL. However, fast bowlers will get some swing. In such a situation, if they take advantage of this, they can trouble the batsmen with the new ball. Some turn may be seen during the second innings. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bat first.

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See the squads of both the teams here

Team India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brewis, Tony DeGeorge, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Marco Jansen, Quinton de Kock (wk), Donovan Ferreira (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Otneil Bartman, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Mafaka, Lungi Ngidi, Enrique Nortje.

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