Arshdeep, Harshit set the tone in seam-friendly Dharamsala as India go 2-1 up
SA were bowled out for 117, but Abhishek Sharma's blazing knock ensured India won despite a wobble
14/12Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Dharamsala, Dec 14 2025
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
120/3 (15.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
14/12Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Dharamsala, Dec 14 2025
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
120/3 (15.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
AK Markram
61(46) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %65%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 21 runs
- 3x4 - 1x6
Abhishek Sharma
35(18) 3x4 - 3x6
Control %50%
- Productive Shot
- square drive
- 11 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
CV Varun
- O4
- M0
- R11
- W2
- Eco2.75
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Kuldeep Yadav
- O2
- M0
- R12
- W2
- Eco6
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 5-match series 2-1
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
14 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 117 (20 OVERS)
- Aiden Markram61 (46)
- Donovan Ferreira20 (15)
- Kuldeep Yadav2/12 (2)
- Varun Chakravarthy2/11 (4)
INDIA 120/3 (15.5 OVERS)
- Shubman Gill28 (28)
- Abhishek Sharma35 (18)
- Lungi Ngidi1/23 (3)
- Corbin Bosch1/18 (3)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Ekanth
Third one-sided game in the series. Both teams still have questions to answer - SA around their specialist batters and India too, a couple of them in Gill and SKY. Let's see if SKY, who is out of runs, will have some return in the next game. For now, Sidharth Monga's match report is here. There will be Hemant Brar's analysis coming up later. Do check it out. Thanks for joining now. Goodbye.
Arshdeep Singh, POTM When I walked in the ground, this is also my home ground. I told them no, that made me feel better. There are some days where you don't execute, that was last game. Stuck to basics today and things came off. Nothing changed, I just pitched the ball in the right areas and used the help in the wicket. There was seam and swing in the cold. (Hendricks review) It was Surya bhai who wanted to get some suspense, I knew it was out right after it hit pad. My niece is here, she's ten-months old, want to dedicate this award to her.
Suryakumar Yadav, India captain Sport teaches you a lot of things. How you come back is more important. There was a lot of learning after last game in the meeting and then did what we did in Cuttack today. (Personal lack of form) I've been batting beautifully in the nets. When the runs have to come, they'll come. Not out of form, definitely out of runs. We'll enjoy the win, sit down tomorrow after reaching Lucknow and will take it from there.
Aiden Markram, SA captain Tough conditions. They got the ball in the right areas and before you know it we were 4-5 down. If we get similar conditions, we have to put pressure back. Credit to them. They didn't give us much to score off. I tried to take it deep. Whole time I thought if I got us to 140-150 it'd have been a closer game. I back myself to hit the ball I got out to at the death, generally. Picking a bowler on the night is how you go about it. When the match-up comes, you take it on. You want to take out negative speech like 'keep the ball on the floor'. Credit to Abhi for coming off. We weren't in the right areas in the first 3-4 overs. Was a positive to stretch the game by bowling good lengths.
Varun Chakravarthy wasn't aware he got past 50 T20I wickets It was doing a bit for the seamers. Other than that, tough conditions. Never played in a ground that's this chill. We had a bowling meeting and some honest conversations. Credit to management and bowlers for a two-way conversation. I was trying to stick to my strength. The ball was skidding more than turning, that's what I tried to do it.
10:15pm India take a 2-1 series lead. It was set up by the bowlers. Then Abhishek took over in the powerplay. 38 off 15 allowed Gill to get some game time. May not have been a great thing looking back as he was fortuitous and got stuck. Tilak was also in his shell today, but that didn't matter. SKY fell cheaply. Baartman, Nortje and Bosch bowled well but they weren't given much to work with.
15.5
4
Baartman to Dube, FOUR, Pulled in the gap at midwicket. Baartman changing his length, digs in short, got good height. Dube didn't extend his arms but clears it in two balls after a longish wait
15.4
6
Baartman to Dube, SIX, Clears long-on. Holds his shape after driving the fullish ball on off. 80-metre six
15.3
1
Baartman to Tilak Varma, 1 run, Fullish length ball on off, punched to mid-on
15.2
0
Baartman to Tilak Varma, no run, Full and slow on leg, beaten on the flick. Ball hits pad and goes forward
15.1
0
Baartman to Tilak Varma, no run, Charges and misses. Looks to flay the 136ks length ball over extra cover.
END OF OVER:15 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 109/3 (9 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.26, RRR: 1.80)
- Shivam Dube0 (2b)
- Tilak Varma25 (31b)
- Lungi Ngidi3-0-23-1
- Anrich Nortje3-0-14-0
14.6
0
Ngidi to Dube, no run, Looks to thwack it across the line, edges it onto pad
Match Coverage
All Match NewsArshdeep, Harshit set the tone in seam-friendly Dharamsala as India go 2-1 up
SA were bowled out for 117, but Abhishek Sharma's blazing knock ensured India won despite a wobble
Axar ill and Bumrah misses third T20I for personal reasons; South Africa make three changes
For the visitors, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch and Anrich Nortje came in for David Miller, Lutho Sipamla and George Linde
Arshdeep bounces back yet again, with Harshit for company
Harshit opened the bowling in Bumrah's absence and proved to be a handful with the new ball
India under pressure as South Africa keep pushing them into corners
A potentially spicy final week of this exciting tour is now upon us
