India will face South Africa in the fifth match of the five-match T20I series. The IND vs SA Match Preview provides today’s match details for the 5th T20I of the South Africa tour of India 2025.
IND vs SA Match Preview- 5th T20I, South Africa Tour of India 2025:
Date and Venue:
The IND vs SA match will be played on December 19 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The game will start at 7:00 PM IST.
Squads:
India
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
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South Africa
Aiden Markram (c), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.
IND vs SA Key battles:
Hardik Pandya vs Marco Jansen
Fast bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya would look to play a similar innings that he played in the series opener to help his team reach an above-par total while batting first in the decider as well.
Pandya will have to tackle the bowling of Marco Jansen, who has been the pick of the bowlers for South Africa on their tour of India, and would want to end it with a decent performance.
Abhishek Sharma vs Lungi Ngidi
Abhishek Sharma, who has had a good year at the top of the order for India in T20I cricket, would want to close it by putting on a strong show at the Narendra Modi Stadium during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa.
Abhishek will go head-to-head against Lungi Ngidi, whom the South African team management and the captain would bank on to deliver a match-winning spell.
Quinton de Kock vs Arshdeep Singh
Senior South African batsman Quinton de Kock would wish to get going and play a match winning knock for his team in the final game after failing to do so in the previous completed game.
Quinton de Kock will be up against Arshdeep Singh, who will be backed by the home team to pick wickets in the first six overs.
Aiden Markram vs Harshit Rana
Aiden Markram will be entrusted to lead from the front in the fifth and final T20I against India as he did in Dharamsala during the third game, albeit in a losing cause.
Markram will face the challenge of Harshit Rana, who would look to back up the performance he delivered in Dharamsala when the fast bowler takes the field in the series decider.
IND vs SA Key Players:
India– Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh
SA– Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi
IND vs SA Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Ahmedabad with a maximum temperature of 30°C and a minimum of 16°C.
Conclusion
India would look to maintain their strong record against South Africa when the two teams go head-to-head in the final T20I of the five-match series that they are currently involved in and clinch it in the process.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas would want to avoid a series loss courtesy of a win in the upcoming match, which will help them level it.
