India vs South Africa 5th T20 Match Date, Time: India, currently leading 2-1 in the 5-match T20I series vs South Africa, will look to seal the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. It would be India’s 14th consecutive T20I series win. The two teams come into this match after a rather disappointing, and slightly bizarre, scrapping of the 4th T20I due to excessive fog in Lucknow. The two sides warmed up at the ground but the toss ended up never taking place, with the officials choosing to run the clock all the way down to 9.45pm IST before calling it off despite the fog only getting worse as time went on. The abandonment meant ended any chances South Africa had of winning the series but they could still draw it if they win in Ahmedabad.
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5th T20I scheduled for 19 Dec 2025
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Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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Match start time: 07:00 PM (IST)
IND vs SA 4th T20I Predicted XIs
India predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
IND vs SA 4th T20 Match Ekana Stadium Pitch Report: Know here
Key player to watch out for: As was the case before the fourth T20I, the focus will be on India captain Suryakumar Yadav who hasn’t been in the best of form for a while but has been almost indispensable due to his leadership skills with India winning over 80% matches under him. With the T20 World Cup coming up early next year, the Men in Blue will be desperate for their captain to find form with the willow.
South Africa predicted XI: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
Key player to watch out for: With a pitch that looks set to assist batters in the early going, South Africa will be looking to their explosive opening batter Quinton de Kock to replicate his 46-ball 90 that he scored in the 2nd T20I in Mullanpur so that they can level the series.
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IND vs SA: Head-to-Head record in T20Is
Matches played: 35
India won: 20
South Africa won: 13
Squads
South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, George Linde
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Shabaz Ahmed, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
India vs South Africa T20I livestreaming details
The India vs South Africa fifth T20I will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network from 7 PM IST on Sunday.
