South Africa Tour of India, 2025 T20I Series Results

India won the South Africa Tour of India 2025 T20I series 3–1, dominating the first and fifth matches, losing the second, and seeing the fourth washed out due to extreme fog.

Series Result at A Glance

• Overall series: India beat South Africa 3–1 in the five‑match T20I series (one no‑result).​
• Venue spread: Cuttack, Mullanpur, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Ahmedabad.​

Match‑by‑match results

1. 1st T20I – Cuttack
   • India 175/6 (20 overs); South Africa 74 all out (12.3 overs).​
   • Result: India won by 101 runs – South Africa’s lowest T20I total, Hardik Pandya Player of the Match.​
2. 2nd T20I – Mullanpur (New Chandigarh)
   • South Africa 213/4; India 162 all out (19.1 overs).​
   • Result: South Africa won by 51 runs – Quinton de Kock smashed 90; Ottneil Baartman 4/24.​
3. 3rd T20I – Dharamsala
   • India won (series reports list India leading 2–1 after the third game; exact scoreline varies by brief result summaries, but India took the advantage before Lucknow).​
4. 4th T20I – Lucknow
   • Match abandoned with no result due to extreme fog after a long delay; series stayed 2–1 to India.​
5. 5th T20I – Ahmedabad
   • India 231/5; South Africa 201/8.​
   • Result: India won by 30 runs, clinching the series 3–1 with Tilak Varma (73 off 42) and Hardik Pandya (63 off 25) starring with the bat.
   • Hardik Pandya is the Player of the Match for his scintillating performance in Ahmedabad.

Key Takeaways

• India’s biggest win came in the opener, bowling South Africa out for 74 and taking a 1–0 lead.​
• South Africa hit back strongly in the 2nd T20I with De Kock’s 90 and a 213/4 total, leveling 1–1.​
• After going 2–1 up post‑Dharamsala and losing the Lucknow game to weather, India sealed the series in Ahmedabad with a 30‑run win in a high‑scoring finale.

Series Awards

• Player of the Series: Varun Chakaravarthy (10 wickets across the series).
• Leading Run-scorer: Tilak Varma (187 runs).

Key Milestone: During this series, Jasprit Bumrah became the first Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in all three formats of international cricket.