India vs South Africa, 1st T20I
South Africa tour of India 2025 · T20I · · Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
India won by 101 runs (India 175/6, South Africa 74).
- India: 175/6 (20 ov)
- South Africa: 74 (12.3 ov)
Match report
India (IND) faced South Africa (SA) in the 1st T20I of South Africa tour of India 2025, a T20I match, at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Play began on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 at 13:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Jayaraman Madanagopal and Virender Sharma, with Richie Richardson as match referee.
India made 175/6 in 20 overs, with Hardik Pandya top-scoring on 59 not out from 28 balls. Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 31. South Africa made 74 in 12.3 overs, with Dewald Brevis top-scoring on 22 from 14 balls. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 7.
Result: India won by 101 runs. Hardik Pandya was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India · 1st innings: 175/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | c Marco Jansen b Lutho Sipamla | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 141.67 |
| Shubman Gill | c Marco Jansen b Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Aiden Markram b Lungi Ngidi | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Tilak Varma | c Marco Jansen b Lungi Ngidi | 26 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 81.25 |
| Axar Patel | c Donovan Ferreira b Lutho Sipamla | 23 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 109.52 |
| Hardik Pandya | not out | 59 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 210.71 |
| Shivam Dube | b Donovan Ferreira | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Jitesh Sharma | not out | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Lutho Sipamla | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Donovan Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 |
South Africa · 1st innings: 74 (12.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | c Abhishek Sharma b Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | b Axar Patel | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c Jitesh Sharma b Arshdeep Singh | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.56 |
| Dewald Brevis | c Suryakumar Yadav b Jasprit Bumrah | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 157.14 |
| David Miller | c Jitesh Sharma b Hardik Pandya | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Donovan Ferreira | c Jitesh Sharma b Varun Chakaravarthy | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Marco Jansen | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Jitesh Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | b Axar Patel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lutho Sipamla | c Abhishek Sharma b Shivam Dube | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Lungi Ngidi | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 1
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 |
| Axar Patel | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Hardik Pandya | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Shivam Dube | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Latest overs
- Over 13 (SA, Shivam Dube): 1 runs, 74/10 – W • 1
- Over 12 (SA, Axar Patel): 2 runs, 73/9 – • 1 • • W 1
- Over 11 (SA, Jasprit Bumrah): 3 runs, 71/8 – 1 W 1 wd • W •
- Over 10 (SA, Varun Chakaravarthy): 7 runs, 68/6 – • W 6 • • 1
- Over 9 (SA, Hardik Pandya): 11 runs, 61/5 – 6 • • • 1 4
- Over 8 (SA, Varun Chakaravarthy): 0 runs, 50/5 – • • • • W •