The India vs South Africa T20 team list for 2025 has just been announced. Both sides are bringing their strongest players for this five-match series starting December 9.
India enters after losing the Test series 2-0 but bouncing back with a 2-1 ODI win. This T20 series should be an absolute thriller between these two competitive sides.
India’s Key Players Returning
Shubman Gill is back in the side after recovering from that nasty neck spasm. He’ll be vice-captain after his fitness gets cleared by the medical staff before matches. Hardik Pandya returns too after missing two whole months with a left quadricep injury. He smashed 77 runs recently in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He is proving he’s ready.
Suryakumar Yadav captains this India vs South Africa squad with most players from the Australia series. The team list keeps the winning combination that worked brilliantly down under against Australia.
South Africa’s Squad Troubles
South Africa’s side has some major headaches with injuries hitting them hard now. Tony de Zorzi pulled his hamstring in the second ODI and flew back home already. Kwena Mphaka is also ruled out of the T20 squad for 2025 with hamstring troubles. Lutho Sipamla got called up to the team as his replacement.
India vs South Africa Team
India Squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar
South Africa:
Aiden Markram (C), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Lutho Sipamla, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs
Match Schedule for India vs South Africa T20 2025
- 1st Match – Tuesday, December 9, Cuttack
- 2nd Match – Thursday, December 11, Mullanpur
- 3rd Match – Sunday, December 14, Dharamsala
- 4th Match – Wednesday, December 17, Lucknow
- 5th Match – Friday, December 19, Ahmedabad
Cuttack will host the opener on December 9, 2025. IND vs SA T20 matches are gonna be special. The last match happens on December 19 in Ahmedabad. People are running to grab tickets to watch their favorite team play T20Is.
