After winning the ODI series, team India will now play a five-match T20I series against the African team. Team India will try to find the right team combination in this series ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
India vs South Africa T20 series important details
The squads for both teams for the T20 series have already been announced. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian team, while Aiden Markram will captain the African team. Both teams possess several star players who can change the course of a match in just a few balls and are renowned masters of T20 cricket.
The first T20 match between India and South Africa will be played on December 9th at the Cuttack ground. The second T20 match will be played in New Chandigarh on December 11th, and the third in Dharamsala on December 14th. The fourth match will be played in Lucknow on December 17th, and the final match of the series will be played on December 19th at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. All matches will be played starting at 7:00 PM IST, with the toss taking place half an hour beforehand.
Team India for the T20 series
The Indian squad for the T20 series includes Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Hardik Pandya. Jasprit Bumrah will lead the bowling attack. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh have been named to support him. The spin department includes Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Varun Chakravarthy.
India vs South Africa T20I series schedule:
1st T20I – 9 December, Cuttack
2nd T20I – December 11, Chandigarh
3rd T20I – December 14, Dharamsala
Fourth T20I – December 17, Lucknow
Fifth T20I – December 19, Ahmedabad
Squads of both teams for the T20I series:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana and Washington Sundar
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Bartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Lutho Sipamla and Tristan Stubbs.