IND vs SA Head to Head records, India vs South Africa Head to Head Stats in T20I

India, after emerging victorious against the Australians 2-1 in the recently concluded three-match series, are now set to play one final series against South Africa before the eighth edition of the T20 World Cup which is set to begin next month down under. The three-match series against the Proteas kicks start on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in Thiruvananthapuram while the remaining games will be hosted by Guwahati and Indore on October 2 and 4 respectively.

These games will be the last chance for Rohit Sharma and his team to prepare for the global tournament. The hosts will be without players like Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar while Mohammed Shami, who missed the series against the Aussies due to COVID, will continue to remain away from the action. The Proteas will be touring Australia after the India series and will still have games under their belt before the start of the T20 WC.

IND vs SA Head-to-Head record in T20Is:

India and South Africa have clashed with each other in 20 T20 internationals so far with the Men in Blue sealing victories 11 times and the Proteas eight times. One fixture between the two sides ended in no result. In India, both have met in nine games with the home side winning just three encounters and South Africa five. The Rainbow nation has a solid record in India as they have never lost a T20I series here.

All-time top performers:

India skipper Rohit Sharma leads the batting chart with 362 runs to his name in fixtures between these two teams. He is followed by the former left-handed batter and first centurion of Indian T20I cricket Suresh Raina who scored 339 runs. South Africa’s JP Duminy occupies the third position with 295 runs. In terms of wickets, Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the pack with 14 scalps followed by R Ashwin (10). Yuzvendra Chahal, Junior Dala, and Harshal Patel have all taken three wickets each.

IND vs SA in the last meeting: (completed T20I)

The Proteas toured India earlier in the year in June for a five-match T20I series. The series got drawn 2-2 with the last match and the decider getting washed out due to rain in Bangalore. Speaking about the penultimate game of that series, India batted first in Rajkot and posted 169/6 in 20 overs courtesy of 46 and 55 runs knock from Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik respectively. In reply, South Africa got bundled out for a paltry 87 as Avesh Khan took figures of 4/18 in his four-over spell to win the clash for India by 82 runs.

IND vs SA results: