IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 3rd T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for South Africa tour of India 2025

India is set to face South Africa in the third T20I match of the South Africa tour of India 2025 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, on Sunday, December 14.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 14 Dec 2025, 01:20 IST

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In the third T20I match of the South Africa tour of India 2025, India (IND) is set to face South Africa (SA). The Indian team started the T20 series well but failed to maintain the lead and lost the second match. In the last match, they lost by 51 runs. South Africa, batting first, posted a huge total of 213 runs, in response to which India were all out for 162. However, Tilak Varma played well and scored 62 runs in 34 balls.

On the other hand, the last match was excellent for South Africa, in which Quinton de Kock played a brilliant innings of 90 runs off 46 balls. But South Africa's victory was thanks to their bowling, with Ottonel Bartman taking four wickets, while Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen and Lutho Sipamla took two wickets each. The South African team will definitely want to perform similarly in the next match, also.

Match Information

India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I

South Africa Tour of India, 14 Dec 2025, Sun, 7:00 PM IST ,Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Broadcast

Fancode

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Fancode

Weather Report

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Clouds

13.5°C

35% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India

L
W
W
L
W

South Africa

W
L
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

163 Runs

2 Matches

2

Virat Kohli

IND - bat

302 Runs

3 Matches

3

Quinton de Kock

SA - WICKETKEEPER

90 Runs

2 Matches

124 Runs

2 Matches

164 Runs

3 Matches

6

Tilak Varma

IND - bat

88 Runs

2 Matches

1

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

133.33

1 Match

2

Marco Jansen

SA - all

158.93

3 Matches

3

Quinton de Kock

SA - WICKETKEEPER

187.50

2 Matches

4

Marco Jansen

SA - all

96.36

2 Matches

5

Harshit Rana

IND - bowl

150.00

3 Matches

6

170.00

2 Matches

1

Simon Harmer

SA - all

17 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Kuldeep Yadav

IND - bowl

9 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

5 Wkts

2 Matches

4

Marco Jansen

SA - all

12 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Prasidh Krishna

IND - bowl

7 Wkts

3 Matches

4 Wkts

1 Match

1

Simon Harmer

SA - all

1.92

2 Matches

2

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

5.50

3 Matches

6.00

1 Match

4

Marco Jansen

SA - all

2.13

2 Matches

5

5.70

2 Matches

6

Marco Jansen

SA - all

6.00

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

India

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, SA Yadav (C), JM Sharma (wk), HH Pandya, Axar Patel, S Dubey, JJ Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

Bench : Washington Sundar, KL Yadav, H Rana, SV Samson

South Africa

Q de Kock (wk), AK Markram (C), T Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, DA Miller, D Ferreira, C Bosch, M Jansen, L Ngidi, OEG Baartman, L Sipamla

Bench : T de Zorzi, KA Maharaj, RR Hendricks, GF Linde, Kwena Maphaka, A Nortje

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, is known for its neutral behaviour and is helpful for both batters and bowlers. The fast bowlers may find some assistance initially, while the batsmen can also take full advantage of the bounce. We hope to see a close contest between bat and ball.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

50%

Batting Pitch

168

Average Score

50%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Abhishek Sharma IND | ALL

Abhishek is an outstanding T20 player. He made many outstanding innings in his short career. Moreover, he was also in good form, scoring 338 runs in the last 10 matches with a strike rate of 173.

8.5
VC

Quinton de Kock SA | WICKETKEEPER

Quinton de Kock is the best T20 cricketer from South Africa. He performed well in recent matches. Moreover, he scored 90 runs off 46 balls. South Africa will expect a good inning from him in this match as well.

7

Tilak Varma IND | BAT

Tilak is a young and talented player. He is doing an outstanding performance for the Indian side in the recent past. Moreover, he scored 62 runs off 34 balls in the previous game.

8.5

Lungi Ngidi SA | BOWL

Lungi Ngidi is a brilliant pacer. He took five wickets in the last two games. Moreover, he took two wickets for 26 runs in the previous game. He will definitely be a key player in this match.

9

Hardik Pandya IND | ALL

Hardik is a brilliant all-rounder who is known for brilliant performance with the bat and ball. He already scored a fifty in this series. Moreover, he scored 20 runs in the previous game as well.

7.5

Donavon Ferreira SA | ALL

Donovan Ferreira, a brilliant all-rounder from South Africa, has been delivering outstanding performances recently. He has the ability to perform well with the bat and ball. Moreover, he also scored 30 runs in the previous game.

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9

Anrich Nortje

SA | BOWLER

7

Jitesh Sharma

IND | WK

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Dec 13 2025 1:20 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
7.5/100

Mega League
Quinton de Kock
VC

8.5

Aiden Markram

9

Tilak Varma
C

7

Marco Jansen

9

Donavon Ferreira

7.5

Abhishek Sharma

8

Hardik Pandya

9

Corbin Bosch

8.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Lungi Ngidi

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
7.5/100

Head To Head
Quinton de Kock

8.5

Dewald Brevis
VC

8

Aiden Markram

9

Tilak Varma

7

Marco Jansen

9

Donavon Ferreira

7.5

Abhishek Sharma

8

Hardik Pandya
C

9

Axar Patel

9

Lungi Ngidi

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

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