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India defeated South Africa by 30 runs and won the five-match T20 series 3-1. With this victory on Friday, Team India achieved the feat of winning the eighth consecutive T20 series. India’s last defeat in the T20 series was against West Indies in August 2023.
While chasing India’s target of 232 runs in the match played in Ahmedabad, South Africa could score only 201 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In the match, Hardik Pandya scored the second fastest T20 fifty for India by scoring a half-century in just 16 balls. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma also remained very close to the historic achievement. He remained just 13 runs away from Virat Kohli’s record of scoring most T20 runs in a year.
Read the top records-moments of IND Vs SA fifth T20…
1. India won 8th consecutive T-20 series
India has maintained its dominance in T-20 International cricket by winning the eighth consecutive series. In December 2023, India had leveled the series with South Africa 1-1. Since then, India has won all the series.
During this period, India won the series against Zimbabwe 4-1, against Sri Lanka 2-0 and against Afghanistan 2-0. After this, Bangladesh was clean swept 3-0, while South Africa won 3-1.
2. Hardik Pandya scored the second fastest fifty
Hardik Pandya scored the second fastest half century for India in T20 International by scoring a half century in just 16 balls. In this matter, only Yuvraj Singh is ahead of him, who has the record of fastest fifty. Yuvraj completed his half-century in just 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup. In the same historic match, Yuvraj Singh also hit six sixes in one over of Stuart Broad.
3. Abhishek Sharma remained 13 runs away from Kohli’s record
Abhishek Sharma became the second player for India to score the most T20 runs in a year. He scored 1602 runs this year. Abhishek remained just 13 runs away from Virat Kohli’s historic record of 2016. Kohli had scored 1614 runs that year, which is still the record for the most T20 runs scored by an Indian batsman in a year.
4. Sanju Samson completed 1000 runs in 679 balls.
Sanju Samson completed 1000 T-20 International runs in 679 balls. With this, he equaled Hardik Pandya in terms of scoring the fastest 1000 runs in terms of balls for India. Abhishek Sharma is at the top in this list, who has touched the figure of 1000 T-20 runs in just 528 balls.
5. Tilak Verma broke Rohit Sharma’s record
Tilak Verma broke Rohit Sharma’s record in T20 International against South Africa. He secured the first position in this list by scoring 496 runs in just 10 innings. Earlier this record was in the name of Rohit Sharma, who had scored 429 runs in 17 innings. In this matter, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav also lagged behind Tilak Verma.
6. Varun equals Arshdeep
In the year 2025, Varun Chakraborty performed brilliantly in T-20 International cricket and took 36 wickets. With this, he has reached par with Arshdeep Singh in terms of taking most wickets in a year for India. He remained one wicket away from Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record of 37 wickets set in 2022.
6. Hardik scored 20+ runs in an over for the third time
Hardik Pandya scored more than 20 runs in an over for the third time for India. With this achievement, he is included in the list of select batsmen who have scored 20+ runs in an over in T-20 International. In this matter, Rohit Sharma is at the forefront, who has done this feat 6 times, while Yuvraj Singh and Suryakumar Yadav have scored more than 20 runs in an over 4 times each.
Moments from here…
1. Surya took selfie with the World Cup trophy
During the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav took a selfie with the T20 World Cup trophy. South African captain Aidan Markram was also present with him on this occasion. T-20 World Cup will start from 7th February. India is the defending champion of this tournament. Team India had won the title in 2024 by defeating South Africa in the final.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and South African captain Aiden Markram taking selfie with the T20 World Cup trophy.
2. Samson called for another bat, De Kock got hurt
Sanju Samson called for a second bat while batting in the third over. In the same over, Lungi Ngidi’s ball hit wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock’s finger, due to which the game had to be stopped for some time. After this, De Kock was given medical support on the field itself and after the situation was under control, the game started again.
Sanju Samson changed the bat after playing the shot.
3. Abhishek Sharma took review even after getting out
In the sixth over, Corbin Bosch gave the first wicket to South Africa by dismissing Abhishek Sharma. This wicket was a bit surprising, because there was no major appeal from South Africa. Abhishek tried to flick Corbin Bosch’s leg side short ball by staying inside the line, but the ball touched his glove and went towards wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
De Kock took the catch, while Bosch simply looked back at umpire Virender Sharma and the umpire raised his finger. Abhishek did not realize the ball hitting the glove and he also lost the review for India. Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring 34 runs on 21 balls, during which he hit 6 fours and a six.
Abhishek Sharma scored 34 runs on 21 balls.
4. The umpire was hit by the ball
In the 9th over, Tilak Verma hit two consecutive fours off Donovan Ferreira. On the fourth ball of the same over, Sanju Samson’s shot went straight to the feet of field umpire Rohan Pandit. Rohan Pandit fell on the field as soon as the ball was hit, after which the game was stopped for some time and he was immediately given medical treatment.
Samson’s shot hit umpire Rohan Pandit’s knee. They fell on the ground.
5. Hardik’s six hits the cameraman
In the 13th over, Hardik Pandya hit a brilliant six off the ball of Corbin Bosch. He moved forward and played a powerful shot and the ball went straight into the stands over mid-off. Here the ball hit the left hand of a cameraman standing outside the boundary. After this, the physio and doctor immediately reached the spot and the cameraman was given an ice pack.
Hardik’s six hit the cameraman standing in front.
6. Tilak scored a half century with fours
Tilak Verma completed his half-century by hitting a four in the 15th over. On a short off length ball from Lungi Ngidi, Tilak played a brilliant cut shot and fired the ball to the right of deep backward point. With this excellent shot, Tilak completed his sixth T20 International half-century.
Tilak scored his sixth half century.
7. Hardik’s Six to Fifty
Hardik Pandya completed his half-century in the 17th over. He completed his fifty by hitting a six on the fifth ball of Corbin Bosch’s over. Pandya completed this half-century in just 16 balls, which is the second fastest half-century for India in T-20 International.
Hardik Pandya scored fifty on 16 balls.
8. Hardik gave a flying kiss after scoring fifty.
After hitting a six, Hardik Pandya sent a flying kiss towards his girlfriend Mahika Sharma present in the ground. After this he completed his half-century in just 16 balls.
Hardik Pandya sent a flying kiss after completing his half-century.
9. Tilak run out
Tilak Verma was run out on the last ball of the last over of the Indian innings. Otniel Bartman bowled a wide ball down the leg side. On this Shivam Dubey tried to play a shot but missed. Dubey turned towards the keeper after seeing the ball, when Tilak ran to the striker’s end with the intention of stealing a run.
However, Dubey could not return to the crease in time. Tilak signaled him to go back, but by then wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock quickly threw the ball towards bowler Otneil Bartman. It was clear in the replay that Dubey had first kept the bat inside the crease, hence Tilak was run out.
Tilak Verma scored 73 runs on 42 balls.
10. Bumrah dismissed De Kock by taking a catch on his own ball.
South Africa got its third blow on the third ball of the 11th over. Quinton de Kock was out after scoring 65 runs. Jasprit Bumrah sent him to the pavilion with a brilliant catch on his own ball. With this wicket, Bumrah also broke the fifty partnership.
Celebrating after dismissing De Kock
11. Yanson out from Sanju’s review
16. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Marco Janson in the 1st over. Got this wicket because of the excellent review. Umpire Virendra Sharma initially thought that the bat had hit the ground first, but the review clearly showed that the ball first took the outer edge of the bat and then the bat hit the ground.
Sanju Samson convinced Suryakumar Yadav for this review and full credit goes to him. Bumrah’s slower ball dipped outside the off stump, on which Yanson moved forward to drive and the ball took a slight edge. Sanju Samson took a low catch behind the wicket. In this way Marco Yanson was out after scoring 14 runs in 5 balls, which included two sixes.
Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah celebrating after getting wickets.
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