IND vs SA T20I Series 2025: Live Streaming, Schedule, Squads and Probable XI

India and South Africa are set to begin a five-match T20I series on December 9, a crucial build-up for both sides ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. India arrive with confidence after their 2–1 ODI series win, while South Africa look to regain rhythm following mixed results earlier in the tour.

The opening match will be played in Cuttack, followed by fixtures in New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. India receive a major boost with the return of vice-captain Shubman Gill and all-rounder Hardik Pandya, both declared fully fit. South Africa, having earlier secured the Test series, aim to sharpen their T20I readiness before the global event.

Match Timings and Broadcast

All T20I matches begin at 7 PM IST, with a few starting at 1:30 PM IST, and will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be available on the JioStar app.

India Squad

Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.

South Africa Squad

Aiden Markram, Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.

T20I Series Schedule

1st T20I December 09 Barabati Stadium Cuttack

2nd T20I December 11 New Chandigarh (Mullanpur)

3rd T20I December 14 Dharamsala

4th T20I December 17 Lucknow

5th T20I December 19 Ahmedabad

Team India Update for 1st T20I

Seven players from the ODI squad are not part of this T20I series, including Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Prasidh Krishna. Shubman Gill is expected to open with Abhishek Sharma, while the wicketkeeping role will be decided between Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma.

Probable Playing XI for 1st T20I

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana or Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.