India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20I: Charged up Rana removes Brevis, De Kock; SA lose 3 wickets quickly | Cricket
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: India’s Harshit Rana bowls a delivery.
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Harshit Rana got the big fish for India, removing Quinton de Kock (1) early during the ongoing third T20I of the five-match series at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh broke the opening partnership in the first over, getting Reeza Hendricks for a three-ball duck. The match began with India captain Suryakumar Yadav winning the toss and opting to bowl. Both the Indian captain and vice-captain have been in woeful form, and this duo is a major concern ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. The opening two T20Is saw both batters fail to perform, and the pressure is mounting, particularly on Gill. Ever since the 26-year-old made his way to the playing XI in the shortest format, Gill has failed to get going, not hitting a single fifty. His inclusion also led to Sanju Samson being sidelined, despite hitting three centuries last year.…Read More
In the opening two matches, Gill lasted just a combined three deliveries. Hence, the time has come for the youngster to let his bat do all the talking. Overall, the second T20I proved to be a complete disaster for the hosts, as they suffered a comprehensive defeat after failing to chase down the target of 214. The bowlers also left much to be desired as both Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah leaked runs, and eventually India went down, bringing the series to level terms of 1-1.
The cameras also picked up head coach Gautam Gambhir losing his cool after Arshdeep bowled seven wides in a single over. The post-match scenes also didn’t paint a pretty picture as Gambhir was visibly fuming with the disastrous performance. Now it needs to be seen whether the management makes any changes to the playing XI for the crucial third T20I. The upcoming match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on the JioHotstar app and website.
Key highlights from India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I:
- SA reach 25/3 in 6 overs
- Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah ruled out
- India win the toss, opt to bowl
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Dec 14, 2025 7:37:22 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: FOUR! THROUGH MIDWICKET!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: A slow delivery by Rana, and full. Markram glances it through midwicket. The fielder chases, but it races away for a four! SHOT!
Dec 14, 2025 7:28:49 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Pressure on Stubbs-Markram
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Stubbs (3*) and Markram (5*) will try to build a partnership now. But the Indian bowlers are charged up here!
SA – 11/3 (4)
Dec 14, 2025 7:23:15 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: OUT! ANOTHER ONE FOR RANA!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: GONE! INSIDE EDGED! RANA IS PUMPED! Rana pitches it up, Brevis goes for a drive, but inside edges it into his own stumps! OUT!
Brevis b Rana 2 (7)
Dec 14, 2025 7:14:33 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: SA – 2/2 (2)
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: South Africa look shaken here! They didn’t expect De Kock to leave so early! Rana almost got Brevis (1*) in the final ball of this over, would have been two wickets in this over. Brevis hits it in the air, but it lands safely. He will look to rebuild with Markram (0*) now.
SA – 2/2 (2)
Dec 14, 2025 7:10:54 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: LBW! DE KOCK DOESN’T REVIEW!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: OUT! GIVEN! DE KOCK DOESN’T REVIEW!
Rana gets the big fish, De Kock is hit on the front pad! He sends it on length, and it beats De Kock, hitting him on the pad, lbw!
De Kock lbw b Rana 1 (3)
Dec 14, 2025 7:07:10 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: OUT! FANTASTIC BOWLING!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: WHAT A DELIVERY!
He began the opening over with two outswinger and then the third one nips back in. It was on length, and around middle. It hits Hendricks’ pads and India review! No bat involved, was hitting leg stump! LBW!
Hendricks lbw b Arshdeep 0 (3)
Dec 14, 2025 7:00:45 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: The action begins! Arshdeep with the new ball!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: De Kock and Hendricks to open for SA, as they walk into the middle. Arshdeep to bowl the opening over with the new ball.
Dec 14, 2025 6:41:11 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Why are Bumrah and Axar missing?
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Axar is unavailable due to illness. Meanwhile, Bumrah has gone back home due to personal reasons. An update on him joining the squad for the remaining matches will be provided in due course.
Dec 14, 2025 6:40:14 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Playing XIs
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: IND – Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
SA – Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
Dec 14, 2025 6:39:46 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: What did the captains say?
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: After winning the toss, IND skipper Suryakumar said, “We’re going to bowl first. It’s been a good wicket all weekend and I don’t think it’ll change much, but there is a little bit of dew already and we feel it might get heavier later on. So, we’re happy to bowl first. It’s a wonderful place, wonderful people, and a fantastic ground. Hopefully when we bat and bowl, we can give everyone some good entertainment. Every game is important. The way they played in the second game showed the beauty of this sport. What matters most is how you come back, and that’s what we want to do tonight, play our best game, enjoy ourselves, and be fearless. If we stay switched on for all three hours, that will be key for us. It looks like a good pitch. We’ve made two forced changes. Axar Patel misses out as he’s unwell, and Jasprit Bumrah misses out due to personal reasons back home. Harshit Rana comes in, and Kuldeep Yadav comes in.”
Meanwhile, SA captain Markram said, “Very cold, it’s a beautiful venue. It was a good response. It was nice to see that. Tonight it’s important to perform. It’s a challenge. We’ll have to asses the condiitions up front. Hopefully we get a good score. We have played a couple of games here, the boys are pretty excited. We have three changes tonight.”
Dec 14, 2025 6:32:22 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Toss time!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: India win toss and Suryakumar opts to bowl.
Dec 14, 2025 6:22:34 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Both teams warm-up!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Both teams are gearing up before toss and the camera also shows Tilak inspecting the pitch.
Dec 14, 2025 6:12:06 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Toss upcoming!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Toss is scheduled for 6:30 PM folks! Meanwhile, the first innings will begin at 7:00 PM IST.
Dec 14, 2025 6:00:23 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Bumrah vs Ferreira!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: We could see another Bumrah vs Ferreira battle tonight! Bumrah had never been hit for four sixes in a single T20I inning. Ferreira smacked 17 off 6 vs Bumrah, the best strike rate for any batter vs the Indian pacer in a T20I, with six balls or more. He also smacked Bumrah for two sixes, the joint-highest for any batter in a single T20I.
Dec 14, 2025 5:49:13 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Gritty SA
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: SA’s win vs IND in the 2nd T20I was huge as it was only India’s third defeat out of 17 this year. It was also the first time India won the toss and lost since January. They had gone the whole last year with a single loss after winning toss.
Dec 14, 2025 5:37:08 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Ngidi is also eyeing a milestone!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Ngidi is only one wicket away from Kagiso Rabada and 13 behind SA’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is, Shamsi. Ngidi has 76 T20I wickets.
Dec 14, 2025 5:28:36 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Varun closing in on milestone!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Varun is only one wicket short of 50 T20I dismissals. Among cricketers from full member ICC teams, only Rashid, Kuldeep, Ajantha Mendis and Imran Tahir have 50 or more wickets at a better average than Varun’s 15.38.
Dec 14, 2025 5:11:05 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: IND assistant coach on Gill’s form
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Speaking ahead of the match, India assistant coach Ten Doeschate said, “Towards the back end of the Australian tour, there were talks about freeing up a little bit, trying to not make the responsibility feel like that it is all about you, and relinquish such thoughts. We want him to play as freely as he does during the IPL.”
Dec 14, 2025 4:59:17 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Tight contest!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: The series has seen a win and loss for both teams. So both sides are still on equal footing, which makes it more intense and challenging tonight! The team which wins tonight, will be able to get a foothold!
Dec 14, 2025 4:44:41 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Can we expect plenty of runs tonight?
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: The HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala hasn’t hosted a men’s interntional cricket match in over two years. The last T20I took place here on February 2022. In IPL, franchies have managed to cross the 180-run mark here!
Dec 14, 2025 4:28:52 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: SA squad
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Tony de Zorzi, Kwena Maphaka, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs
Dec 14, 2025 4:16:47 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: IND squad
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana
Dec 14, 2025 4:11:17 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Hello and welcome!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 3rd T20, IND vs SA: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third T20I between India and South Africa, set to be played at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. The game is of high importance as the series stands at level terms.
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