IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India opt to bowl; Bumrah, Axar miss out

India’s bowler Arshdeep Singh celebrates the wicket of South African batsman Reeza Hendricks during the 3rd T20 Match at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on December 14, 2025.
| Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
India skipper Suyrakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl in the third T20I in Dharamshala on Sunday (December 14, 2025).
India brought in Harshit Rana for Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the match because of personal reasons, while Kuldeep Yadav came in for an unwell Axar Patel.
SA drafted back Corbin Bosch, Tristan Stubbs and Anrich Nortje for this match.
The five-match series is now locked 1-1.
Teams:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
South Africa: 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.
Published – December 14, 2025 07:26 pm IST




