IND vs SA 3rd T20I Highlights: India won by 7 wickets

In the 10th over, Tilak Varma rotated the strike effectively, taking singles and a couple of runs off Ngidi while defending well against good-length deliveries.

In the 7th over, Tilak Varma and Shubman Gill rotated the strike effectively, with Varma hitting a classy boundary off Bosch. Singles were taken off most deliveries, keeping the scoreboard ticking.

Abhishek Sharma starts with a bang! He smashes 16 runs in the first over off Ngidi, including a SIX, two boundaries, and a couple of runs, giving India a flying start.

Powerplay highlight: Shubman Gill continues to dominate with back-to-back sixes and a boundary, marking his 10th T20I fifty, while rotating strike efficiently. Harshit Rana concedes a few big hits but keeps attacking lengths.

Varun Chakaravarthy strikes again, bowling Marco Jansen for 2 as the South African innings collapses further. Anrich Nortje joins Markram at the crease with the score at 77/7.

Varun Chakaravarthy struck a crucial blow by bowling Donovan Ferreira with a deceptive full delivery, breaking South Africa’s rebuilding stand. Marco Jansen then joined Aiden Markram at the crease as India tightened the screws through spin in the middle overs.

Donovan Ferreira announced himself with a huge slog-sweep six off Kuldeep Yadav, showing his power, while Markram continued to rotate strike as South Africa tried to rebuild.

Varun Chakaravarthy kept things tight through the middle overs, though India missed a tough chance at mid-wicket. Markram rotated strike as South Africa looked to rebuild cautiously.

Varun Chakaravarthy kept things tight after the powerplay, giving nothing away as South Africa looked to rebuild. Markram rotated strike, while Bosch survived a faint edge. India maintained pressure with disciplined bowling.

Markram finally found his rhythm in the sixth over, punishing Harshit Rana with two crisp boundaries and rotating strike well. South Africa managed a timely boost at the end of the powerplay after early damage.

Harshit Rana struck again to leave South Africa reeling in the powerplay, bowling Brevis with pace and movement. A brief moment of confusion followed on a Stubbs LBW/caught check, but he survived as India kept the pressure firmly on.

India tighten the screws early as Harshit harmonic Rana makes an immediate impact, trapping Quinton de Kock lbw in his first over. South Africa lose both openers inside two overs, with Brevis surviving a brief scare as India’s pacers dominate despite the dew.

South Africa (Playing XI): 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

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Since the last T20I in 2022, Dharamsala has hosted 5 IPL games, in which four matches have been won by the side batting first.

Suryakumar Yadav has eight single-digit scores this year in T20Is. Next in the Indian list is Shubman Gill with five.

Hardik Pandya needs one to complete 100 T20I wickets; Varun Chakaravarthy needs is one away from 50.

Dewald Brevis needs four away from reaching the 100 sixes milestone in T20s in 2025. He will become the second South African (after Heinrich Klaasen in 2024), and overall fifth player to hit 100-plus sixes in T20s in a year.

Dharamsala is believed to give an advantage to the seam bowlers in the early stage by providing the extra bounce and movement that would most likely pose a difficulty to the first batters. The surface, recognized for its speed and good reception of the ball, should make it easy for the batting side to get good runs after they get their eye in, however, the first few overs could be quite difficult.

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy.

Welcome to the live coverage between India and South Africa 3rd T20I in Dharamsala, the game will begin at 7 PM in a chill and jaw-dropping weather of Himachal Pradesh. Stay tuned for more further updates.