India and South Africa recently finished a very competitive ODI series. Both teams fought hard, and the result came only after the final ODI in Visakhapatnam. India came out stronger and won the series 2-1. Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav played key roles and helped India seal the contest. Now the action moves to the T20 format, where excitement will be even higher. India, the No. 1 ranked T20I side, will take on the Proteas in a five-match T20I series starting on December 9 in Cuttack. Full Schedule of IND vs SA T20Is 2025 The first T20I will be held on December 9 (Tuesday) in Cuttack. Remaining fixtures are as follows: December 11 - Mullanpur December 14 - Dharamsala December 17 - Lucknow December 19 - Ahmedabad This will be a very different squad from the ODI team. All major T20 stars will return, and Suryakumar Yadav will lead the defending T20 World Champions. Also Read | Stadium Tales present Barabati Stadium: A Cricket fortress that carries faded royalty of the sport India Bring Back Their Full-Strength T20 Squad India will be boosted by the return of vice-captain Shubman Gill, who missed the second Test and the ODI series due to injury. Hardik Pandya is also back after almost three months, and Jasprit Bumrah is fit and ready. The team has played strongly in T20Is in recent months and will look to keep their aggressive approach. This series is crucial for India because they have only 10 T20Is left to prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup next year, which will be played at home. South Africa Welcomes T20 Star South Africa will be led by Aiden Markram. They also have several big T20 names returning. David Miller, Reeza Hendricks, Donovan Ferreira, and George Linde are all available again, which will strengthen their batting unit. In the bowling department, Anrich Nortje is set to play his first T20I since June 2024. This will be a big boost for the Proteas as they look to get used to Indian conditions ahead of next year’s World Cup. Head-to-Head in T20Is: IND vs SA India and South Africa have confronted each other in 34 T20Is so far. The Indians have won 18 matches. South Africa have won 12 times. 4 matches ended with no result. India have a better record in this format compared to Tests and ODIs. Also Read | Watch: Rohit Sharma’s Brilliant Fielding Effort at Point Top Run-Scorers in IND vs SA T20Is For India Rohit Sharma - 429 runs Virat Kohli - 394 runs Suryakumar Yadav - 372 runs Suresh Raina - 339 runs Tilak Varma - 309 runs For South Africa David Miller - 524 runs Quinton de Kock - 351 runs Heinrich Klaasen - 342 runs JP Duminy - 294 runs Reeza Hendricks - 270 runs Most Sixes in IND vs SA T20Is For India Suryakumar Yadav - 24 Tilak Varma - 21 Sanju Samson - 19 Rohit Sharma - 16 Suresh Raina - 13 For South Africa David Miller - 35 Heinrich Klaasen - 25 JP Duminy - 16 Quinton de Kock - 14 Marco Jansen - 10 Also Read | Watch: Rohit Sharma’s Epic Reaction to Kuldeep Yadav’s DRS Shout Top Wicket-Takers in IND vs SA T20Is For India Arshdeep Singh - 18 wickets Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 14 wickets Varun Chakravarthy - 12 wickets Ravichandrann Ashwin - 11 wickets Hardik Pandya - 11 wickets For South Africa Keshav Maharaj - 15 wickets Lungi Ngidi - 10 wickets Kagiso Rabada - 9 wickets Wayne Parnell - 9 wickets Anrich Nortje - 8 wickets India to face SA for 35th time in T20Is The opening T20I in Cuttack will be the 35th T20I match between these two sides. One of the most memorable matches in this rivalry came in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final, where India won by seven runs in a thrilling finish.