De Kock’s Blitz vs. India’s Strong Total: Live 5th T20I Showdown

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the fifth T20I match between India and South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, held on Friday, December 19.

TOSS UPDATE

South Africa has won the toss and chosen to bowl first.

Playing XIs:

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman

India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

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SQUADS

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs.

Match Information:

When is the fifth T20I between India and South Africa?

The fifth T20I between India and South Africa is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST on Friday, December 19.

Location of the Match:

The match will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Timing of the Toss:

The toss will take place at 6:30 PM IST.

Broadcast Information:

The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and live-streamed on JioHotstar.

Published on December 19, 2025