India’s Probable Playing XI vs South Africa | IND vs SA 3rd T20I 2025

South Africa Men’s National Cricket Team played exceptional cricket in the 2nd T20I against India Men’s National Cricket Team after losing the 1st T20I in Cuttack. As of now, The Five-match T20I series between India and South Africa is tied by 1-1; there are still three matches left in the series to decide the winner.

The India vs South Africa T20I series is very crucial for both teams as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is just a couple of weeks away. India and South Africa will be looking to test their combinations and prepare for the upcoming ICC Tournament.

However, there are lots of questions over India’s Playing XI in this series, as the majority of players didn’t perform well in the last T20I game. Shubman Gill and Captain Suryakumar Yadav are struggling with their form, while other players with good strike rates and averages are sitting on the bench.

IND vs SA 3rd T20I Match Details:

Match Between: India Men’s National Cricket Team vs South Africa Men’s National Cricket Team 

Date: December 14, 2025

Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

Time: 7:00 PM (IST)

Live Streaming Details: Star Sports & JioHotstar (India & Sri Lanka), SuperSports (South Africa), PTV Sports & Myco/Tamasha app (Pakistan).

PC: X

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium is known for its high-scoring games, and batters are going to enjoy playing at this venue. However, Bowlers might get quite expensive due to shorter boundaries, and dew is expected to come in the second inning, so the toss winning team is likely to chase.

Shubman Gill to be Dropped?

Currently, Shubman Gill is struggling in T20I cricket; he has scored only 263 runs in 14 matches played so far in 2025. Most interestingly, Shubman Gill has not scored a single half-century this year in T20Is. Gill is likely to get more chances as team management is looking for a new face of the Indian Team; therefore, he is also the vice-captain of India's T20I side.

Why is Sanju Samson not in the Playing XI?

Sanju Samson has played fantastic cricket whenever he got an opportunity, but the Indian team management has been more focused on Shubman Gill, and they want to stick to the same playing XI for the upcoming IND vs SA 3rd T20I in Dharamshala.

What Went Wrong for India in the IND vs SA 2nd T20I?

Apart from Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, and Hardik Pandya, no other players had played good cricket in the 2nd T20I. India lost a couple of wickets in the powerplay, and middle-order batters failed to make a partnership with Tilak Verma, who was keeping scoring runs from the other end.

India’s bowling was also not upto the mark, Arsdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah leaked plenty of runs. India needs to focus on their weak areas before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026; otherwise, it might not compete with teams like Australia.

India’s Probable Playing XI vs South Africa 3rd T20I:

India Squad vs South Africa T20I Series:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.

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